Psalm 13

How should we talk to God when it comes to our emotions? How do we express fear, anger, frustration, and hopelessness to our God? As believers, should we even experience these emotions? Shouldn't we have control over these emotions...have "victory" over them? The Bible shows us that even those who are filled with His Spirit struggle with emotions. King David - a man after God's own heart - expressed his emotions to God and not always with restraint. This week, I'll have a few posts on this topic, but I wanted to start with Psalm 13.

David speaks plainly - to say the least - to the Lord:

How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.

But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.