“All this has come upon us; But we have not forgotten You, Nor have
we dealt falsely with Your covenant. Our heart has not turned back, Nor
have our steps departed from Your way” – Psalms 44:17-18
The author of this Psalm
says this beautiful statement before God once he listed out all the afflictions
they were going through. They have gone through shame, failures, dejections and
the list goes on. But then they say that they had not turned back from God and
His ways. This Psalms was not written after their problem was over. But even as
they went through tough times, they loved God and kept their faith.
Even in our lives we go
through tough times and hard situations.
What we should do when we
go through tough situations and in times of trouble?
1. Have faith in God.
Job 13:15 "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him…"
Job had kept his trust upon
God at difficult situations. At the end, he received doublefold blessings.
Trust in God. You will
receive doublefold blessings.
2. Strengthen yourself in the Lord your God.
1 Samuel 30:6 "…But David strengthened himself in the Lord his
God."
Amalekites had taken away
all that belongs to David and his people. David was greatly distressed as his
own people thought of stoning him. But he strengthened himself in the Lord. At
the end, David recovered all that was taken away.
It's not wrong to cry in
tough situations. But strengthen yourself in God. Surely you will overtake your
enemies and recover all that you had lost.
3. Seek God.
1 Samuel 1:10 "And she was in bitterness of soul, and
prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish."
Hannah went through
distress and reproach. She prayed to the Lord. At the end, her sorrow was
turned to joy.
Keep praying. God will
remember you and bless you. Your sorrow will turn to joy.
#GHG Short Devotions
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