How many have ever been hurt or betrayed by people that are close to you! You know what that pain feels like deep in your heart! I know when I go through difficult times, I read the Psalms because it is a Book that brings comfort and strength when things are not going well!
I want to encourage you to read Psalm 3 today and as you read it think about the following: David was a man that went through difficult times of hurt, rejection and betrayal. David prays this prayer to to the Lord in a time when he was running for his life, and he was betrayed by King Saul.
What can we learn from David's prayer:
#1. BRING ALL YOUR PAIN DIRECTLY TO GOD! Psalm 3:1 Cry out to the Lord in your pain, because He will be there to love you and He will never leave you or forsake you. People may betray you, but God never will!!!
#2. EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS TO GOD! Do not hold your pain in and let it fester. Cast all your pain upon the Lord. Release your pain, hurts, anger to the Lord. You can do this in prayer, writing, journaling. We need to get it out or God can not fill us with a new meaning to life.
#3. EXAMINE THE SITUATION REALIISTICALLY! When you are in the middle of the problem, hurt, storm it is difficult to see things with a right perspective. This is the time to wait on the Lord. (Isaiah 40:31) Allow the Lord to give you wisdom before you make any lasting decisions. Too many times we make a decision in the heat of the moment and then we realize that we acted too quickly!
#4. SPEAK GOD'S TRUTH TO YOURSELF! Psalm 3:3 Begin to focus on God's Word and speak the truth in faith! Hide God's Word in your heart! Focus on the Promises of God in the dark times of Life! "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God."
#5. TRUST AND REST IN GOD! Psalm 3: 5-6 - David who in the middle of the storm, hurts and rejection is able to trust and rest in God. How many of us are nervouse wrecks when things do not go our way. David says - "I lie down and sleep, I wake again, bcause the Lord sustains me.. I will not fear..." Those are good words for us today!
#6. LIVE IN THE BLESSING OF GOD! Psalm 3:8 "From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people." God will bless us when we walk in obediedence to Him!
Today pray this prayer: "Today I want to thank You Lord, that you will never hurt me, abandon me, forsake me. I turn to You today, as the lifter of my head, and I place my trust in you. Lord bless me today, as I walk in obedience to You!"
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