Distress in your life? Trust in the Lord

11/25/11                                                                            Psalm 4

Scripture: Psalm 4:1,3,5 Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress be merciful to me and hear my prayer. The Lord will hear when I call to him. Offer right sacrifices and trust in the Lord.

Observation: When we cry out to God we ask for him to answer us, We ask for relief from the distress that we have and to be merciful to me and to hear our prayers. The Lord hears our prayers when we call to him, but in the same token we have to offer the right sacrifices in return and trust that the Lord, will pull us through our troubles that we are currently experiencing. 

Application: This one is extremely hard for me, that I have to trust in the Lord. I know that he has a plan for me. But what is that plan? Sometimes I just wish that I could see this plan for my life way in advance. Unfortunately that is not possible, we just have to experience it as it comes. I have been in great distress for two weeks now, I just wish that I could be rid of this great distress, I wish that I could find somewhere where I would totally be completely happy for a change of pace. I know that I need to pray and I do. But my fear is that nothing will come about and I will end up eating a lot of fire from my creditors just because I made one simple mistake. I am scared that no matter how many job applications, how many job interviews nothing will come and I won't get to do the thing that I love most of all. I knew teaching would be tough, but I did not think that it was going to be like this. Sometimes I wish that I could have someone come to me and aid me when I am in distress, but it seems that no body wants to be my mentor (although I could certainly use one) I offer my time and talents but is that the right sacrifices to the Lord, that I don't know.

Prayer: Oh Lord, my father answer my distress, hear my call, help me through this time in my life, The storm is brewing and I am unsure. Help me find the calm in my life and to maintain stability that I so desperately need, I am scared that I wont be able to provide at all, have me do well so that I can provide for myself. For it is in you that I live and breath for you. In your sons' precious name, Amen!