Psalm 21:1in The Message says,
“Your strength, God, is the king’s strength. Helped, he’s hollering Hosannas.”
King David recognized where
his strength came from. It came from God. And as a result of receiving that
strength from God, King David shouted praises to God. What amazes me are all
the times King David was feeling alone and rejected by God and he still shouted
out praises to God.
That’s kind of where I am
these days. I’m feeling alone and rejected. Basically my depression has
returned full force like it hasn’t been in over two years. I don’t feel like I
have much strength, but what strength I do have comes from God. I don’t feel
helped, but what would things be like if God wasn’t a part of the picture?
Probably a lot worse. This still feels more like a time of struggle and
fighting than a time for rejoicing.
However, like King David, I
need to be giving praise to God even in the down times. So consider this my
hollering of Hosannas. Consider this short note my shout out that God is great
and worthy of praise. He is holy and powerful and I don’t want to imagine what
my life would be like without God as a central part of it. I know that when I
focus on God, things seem a little better.
I trust that there will be a
time in the future when I feel like God’s strength is my strength, as King
David did. I will again feel that I am helped and that will fuel my praises to
God. But in the meantime, I praise God anyway. Even in the midst of my
depression, God is at work, and He is always deserving of my praise and
gratitude.
2 comments:
Praying for good well being and may you share in the riches of God's grace. I will have to read your book.
Well-put, Mary. Praising God when you feel like it, and especially when you don't. Good post!
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