Discouraged

Psalm 42

Have you ever felt separated from God?  Have you ever felt like God has abandoned you?  Have you ever been so depressed that you feel like you have been locked up in a cave and just waiting for the stone to be rolled back, but the stone cannot be rolled back without help?  I have been there and I wondered if God had just forgotten about me altogether.  I prayed and prayed and I thought God was not listening.  I didn’t know it but he was always there.  When bad things happen in our lives, we don’t want to really blame ourselves.  We tend to blame God, because he didn’t answer our prayer right then.  What we don’t realize is that God is not on our time schedule and sometimes he says “wait” or sometimes he says “no”.  If he says no, then we think he is doesn’t care.  He does care and he is always listening and he always knows what is best for us.  What the author of Psalms 42 is saying is to put your hope, faith,  and trust in God, because he is there and he always will be there for you.  Restore your relationship with God, because your very life may depend on it.  You can restore that relationship with God through a simple prayer.

Prayer: Our heavenly father forgive us of our sins so that we can come into your presence with a pure heart.  Hear our prayer so that you may restore your presence in our lives and show us the path to joy and happiness.  We know that you are in control and we give you all that glory. Give us the faith, hope, and wisdom to know that you will make perfect decisions for us.  In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Max Daughtrey