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Psalm 9-18

Take a moment to start or finish your day with prayer and read Psalms 9 - 18.

How many times are you asked, "How are you". It is a loaded question that we answer with, "I'm good". But is it really good? Who do you unload on? Who do you tell everything to? We could always surprise the stranger who asked us how we were doing and unload on them. But could they help? Talking is good. And I encourage you to find a friend you can trust to talk to about everyday life. In today's reading of Psalms, we find that God is also a friend we can talk to.
Today's psalms have a range of emotions. Fear, Sorry, Why Me, Why do the "bad guys" always win to joy, gratitude and thanksgiving. In the Psalms you will notice a pattern. The writer states their issue, gives their complaint. Sometimes they question God and show their anger. But in the end, they always realize who they are talking to...God. Then the praises of God begin. They show us a pattern that we can use in life as well. Give God praises no matter the circumstance. In the Psalms, the writer rejoices because he know God is there and is already working on the issue.

Do you tell God everything or keep some of for yourself. Do you think he can't "handle the truth"? When you are going through troubles, the last thing you want to hear is God is with you. Because you don't see Him in your circumstance. But the thing you need to hear and remember during these storms is that God is with you. Read Psalm 10 and 13 to see a writer in despair, a writer that is unloading on God but still expressing Joy. And then read Psalm 18 to see a writer expressing joy and gratitude because God is with him through it all. 

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