When Brokenhearted
11 Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;
20 he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22 The LORD redeems his servants;
no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
Tommy's Thoughts:
It is easy to give up listening to God when troubles never stop coming our ways. We may be tempted to think that God is not there with us. We may even get frustrated thinking that He’s either doesn’t care about our dilemma or not powerful enough to solve our problems. We ended up making decision hastily, doing things on our own, to ease or escape from our problems. Often, this leads to even more disappointment and complication.
Whether we are Christian or not, life on earth will be filled with all kinds of uncertainties, pain, hardship, failure, grief and sorrow. It is why we need God’s strength, peace, hope, courage and wisdom to help us through all our problems. He has promised to be with us, standing beside us, protecting us all the time, gently holding our hands while we go through life’s rough journey.
Dear Lord, thank You for being there with me everyday; helping me through the many frustration and stress in my life. I can now lift up my head to go through life with Your strength and confidence without being constantly wear down by them. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
Bee's Thoughts:
It's so comforting to know that God's eyes are always on those who seek to live Godly life and He will listen to their cry (v15).
Many have testified that God seems nearest to them when they are depressed or brokenhearted. That's exactly what God promised in the above psalm (v18). I have experienced that many times in my life too. Those were the times I really listened to what God had to say to me. As I opened myself to Him and He healed me.
Dear Lord,
Thank You that You always watch over me and hear my cry. Thank You for being so close to me whenever I need You most. Thank You for delivering me from all my toubles.
Praise You in Jesus' name. Amen.
