O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them. —Psalm 40:5
Where do you go for encouragement? My favorite go to is the book of Psalms.
Where else will you find a resource that has brought hope, inspiration and encouragement to generation after generation for thousands of years?
And what is at the heart of this book? One word: Worship.
Worship.
But don’t come to the Psalms merely looking for a nice thought for the day. There is way too much honesty here.
But don’t come to the Psalms merely looking for a nice thought for the day. There is way too much honesty here. The writers of this book pour out emotions from the raw experiences of life. This book cries out with questions like, “God, why do the evil prosper?”, to songs of gratitude for all of God’s goodness to us.
And what is so refreshing to discover is this: God loves to hear it all. Nothing is off limits when we pour out our hearts to him. Complaints, thanks, confusion, applause, frustration, joy, it’s all there.
And the reason this is so good is we see that He listens to it all—nothing is off-limits. He’s not too sensitive to hear what’s in our heart—in fact, he already knows.
And if no one else is willing to listen, He is.
And He does.
So, pour out your heart. Pour out your confusion. Pour out your thanks. Pour out your confession. Tell Him what’s on your heart—yes, he already knows, but he loves to talk with you. He loves hearing from his children and he loves imparting His wisdom, His grace and His comfort to you—especially in a world that focuses mainly on brokenness.
Come to Him. Give Him all that is in your heart. Allow Him to take the burden you carry and replace it with his peace. That is what He does.
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