What to do when you are Suffering.

Psalm 25   

1Lord, I turn to You.

2My God, I trust in You.

Do not let me be disgraced;

do not let my enemies gloat over me.

3No one who waits for You

will be disgraced;

those who act treacherously without cause

will be disgraced.

4Make Your ways known to me, Lord;

teach me Your paths.

5Guide me in Your truth and teach me,

for You are the God of my salvation;

I wait for You all day long.

6Remember, Lord, Your compassion

and Your faithful love,

for they have existed from antiquity.

7Do not remember the sins of my youth

or my acts of rebellion;

in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me

because of Your goodness, Lord.

8The Lord is good and upright;

therefore He shows sinners the way.

9He leads the humble in what is right

and teaches them His way.

10All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth

to those who keep His covenant and decrees.

11Because of Your name, Yahweh,

forgive my sin, for it is great.

12Who is the man who fears the Lord?

He will show him the way he should choose.

13He will live a good life,

and his descendants will inherit the land.

14The secret counsel of the Lord

is for those who fear Him,

and He reveals His covenant to them.

15My eyes are always on the Lord,

for He will pull my feet out of the net.

16Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am alone and afflicted.

17The distresses of my heart increase;

bring me out of my sufferings.

18Consider my affliction and trouble,

and take away all my sins.

19Consider my enemies; they are numerous,

and they hate me violently.

20Guard me and deliver me;

do not let me be put to shame,

for I take refuge in You.

21May integrity and what is right

watch over me,

for I wait for You.

22God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.

We see in verse one that we are to turn to God. Right from the beginning David gives a plead to God. Turn our hearts toward You Lord. We trust You O God.

David was being surrounded by his enemies. This is causing David to suffer severely. He is waiting for God to speak to him. He is in constant and earnest prayer.

That is really what we have to do in times of grief and suffering. We have to go on our knees and humbly pray that God will protect us, that He will never leave us, and that He will bring us out of our sufferings and afflictions. 

On the eighth of September, I found out that a friend was murdered in Chile. It was a really, really tough time for me. I ask that you continue to pray for the family of this woman. The one thing that has gotten me through these past couple of weeks is the constant prayer that others, and myself have given. We ask God to fill us with the peace that surpasses all understanding. We also pray that the friends and family of this woman can forgive this person who has done this act. I pray that he becomes convicted of his sin, and becomes a follower of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

So when you are suffering, or grieving, just remember to pray. Make your requests known to God. He will help you, if you let Him. 

It is good to be back with you all.

Bro. Michael