So many times I felt the pain was unbearable...
I felt I couldn't go on anymore... people would compare me to Job, although
I knew that I was not a Job, I wasn't going to make it through all of this
pain as he did... my flesh was weak... I related more to his wife!
In my struggles I would search the scriptures to find answers and comfort.
Through my searchings I found David to be my favorite Bible Character and
I found myself coming back over and over again to his writings.
David suffered great pain, and he didn't always react as some thought he
should, he messed up much worse than I ever did... but what did God say
of David? "He was a man after his own heart". I figured
if God still loved David even when he failed him so many times... he surely
would never stop loving me. I believe God understands our ups and
downs especially through hard times. He understands when we question him.
He never stops loving and caring for us, even though there are times that
he seems so far away... like he has forgotten the pain that we are bearing
and that we are human and it is just too much to bear! I'm sure many
of us can relate to David's words in this Psalm....
HOW LONG?
Psalm 13
HOW LONG, O Lord?
Will you forget me, forever?
HOW LONG will you hide
your face from me?
HOW LONG will I wrestle
with my thoughts,
and every day have sorrow
in my heart?
HOW LONG will my enemy
triumph over me?
Look on me and answer,
O Lord, my God.
Give light to my eyes,
or I will sleep in death;
My enemy will say, "I
have overcome him,"
and my foes will rejoice
when I fall.
But I trust in your unfailing
love;
my heart rejoices in your
salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
for he has been good to
me.
In the end of this Psalm,
we are encouraged to....
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Trust in God's unfailing Love,
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Rejoice in our salvation, and
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Remember the Good!
Which isn't always easy
especially when we are hurting so deeply!
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