Thursday, April 5, 2012
It's Okay To Be Mad. It's Okay To Ask "Why?"
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.[b]
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.[c]
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
5 To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
~Psalm 22:1-5
Those first 2 verses speak exactly what I'm feeling.
"Why aren't you fixing it? Do something!"
{YET}
as the Psalmist says,
He is Holy.
He has
{ALWAYS}
delivered His children
when they've
{TRUSTED}
{TRUSTED}
Him.
Gee... there's that {trust} thing again...
who'da thought?
I'm not saying bad things happen because
we don't trust the Lord.
{please don't get me wrong}
What I'm saying
{or trying to at least}
is that in our
trials
hurt
mourning
failure
brokenness
God is still God.
He's the same God that we praise when everything in life is
{Peachy Keen}
He's the same God that blesses our lives with sweet moments of
{Peace and Solace}
so then
He must be the God we {TRUST} when the
Earth is quaking
and our very existence is being shattered.
He must be the God we allow to
{MOVE}
our hearts
when we are numb to all things.
He
{MUST}
be the
{CENTER}
of our lives.
***
(see footnote at the bottom)
Otherwise, we put our trust and our hope
in things that are fleeting.
In things that will not satisfy.
Things that may have a sweet taste in the temporal
but in the end
disappointment and defeat
always leave a bitter hunger.
I struggle to hold onto the Hope that we are given.
I struggle to trust that the Lord will make all things new.
But I know that He is good.
He has never failed to
{mend}
broken hearts
{comfort}
the mourning
or
{heal and strengthen}
the weak.
He.Never.Fails
I'm going to pray
{and, yes, I'm going to write it down}
please pray with me.
{I cannot force you.}
{If you chose not to, feel free to skip to the bottom}
God,
You are Holy.
You are gracious and faithful.
We are unworthy, yet you bless us.
We are selfish, yet you give.
We are weak and cannot fight these battles on our own.
Praise you that, because of your sacrifice,
we do not have to.
The battle is yours.
The battle is won
and
Death cannot defeat us.
Our cry is one of deep pain and sadness.
God, for those in pain, I ask that you heal them.
For marriages that are failing,
I ask that you mend and rebuild them,
so that they might glorify you.
For parents that mourn their children,
I ask that you be our comfort.
For those we love that have run from you,
I beg that you meet them in their darkest moments
and rescue them.
You have promised that in you
we are all new creations.
Thank you for making us new.
Lord, use us to glorify Your name.
Use our lives as vessels and examples of your
enduring love and faithfulness.
Be glorified.
In the holy name of Jesus, we pray these things.
-Amen
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Jess, You are so right. Or community is stuggling. It seems every time I turn around someone I love is left broken hearted by a tragity.. All of them are such tough situations. You and your family amaze me. I love reading your blogs. Please keep them coming, I know you are helping people around you. Love you! -Ashley L
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ashley. Every where I look I see people hurting. I see people breaking up, I see people losing ones they love that are close to them. Some of them are beyond their control. I would like you to pray for someone inparticulae if you would. I ask because she needs support, she needs love, she needs to know that people care. I love your insight, I love your words of hope, love and peace. You amaze me every day, you are strong, you have a full heart and love to help others. You give me hope, you inspire me every day to be a better Mother to my 2 boys, you give me a reason to love, support and give back to others. Please keep your blogs coming, I need someone to help me start one. Yours are so empowering. Jess, don't give up, ever! - Katie Davis :-)
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