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Have you ever been in a pit, like what David was describing in the beginning of Psalm 28? Maybe you are in a pit right now. Quite often, when we hit a crisis in our life, we strive frantically to climb out of the pit all by ourselves.
The truth is, imagine you are stuck in a life situation that is so deep and devastating that you just can’t handle it. You can try to do everything but you won’t be getting out of that pit anytime soon. David was going through this situation, but he knew where his help was coming from and he cried to God for help! He lifted up his hands towards God’s Most Holy Sanctuary!
David was known to be a man who sought after God’s own Heart. He knew God was his Rock and his Help and he knew how weak he was without the Almighty! This is an awareness that we must learn from David: we must learn to acknowledge our own human frailty and remember our dependence is upon our Lord.
In verses 6-7, David gave thanks to God with specific metaphors and acknowledgment. David remembered how God had helped him. He pleaded for help (verse 2) and God responded with mercy (verse 6). David knew the strength and the protection he experienced were from the Lord, and not from coincidence, luck, or his own wisdom. He looked inward into his heart and continued to develop his trust in the Lord and his heart exulted. David gave credit and praise to God with his gift — his songs!
Jesus said to us, “In this world, we will face trouble and tribulations”, but He also reminded us to “take heart” for He Himself has overcome the world. (John 16:33)
In this season of Lent, as you meditate upon your life, whether you are in a pit or in a season of celebration:
-Learn to be dependent on God, not on your own strength.
-Acknowledge God’s Power in your life, praise Him in your highs and lows.
Prayer:
Father, help me to learn to be dependent upon You and not on my own strength. Holy Spirit, help me to acknowledge God’s Power in my life. Help me to give praise to Him in the highs and lows of my life!
“I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die. Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.”
“Praise the Lord! For he has heard my cry for mercy. The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.”
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Daily, sometimes hourly I have to surrender to God with a heart that trusts him as doubts creep into my mind often. I have to trust him and his timing and get over what I want. In my surrendering I continue to go to work and pray that I can be a Godly example. This is tested over and over. But God wins. I work in a very dark place a detox center and the enemy is powerful. I at times get emotionally and spiritually sucked dry. But God equips me. My surrendering is on days where I don’t want to go to work and my heart is heavy and my mind says “ no, no don’t go.” I go and these are usually my hardest days because God has me there for a purpose, to be used to save a lost soul. I am blessed to see new lives begin even though the heaviness in my heart feels like a curse. God saved me so my mess would be his message. By the grace of God I will continue to surrender. Have a blessed day❤️🙏😇