Subject: Psalms of Lament |
Bible Note: Greetings again JRM! Your comment about the end of Ps. 56 revived a memory for me. So many people talk about faith as some kind of power to get what we want from God. Yet, faith is really the ability to trust God regardless of the circumstances - even when we don't get what we want! Like many people, I have been through some trying circumstances in my life. Some of them worked out the way that I wished, but many didn't. For an example of the latter, my wife and I lost a son to congential heart defects when he was only 9 months old (nearly 20 years ago now). My state of mind after his death was similar to the Psalms. I would cry out in anguish to God for not hearing or granting my request, but by the end of my prayer, I was reminded of His love. Who was I to be angry at God? Who was I to doubt His wisdom or love? This is why the Psalms are so powerful. We have the opportunity to peer into a person's naked heart and see their raw emotion. But, we also get to see true faith in action as well. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |