Create in Me a Clean Heart: The 40-Day Challenge (Psalms)Sample

People Live With Pain in Their Souls

Psalm 13

Looking at nature, we see that after dark clouds, no matter how long they have been in the sky, the sun always comes out. It is the same in life, which often seems to us like a continuous alternation of joy and sadness, good and bad days.

Life often brings pain, both physical and mental, and none of us is immune to pain.

The psalmist David in Psalm 13 feels sadness in his heart and pain in his soul and wonders how long God is going to forget about him. I believe we can easily identify with him. We ourselves probably sometimes have the feeling that the pain is lasting too long, that there is no end to the pain. Then we stumble, and feel as if everyone has left us, both God and people.

Illness, loss of a loved one, loneliness... All of this can create such pain, and it is not easy to live with.

But we have a choice - we can live with pain in our soul in such a way that we feel sorry for ourselves and despair, or we can call on the Lord, whom we know for his faithfulness and goodness, reminding ourselves of all the good things he has given us throughout life.

If we choose to trust in God’s goodness like the psalmist, perhaps the pain will not disappear, but it will be easier for us to live with it because the Lord himself promises: “I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.”(Jer 31:25)

Do we need more than that?