Today's Passage: Psalm 54-56

Think back to a time in your life when you were either upset, desperate, afraid or a combination of the three...

Sounds like those are some of the emotions David must have been feeling when he wrote these. Even the superscriptions tell us that he was hiding or had just been captured. David must have been going through a lot of feelings during these times in his life. I know if I were in that situation, I would be angry, afraid, and desperate to get out. I cannot even imagine the full extent of it.

However, don't we go through times when we feel this way? I can think of a few times recently that I have felt at least one of those emotions. These emotions pushed David to cry out to God. He was completely honest about how he felt and he prayed for the destruction of his enemies. Are we real with God during these times in our lives? I know that last week I got sick in Puerto Rico. I was so upset to be missing out on work and I was really angry that I was feeling that way during the trip I had been looking forward to for months and months. I did a lot of crying out to God. I begged him to make me feel better and give me energy. I cried out for joy and peace. Those things happened...but in God's timing, not mine. I wanted it to be immediate, but God had different plans and the things I learned from that experience are priceless.

In your time of distress, don't be afraid to call out to God and be honest with him about your feelings. He hears. He wants you to talk to him. We just have to remember to be okay with his timing and his decisions. Our lives are not our own.