When I feel forgotten still let me trust in You

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Day 130:  Psalms 42:9-10

            Psalm 42:9 I will say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” 10As with a breaking of my bones, My enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

            Yet even as I pray, I must ask You to help me. You are my rock, my stability, and my strength. Even with the witness and the whisper of Your presence, I feel so needy of the nearness of You, the fullness of You beside me. I need You near me. On one level I know You are with me, but on another level, I feel alone. I do not sense the warmth of Your presence as in times of rejoicing and victory. I know that You have not utterly abandoned me, but still, I need more of You. I weep because I feel so distant.

            During this season when I feel forgotten, my enemy mocks me and says he sees no evidence of Your presence. Where is your God? Others join him and take up His cry. They mock me, seek to break me, and bring shame upon me both day and night. They long to see me fall apart and seek to bring me down. They mock me and they mock God.

            O Lord, please do not let their evil and cynicism, their doubt and unbelief trouble me. You are my God and You will resolve all these things in Your perfect time.

            In Jesus’ name alone, Amen!

Published by Jim Simoneau

Jesus Christ brought me to Himself at a very early age. I began seeking the Lord and writing prayer journals in my early teens and have continued to grow in my knowledge and experience of prayer. I am still learning and growing in my prayer life and long to help others grow in their prayer lives as well. I am not an expert, but a practitioner who needs God to continue to teach me to pray. Prayer is both simple, yet also profound. It is deep and draws us into the depth of God, but it is also so easy and wondrous that we can cry out to God with "Abba, Father" prayers because of the work of Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit. Prayer comes from God's heart, works in our hearts, and teaches us to go back to seek God's heart!

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