Psalm 13:5-6
“But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I WILL SING TO THE LORD because He is good to me.”
We’ve had times when we’ve been so overtaken with anxiety and panic that we have cried out to GOD and asked where He was. We have felt alone in the battles we have faced. We have wondered how long this anxiety and anguish would go on for. We have pleaded with the LORD. We have asked and asked. It feels like GOD is not listening. Sounds familiar?
In these seasons, some of us have hardened our hearts heart towards GOD and have shouted praises, rejoicing in His goodness and kindness.
When anxiety comes, when the battle drags on, when you and I feel defeated, David shows us that it’s okay to feel that way.
But then, after David had expressed his feelings, he shows us that his feelings were valid but THEY ARE NOT THE TRUTH! He knew the truth, and so he rejoiced in that truth, trusting and proclaiming the character of GOD. -We also need to KNOW THE TRUTH AND UNDERSTAND TRUTH!TRUTH IS FOUND IN CHRIST! When that happens, we rejoice in the One who rescues us. The One who can be trusted…who deserves our songs of praise. The One who loves us. The One who has been and is still good to us! -We need to take those feelings captive and remember ABBA FATHER’s goodness and His kindness in our life, expressed through His Son, JESUS CHRIST. -Maybe you’re in a battle right now, and you feel GOD is nowhere to be found. Where is GOD when I’m hurting? Sing songs of praise! Because GOD is with you, He is for you, and He is in You! GOD is going to bring about a great victory. Trust His love for you.
ABBA FATHER will make a way!
Prayer…
ABBA FATHER, You know all that I face. You know how I feel about it all. But right now, I choose to celebrate You and rejoice in You, despite how I feel. I choose to honor You today and give You praise because You are the one big enough to hold all my fears, anxieties, and problems. My whole life is in Your hands. Thank You for Your enormous love and care for me. I believe with all my heart that You will make a way for me. In JESUS’ Amazing Name, Amen.