Psalm 13 (ESV)

1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?

How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long must I take counsel in my soul

and have sorrow in my heart all the day?

How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;

light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”

lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.

5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love;

my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

6 I will sing to the Lord,

because he has dealt bountifully with me.

Remember two weeks ago when the Cowboys were going to the Super Bowl? Those were the days. It seems like a lifetime since the Cowboys won a Super Bowl...and for some of our children it has been! The Cowboy’s game was painful on Sunday. Now, I’m sure some of you out there rejoiced in that loss, but I’m sure you’ve been there with your team at some point or another.

How long O Lord? The Psalmist pleads with God to answer him. He begs him to stop looking away from him. He cries out for help so his enemies don’t rejoice over his situation. How long O Lord?

Will you forget my problems with my kids? Will you forget my frustrations with my spouse? Will you forget my dilemma with my boss? Will you forget my struggles with finances? Will you forget my battle with cancer? Will you forget the nation’s battle with divisiveness and hatred?

I always feel better when I can vent to a wise friend about major issues going on in my life. The Psalmist reminds us that we can let God know how we really feel. We can be brutally honest with Him because He can take it better than anyone...and can actually do something about it!

What’s going on in your life today? The pain of our sports teams surely do not compare to some of the pain many of us are bearing right now. Are you carrying your pain on your own shoulders or taking it to God?

“But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.”