Only God!

As I was reading through Psalms I came to realize that David wrote things down. Revelations from God, sufferings, blessings, praises; anything and everything that the Lord was speaking to him he wrote down. I believe that he did this so that he could fully understand and comprehend what the Lord was doing in his life.

A little over a month ago I was laid off from my job. During that time I have gone through many different feelings and quite a few emotional roller coasters. There are things that I have been attempting to understand, but will never comprehend on this side of heaven. As I was reading through Psalms trying to gain more understanding I came across Psalm 143. It is one of the shorter Psalms, but has a lot of meat to it. I can’t imagine what David might have been going through as he wrote this Psalm, as he had more tangible enemies than I do. But didn’t Satan try to fool David as he is attempting to fool me this day? Of course! I don’t think that David truly believed that no one cared for him, but I do believe that he was in such despair that he knew and felt that no one could help him but God.

“I cry out to the Lord;
I plead for the Lord’s mercy.
I pour out my complaints before him
and tell him my troubles.
For I am overwhelmed,
and you alone know the way I should turn.
Wherever I go,
my enemies have set traps for me.
I look for someone to come and help me,
but no one gives me a passing thought!
No one will help me;
no one cares a bit what happens to me.
Then I pray to you, O Lord.
I say, ‘You are my place of refuge.
You are all I really want in life.
Hear my cry,
for I am very low.
Rescue me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.
Bring me out of prison
so I can thank you.
The godly will crowd around me
for you treat me kindly.’”

Psalm 143 (NLT)