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You don't let me sleep. 
I am too distressed even to pray!
I think of the good old days, long since ended,
when my nights were filled with joyful songs. 
I search my soul 
and ponder the difference now.
Has the Lord rejected me forever? 
...
Is his unfailing love gone forever? 
Have his promises permanently failed?
...
Has he slammed the door on his compassion?
Selah

And I said, 
"This is my fate; 
the Most High has turned his hand against me."
But then I recall all you have done, O Lord; 
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
They are constantly in my thoughts. 
I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
O God, your ways are holy. 
...
Selah
Psalms 77:4-15 NLT

Asaph gives us a model here for when we're stuck in our thoughts. 
He's hurting, and it feels like God has rejected him too. 
He's seeing his current circumstances as all that there is. 
This chapter defines the whole story.
This scene in the movie is all there is...
And then he almost forces himself to remember who God really is, reminds himself of God's goodness. 
And things shift. 
Today's circumstances don't define us, when our distress & despair threaten to keep us stuck, a way forward is to remember who our God is.
Our God who Is Love, Loves You
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