Psalm 13:1-6
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
This psalm should be the cry of your heart. You “enemy” does defeat you – whenever you listen to him and do what is wrong. Or allow yourself to continue to get less and less well. Or when you don’t start your day with me, as you are today. Cry out to me. I hear you. I will answer. Continue to cry out. You have allowed patterns to be established in your life. They will take work to be gone. I will help you. Trust me. Ask me. Then stay close to me so you can benefit from my answers. I do love you, child. (2005)
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