Day 132

Psalms 61-62, 64-67.  “Overwhelmed”

Have you ever felt overwhelmed with life?  Have you ever felt distant from God and troubled?  If so, don’t be alarmed.  We have all been there, every person, including Jesus.  The first four verses of Psalm 61 seem to indicate that Jesus experienced these emotions as well.
The very fact that Jesus experienced these emotions tells me that our experience of them is not always because of our sin.  While sometimes it is our sin that leads us to a sense of despair, it never was for His personal sin that Jesus felt this way since He was without sin.  Rather, it was because He was dwelling in a broken world and living among broken people that Jesus experienced these low moments.
So, what are we to do when we, who live in this same broken world among broken people, are overwhelmed?  I see three things from this psalm that we can do:
1) Cry out to God for help
2) Trust in Him for shelter and protection
3) Respond with praise and thanksgiving
Is this your practice when you are overwhelmed by this world?

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?