Chaos to Calm

"Why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? I call out to you every day, but you do not answer.  I find no relief. Trouble is near and no one else can help me. My enemies surround me...my strength is dried up...You have left me for dead...I can count all my bones...Don't stay far away. Come quickly to my aid. Save me. Spare my precious life."

Gee, tell me what you really think!

Those words were written by King David and are found in Psalm 22.  He makes sure that God knows EXACTLY how he feels, and does not hold back.  His outcries border on the irreverent.  Who is he to accuse God of abandonment and leaving him for dead?

And yet, those verses appear in the Holy Bible as an invitation to tell it like it is. God would rather have our outbursts than our hypocrisy.  He would rather deal with someone who has made an honest assessment of their heart than someone who lives in denial. 

God works with our straightforwardness.  The proof is found toward the end of the Psalm where there is a sudden transition from chaos to calm.

David calls upon us to praise the Lord, show Him reverence, and declares that God has not ignored our suffering nor turned His back on us.  In fact, he assures us that God listens to our cries for help and that our hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.

The only way to have such a change of heart is to have experienced it firsthand.  We can experience chaos to calm too, and it starts with prayer.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Since we are being honest, there are have been times where we wondered where You were.  We felt like You weren't listening and that the answers would never come.  But we thank You because You have never left us nor turned Your back on us. Prayer is so beautiful and important because something miraculous takes place every time we talk to You.  We receive Your peace and goodness in our lives.  In Jesus' name, AMEN~