This past week I was pondering a difficult situation in my life. I went to a Psalm which is often my practice in such periods of trial. David did this often. In one such difficult season he wrote Psalm 40 to reflect his experience.
“I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the LORD. How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.” (Psalms 40:1-4)
Take a few minutes to re-read these four verses and ponder these questions:
1. What difficult situation are you in now? How are you and the Lord doing with it?
2. How does David’s experience encourage you?
3. How does the Lord want you to proceed?
Maranatha (Come, Lord Jesus)