The ropes of death entangled me;
floods of destruction swept over me.
The grave wrapped its ropes around me;
death laid a trap in my path. But in my distress I cried out to the Lord ;
yes,
I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears.
Psalms 18:4-6 NLT
Remember this is a song, & in songs & poems we let our emotions run, but God has included this one in the Bible for a reason...
It's raw & it's real.
The writer is in trouble
Depressed
Anxious
Suicidal?
God publishes this so that we know that He knows how it is for us sometimes.
And he gives us a way forward.
Cry out to God
Talk to God
And He hears.
For the psalmist God feels a long way away, but he still prays to Him
Confident that He hears
Even in his distress, confident that He is personal.
So no matter what you feel, bring your stuff, to God
In community
In worship
Even if He feels distant
Bring it.
The raw and the real
Confident that He is personal
And He does hear our prayers
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