“I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and He gave ear unto me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
Will the Lord cast off for ever and will He be favourable no more? Is His mercy clean gone for ever? Doth His promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah.” Psalm 77:1-9 (KJB)
overwhelmed
Over Our Soul
“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.” Psalm 124:1-5 (KJV)
The LORD that is Jehovah is on our side when we are overwhelmed; when it seems that life is too much to bear.
When it seems that the world has turned against me, then, I know that the LORD is by me, with me, and in me. The thing is; I am also on His side. I cannot defend God; nor does He need or depend on any defense I might have for Him.
Prideful and haughty people may rise against us; the storms and horrible events of life may be kindled against us; the flooding events may overwhelm us; “If it had not been the LORD who was [and is] on our side…”
A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD
“Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto Thee.” Psalm 102:1 (KJV)
The title of this post is the title of the Psalm.
Have you ever prayed the above prayer? I have. I am fairly certain that many Christians have prayed it, and not just one time.
In times of affliction. In times of sorrow. In times of need. In times when we feel as though God may not be listening our cry goes out “Hear my prayer, O LORD…”
If you are feeling afflicted today, overwhelmed, rejected, neglected, then pour out your prayer, your complaint to the One who alone can hear and answer your prayer and your need.
Remember that God loved you so much that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever would believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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