Wednesday... The word overwhelmed says so much.

Wednesday... The word overwhelmed says so much. It really does.

David the writer of Psalm 142 was trapped in a cave with no way out. King Saul was outside looking for him so he could kill him. To David that was what it meant to be overwhelmed. He was trapped with no way out. He just needed to wait and see if those looking for him would leave but of course he knew they could come in the cave and find him.

Now what is overwhelming you may not be that but I'm sure you are feeling trapped. In verse 4 (NLT) he writes, "I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me." That is what you feel when you are overwhelmed, isn't it? He is letting us know what he feels when he is alone and overwhelmed but that isn't all that he says.

In verses 1-2 David writes, "I cry out to the Lord; I plead for the Lord's mercy. I pour out my complaints before him and tell him all my troubles." He goes on in verse 3, "When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me." Yes, I'm trapped in a cave. I know that and I know that I am overwhelmed but I also know that You, God are the only One who knows the way I should run. I know I'm trapped and I know I am alone but I know who to turn to. Now that makes a major difference in our handling being overwhelmed. It really does!

In verses 5-7 he says, "Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, 'You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life. Hear my cry, for I am low. Rescue me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me. Bring me out of prison so I can thank you. The godly will crowd around me, for you are good to me.'"

Listen, there is something we can do when we are overwhelmed. David in Psalm 142 shows us what to do. There is power in praying scripture and verses 5-7 are a very good prayer to pray. You may be overwhelmed but you know someone you can turn to, who knows the way where you should run. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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