Psalm 55 Kind of Day

I don’t know how your day is going, but I’m having a Psalm 55 kind of day around here.

Are you familiar with Psalm 55? Have you ever been really hurt by someone that you used to respect and trust? Someone you called a friend and opened your heart to, only to be judged, condemned, and ultimately rejected by them?

(And do you ever find that for reasons beyond your control you have to KEEP being hurt by them?)

Well, if so, Psalm 55 is for YOU! Please grab your Bible and jump right into it all.

Here are a few excerpts to get you started:

“Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon me, and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

My heart is in anguish within me and I say, ‘Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest; yes, I would wander far away;I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest.’

For it is not an enemy who taunts me—then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me—then I could hide from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. We used to take sweet counsel together; within God’s house we walked in the throng.

But I call to God, and the Lord will save me. He redeems my soul in safety.

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you.

I will trust in God.”

Our only hope, eh?

To put our trust NEVER fully in people (because even our most faithful and loving and gracious friends / family members / church leaders WILL let us down AT TIMES) …

But to TRUST GOD and LOVE PEOPLE. Even the ones who hurt us. Especially the ones who hurt us.

(Yes, with wisdom. But “wisdom that comes from Heaven”–see James 3! NOT “so called wisdom” that really means, “Protect ourselves at all cost!” and “Never bear up under the pain of unjust suffering–just flee it/avoid it and find a happier/easier path!” That’s not wisdom. And that’s certainly not love.)

For when we love even our enemies? Ah! THEN we will be like our Savior and our God (and show ourselves to be His).

I’m praying for an obedient and loving heart. Because Psalm 55 Days always have me teetering on the brink of just wanting to SPROUT WINGS and FLY FAR, FAR AWAY.

May God help me to persevere. (He does! He does!)

Sending you my love–

Yours,
Tara B.