Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for my soul takes refuge in Thee; and in the shadow of Thy wings I will take refuge, until destruction passes by. I will cry to God Most High, to God who accomplishes all things for me. Psalm 57: 1,2.
Often when mired in a deeply emotional trial (something happening with your spouse, children, famiily, or close friends), we find ourselves focused on the issue and the emotional upheaval caused by it. We ride the roller coaster, paying lipservice to Him with our shallow prayers. Fortunately, He intercedes for us in circumstances like these. However, I have found the psalms a great help in expressing the depth of our need to cling to God, worship and praise Him, and be "kept" by Him, under the shadow of His wings; emptying my mind of the issue and reactions, and pouring forth the cries to God Most High, who does accomplish all things for me. Destruction will pass by, and although we may be singed by it, afraid of it, and too focused on the negative possibilities, we will see and experience the grace of God as we run for our lives into His wings for refuge, He is, after all, God Most High.
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