Psalm 55:1-6 AMPC
Listen to my prayer, O God, and hide not Yourself from my supplication! [2] Attend to me and answer me; I am restless and distraught in my complaint and must moan [3] [And I am distracted] at the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression and threats of the wicked; for they would cast trouble upon me, and in wrath they persecute me. [4] My heart is grievously pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. [5] Fear and trembling have come upon me; horror and fright have overwhelmed me. [6] And I say, Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
When we experience pain (whether physical, emotional or spiritual) it is natural to moan and groan.
What we do with our moans is the issue.
Do I use my moans to make life miserable for those around me, by constantly repeating them, so that people dread my presence?
Or, do I internalise them so that I become bitter and withdrawn - a tool in the hand of the enemy?
There is only one good solution and safe place to go with our moans... that is to take and express them to Jesus.
David, in this Psalm, tells God how he feels: "I'm distraught and MUST moan"!
If there's one response that I need to learn: that is to take every complaint to God's Throne Room.
He's the One who can bring about real change in every situation.
Today Lord Jesus help me to turn my moans into prayers.
Oh, what peace we often forfeit
Oh, what needless pain we bear
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer
Selah
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