Psalm 28
V 1-2 To you Lord I call, my rock, do not be deaf to me, for
it you are silent to me I will become like those who go down to the pit. Hear
the sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help.
V 6 to 9 Blessed be the Lord because He has heard the sound of my pleading The Lord is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him and I am helped. Therefore, my heart triumphs and with my song I shall thank Him. The Lord is my strength and my shield. He is a refuge of salvation to His anointed. Save Your people and bless Your inheritance be their shepherd also and carry them forever.
Have you ever started off in prayer as David did. Do you
feel sometimes that your prayers are hitting the ceiling or that God isn’t listening
to you. He seems far away and you cry out to him with all your strength, but
heaven stays silent. This could be for a short while or for many weeks.
I have had this happen. There has been a lot going on in my
life and a lot of it hasn’t been good. Health issues, living with pain, financial
issues etc. Sometimes we don’t find the energy to pray or read His word, we cry
out to Him for help, but He seems so distant, as David said Heaven stays
silent.
But after the first part of this Psalm David then goes onto say,
The Lord has heard his pleading.
Something has happened, something has shifted. What has
changed him. It was the fact that the Lord had heard his pleadings. He says My
heart trusts in Him and I am helped. The Lord is their strength and refuge. God
heard His prayer and answered Him.
We can trust God. He knows what He is doing and sometimes He
will allow pain and suffering but He will use this for our good and help us through.
As I mentioned I have felt, when I needed Him the most that
He seemed so distant and quiet, but when I look back, He wasn’t. Also like David He is beginning to speak to
me. To show me things now.
Firstly, I came across a wonderful lady a few weeks ago who
does an evening hour long talk on a verse of scripture on YouTube, Zoom and
Facebook every weeknight so I have been listening to her every evening. She
speaks about Gods healing and so much more and prays for us. She also has
messaged me and prayed for me which has been so helpful and I am so grateful to
her for this as it’s been all I could manage at that time. She has even asked
me to pray in tongues when she is on and if I feel God prompting me or has a
message for someone to share it with her. So it has been a great encouragement
for me.
God has spoken through friends too and provided my needs as
He had promised.
The other day I prayed to the Lord in tears. Lord what do I do?
Please help me.
Then I came across an elderly lady on YouTube, never seen
her before and she said… Remember what God has done in the past. He answers prayers.
He Heals He will speak to you if you’re listening.
Wow that was just for me. Yes, we are to remember that God
has come through for us in many ways before and He will again. He has answered
prayers He has healed. And the part about He will speak if you are listening
was just what I needed. I hadn’t spent much time in His word or prayer as I had
been really unwell as I said and it took all my effort sometimes to get out of
bed and do things I had to do.
We may feel God is distant when we need Him the most. We may
feel our prayers are hitting the ceiling but press on. He sees, He hears, He
knows and in His perfect timing He will speak. Maybe you need to rest but still
read His word and pray as much as you can. You will find that as the days go on
He will strengthen you. Don’t listen to the lies of the enemy either. When the
lies come replace with Gods word. Keep declaring Gods word. Take it like
medicine 3 times a day, declaring His word, it is powerful, sharper than a two-edged
sword. Also put on the armour of God and one day you will realise things are changing,
that God was with you all the time that He loves you and has heard your
pleadings like David and He may have been preparing you for something that He
will reveal to you at the right time. He is our Shepherd and we are His sheep,
stay close to Him, listen to Him and He will lead you to green pastures/ still
waters and He will restore you. God bless.
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