Sometimes we are in situations where what we are experiencing does not fit with what we believe.
David feels that God has forgotten him and that God has hidden his face from him. This speaks of a loss of intimacy, an inability to hear God’s voice and a sense of being under censure, unloved and abandoned.
These feelings find focus in the opening words of the psalm “How long, Lord?”. We can all endure short periods of doubt, loneliness and insecurity where the Lord seems far away. But how long will this go on for?
This is the thirteenth of a series that began life as a commitment to Counting my Blessings every day after ankle surgery on July 2nd 2021.
Initially I made a brief post on social media and wrote a personal daily reflection on a Psalm following the same numerical progression.
Later on in the 100 days I began to also reflect on other scriptures and combine those into my public post
These thoughts from Psalms earlier in the journey have not been made public until now as I was writing primarily for my own benefit. I have been encouraged to share these now.
