Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Saviour and my God.
Psalm 42:11
Most of us have an internal dialogue going on in our head. Most have at least one voice in our head offering commentary of the the things which are happening. Sometimes it is speaking a mile to a dozen. Other times it is quieter – more gentle. Often one of the voices is a voice of rationality, calming our fears, offering a different perspective. The psalmist in this verse describes an internal voice speaking to their soul asking it why it is so sad, downcast and down in the dumps. They capture the moment of realisation so well. The wait a minute what reason do I have for feeling the way I do. The comes the pep talks. The voice of encouragement. The voice telling them to get out of the funk and get on with life. The voice of hope, telling of a better time God has promised for them. A time when they will be able to praise God for what God has done. A time to thank God and declare them Saviour and God.
In all of life we experience these moments where we notice thoughts and feelings passing through. We need to listen to the voice telling us to put our hope in God.
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