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Psalm 13 - How Long?
Key Verses: (CEV)
- 1-2: "How much longer, LORD, will you forget about me? Will it be forever? How long will you hide? 2How long must I be confused and miserable all day? How long will my enemies keep beating me down?" - There are times when it feels that no matter how hard we pray, our life's situations seem out of control.
- 3: "Please listen, LORD God, and answer my prayers. Make my eyes sparkle again, or else I will fall into the sleep of death." - Without the hope, peace, love, and joy of God, life becomes meaningless.
- 4: "My enemies will say, 'Now we've won!' They will be greatly pleased when I am defeated." - At times our enemies stalk about in search of ways to defeat us; at others they are simply uncontrollable circumstances.
- 5-6: "I trust your love, and I feel like celebrating because you rescued me. 6You have been good to me, LORD, and I will sing about you." - In prayer we remember the many blessing God has poured into our lives.
- How long have you been seeking God?
Promise of the Gospel:
In this Psalm, David shows us that it is okay to be human when we pray. We can say and think anything when we talk to God. We can tell Him of our worries and our doubts. We can lay out our fears and we can question His involvement. Prayer does not need to be in a flowery language or only about certain topics. Everything is fair game. God wants it this way because when we are able to speak plainly, openly, frankly, and completely He is then able to respond fully. It is very likely that we will not always find the answers we seek but God will remind us of His love for us. When these memories flow into our minds and when His peace flows into our hearts, regardless of our life's situations, we become more capable of celebrating and singing praises for the bounty of blessings that God has provided.
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