Have you ever read Psalms through, carefully? For all the warm, sweet passages of praise, there are tons of words of hatred and revenge! It’s kind of shocking, especially when those two are back-to-back. I figure maybe it all made more sense when it was put to music…
David gives us such an awesome example of a man who deals honestly (and openly) with his feelings, but arrives at the right conclusions.
Psalm 13 is one of my favorites:
O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?
Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the light to my eyes, or I will die. Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!” Don’t let them rejoice in my downfall.
But I trust in Your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because He has been so good to me.
I want to be as quick to spill everything to God in prayer, and as quick to land on this: trust and gratefulness. That’s my focus for today…
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