Words are powerful.  Words we speak, words we hear, words we read, they all have the ability to sow into our mind and hearts and therefore effect our attitudes and emotions.   I believe that is why it is very important the we are selective about what we are reading, the people we are listening to, the amount of negativity we allow into our life verses the truth.  But we can’t live in a bubble.  We live in a world where bad things happen and news of those things meet us in a place where our humanity is touched with emotion, bringing sorrow or sadness, regret or anxiety.  So, what do we do when we are bombarded with words that are hard to process?  What do we do with the emotion that it brings?

Scripture says this in Psalm 28:1:

To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock; Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

I love that David knew exactly WHO he needed to run to when he was in desperation, it was the Lord His rock.  The rock symbolizing the One who is solid, unchanging, a strong and firm foundation.  He runs to Him, not to social media, (OK, I know they didn’t have it then) not a co-worker, not to Google, not a friend or spouse but to His God.  The amplified Bible uses the word “call” instead of cry.  So, who do you call when you need a word? David loved the word of the Lord.  He knew it to be truth. He knew it to be reliable and he valued God’s word over all others advice.   He so wanted to hear from the Lord in the above scripture that He said “not hearing” would be like going down to the pit.  A pit is a dark deep hole in the ground. A place no one wants to be.  David had found his way out of despair in the ONE whom He loved and trusted. The way out of the despair of a hopeless pit is the Word of God. 

We see a few verses down David blessing the Lord.   Psalm 28:6 says this:

Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplications! The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore, my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise him.

Call to Him, bring your need honestly before Him. After you have called out to him trust him, let your heart rejoice, and then let your words (your song) praise Him.  You will have the peace of Philippians 4:6 which tells us to “be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”.

PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, thank you for the victory that we have through your son Jesus Christ.  Help me to rely on you completely each day for every circumstance.  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.  (Psalm 19:14)