This is from loss to hope with your host, Jackie Stubblefield, I'll walk alongside you who have lost loved ones. Helton home. To a place of hope and joy. And as we study and trust and the truth of God's word, This is episode 14. David's heart revealed. Six verses from distress to join. Impatience is the desire to step ahead of myself or should I say of God? It can be a joy robber. And Psalm 13, we see David's journey from distress to joy and his impatience with God over his situation. And his commentary on oh, bible.com. Steve J Cole talks about how this Psalm is broken down into three stanzas. David's distress is seen in verses one and two. His prayer is in verses three and four and verses five and six brings joy in the form of praise. And this song, I admire David for his willingness to open his emotions and let it flow to the heart of God. Burying it deep. Inside. Can slow down the healing process. How long. So I'm 13 one and two. How long ward where you forget me forever. How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart. How long will my enemy triumph over me. Four times. And these two verses David is asking God. How long. This is not the first time he's asked for relief and he wants to know where is he? Is God actually hiding from him. Worst God's answer. His sorrow is building day by day and he cannot escape his distress. Can we relate. We've lost someone we love and we want answers. Situation at work is becoming a problem. And one, we're not sure how to solve. Next, we go to God in prayer, spill our hearts and asked for the solution. It seems as if nothing's happening. We continue to pray yet it becomes more urgent. Where is God. Our stress level increases and we begin reaching for our own answers. Has God forgotten David or oh, Some 27, 10. Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. Here in Psalm 27, 10. We see that God loves and accepts us. Even in those times when our family does not. So I'm 98, 18 to 19. When I said, my foot is slipping. Your unfailing love Lord supported me. Your consolation brought me joy. We began to see in this first, what God's support is as we wait for his answer. His comfort takes us from distress to joy. Give light to my eyes. Psalm 13, three and four. Look on me an answer, Lord, my God. Give lot to my eyes or I will sleep in death and my enemy will say, I have overcome him and my foes rejoice when I fail. David knows God has not forgotten him. And he realizes that he is there regardless of the situation. The reality of his peace began. He has come from the bottom of his emotions to remember what he knows about God. And how he has empowered him in times past. Therefore it's important for us to know where to go when we are overwhelmed with anxiety, stress, and grief. And those moments it can be difficult to do because our hearts are so heavy with pain. And we fight movement. We just want to sit still and not think. Reaching for our Bible can begin our journey to wellness. Our faith becomes stronger and we observe new things that we've never understood before. God can quiet our minds and bring refreshment to our soul. Trust joy and praise. Some 13, five to six. But I trust in your unfailing. Love. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord's praise for he has been good to me. Trust is key. We can get lost sometimes in our feelings about situations and don't understand why God has let it happen to us. Do I forget about trust? I know he knows best, and I need to rely on that. Not what I feel. That's a biggie. David trusted in Gaza and failing love during his difficulty in pain. His words are recorded in the previous verses my heart rejoices in your salvation. The feelings of depression have now been changed to a heart of rejoicing wrestling was negative. Thoughts have been erased. He knows where it has come from, and he is a witness to God's joy. The Lord is glorified as David is saved from his adversaries and strive. Now free from his pain and distress, he sees God and his splendor of who he is. This enthralls David's heart and gives wings to his voice from anguish to pray. Oh, how I needed to become more like David. God deserves our praise, Psalm 13, six records. What David says. For, he has been good to me. Oh, God is the root of all. Goodness, the source of all good. And he loves us and has our best at heart. Success. I mentioned in the introduction that I love this song. David is honest and shows his true feelings. The real beauty of the Psalm is how it takes us from the beginning of our trials to God's success in our lives. First David moves us from his misery where he cannot think of anything else. Second, we see the transition from distress to remembering what God has done for him. Has he really forgotten God's place in his life? No, he temporarily. Judge God, according to his failings and then went to that place of what he knew was true. Hopefully this helps us understand what God's joy and comfort is. He doesn't always answer right away and that can be disconcerting. There's always a reason for what we call the delay. And according to God, it's for the good. God, doesn't always have an answer to our Y. If we take him to be God and our heavenly father. We have to realize that his thoughts are not our thoughts. We do not have to understand all of this ways. There's that key again? Trust. And with that comes joy. Reading God's word is one of the best ways to build our trust by learning who God is. And bringing true joy. Into our distress. Feel free to comment@jackiestubblefield.com. Slash comment. Please follow from loss to hope to receive notification of the next podcast