Deliver Me!

Do you relate to these verses?

"I loathe my own life: I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul." (Job 10:1, NASB)

"My days are past, my plans are torn apart, even the wishes of my heart."

"For what I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me. I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, and I am not at rest, but turmoil comes." (Job 17:11, NASB)

"How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all the day." (Psalm 13:1-2, NASB)

"I am benumbed and badly crushed: I groan because of the agitation of my heart."(Psalm 38:8, NASB)

"I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God."  (Psalm 69:3)

God is our deliverer (Psalms 140:7). He can deliver us from our troubles or He can deliver us through our troubles. Over the course of our life, we probably have (and will have in the future) experienced both. Constantly, we must challenge ourselves to not measure God by our expectation for they are limited. God does not deliver us by the same methods over and over or in the way that we dictate. There are times when God does deliver from loneliness or from sickness, but there are times when He gives you the strength to go through it.

If you are experiencing a time of trouble, we need prayer to see God continue to deliver us. Have you ever experienced the effects of intercessory prayer? During the first year of my loss, I felt the prayers of people around me. It gave me peace and comfort even during the time of my life when my heart was shattered. People wrote me saying that they had been praying for me, people I didn't even know. I can testify with complete confidence that those prayers delivered me from the deep pit of depression and gave me the strength to carry on. 

This is not an exhaustive list, but the book of Psalms offers many verses of comfort and hope for the Lord's deliverance. 

Psalm 9:9-10

Psalm 33:20

Psalm 34:18

Psalm 40:1-3

Psalm 50:15

Psalm 68:5-6

Psalm 82:4

Psalm 84:11

Psalm 116:5-7

Psalm 119:143

Psalm 121

Psalm 145:18-19

Psalm 146:8-9

Psalm 147:11