{"id":8387,"date":"2016-07-29T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/?p=8387"},"modified":"2016-07-24T18:47:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T22:47:23","slug":"resiliency-defined-psalm-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2016\/07\/resiliency-defined-psalm-56.html","title":{"rendered":"Facing Adversity Using Psalm 56"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"road-sign-1274312_1920\"<\/a>Have you ever felt afraid because someone is trying to defeat you, speaks evil of you or has a target on your back? Do you want to\u00a0face adversity with confidence and\u00a0know that God sees all your grievances?<\/p>\n

Psalm 56 is a prayer for relief from people who torment. David is on the run from the Philistines and is fearful of King Saul who also wants to kill him. Talk about high stress!<\/p>\n

But David allows us to see into his emotional life. Given the circumstances, he\u00a0complains to God and battles fear, anger and feelings of vengeance. David begs\u00a0for mercy and wants justice to be done to his enemies.\u00a0In\u00a0verse 7, he asks \u00a0if God\u00a0is going to do anything about his\u00a0oppressors. Basically, he says, “Are you OK with\u00a0those\u00a0who come after your people? Isn’t it time to bring justice to\u00a0these evil doers who twist my words and put a target on my back?”<\/p>\n

Can we just thank David for his\u00a0honesty? He says what most of us would be feeling. He is honest with God.<\/p>\n

As the\u00a0passage continues, we see a change in David’s perspective and focus. In verse 3, David says, “In God I will put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?” Instead of focusing on those who oppress him, David looks to a trustworthy God.\u00a0In verse 11, he reaffirms this\u00a0renewed perspective, “In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”<\/p>\n

When we face trials and adversity, do we trust God like David did? Do we remember\u00a0what David said in verse 9? “When I cry out to you, then my enemies will turn back. This I know because GOD IS FOR ME.”<\/p>\n

Finally, do we hang on to hope in the midst of the trial, knowing that God\u00a0sees our pain? Verse 8 tells\u00a0us that God’s eyes are on us, “You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?” God keeps track of our grievances and will do justice to them one day.<\/p>\n

David’s hope in God is expressed in\u00a0praise. “I will render praises to You. For you have delivered my soul from death. Have you not kept my feet from falling? That I might walk before God in the light of the living” At this point, David was still hiding in the cave, pursued by his enemies, but chose to\u00a0praise God for his faithfulness and trustworthiness.<\/p>\n

How did David face adversity? He was honest with his emotions, changed his perspective from fear to optimism and held on to hope in the middle of adversity – a prescription we can all apply to times of trial and fear. God is for you!<\/p>\n

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