In Psalm 73, Asaph writes of his struggle to understand the prosperity of the wicked, “when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end.”
Often life can seem unfair, unnecessarily difficult. To assuage these doubts it is important to spend time in God’s sanctuary, where we can be reminded that “there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
In Mark 6, Jesus reinforces this idea, “after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray”. After a busy day healing and teaching the multitude, he spends time with God to be encouraged and grow his relationship with God, a great example for us.