1 I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.
2 Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people.
3 O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? How will he increase your punishment?
4 You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals.
5 How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant Kedar.
6 I am tired of living among people who hate peace.
7 I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war!
Ever feel like a stranger?
It could be where we work. It could be our own home. There are times when we feel like we no longer belong...and it's exhausting to our spirit. Being a stranger is simply being in a position where we don't know others well enough to be certain they have our interests in mind. From all appearances, the folks around us do not have the same values or desires that we have. In fact, in some situations we can even sense actual hostility, deceit and danger.
What do we do about it?
The feeling is frightening and it isolates us. We are often tempted to take matters into our own hands...to become defiant and aggressive with others, or simply withdraw. Either way, we make matters worse. Our Psalmist has found a far better way to deal with this: "I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer."
Whatever needs to be done to return us to a sense of safety and security is a matter best left to God.
Live boldly out there today...
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