When I think I’m suffering now ...

What should I do when I think I’m suffering now because of my sins?

I want to receive some lessons from Psalms 143 again.

David’s spirit was overwhelmed within him and his heart was appalled within him (v. 4)

When the enemy was persecuting his soul (v. 3).

God had crushed his life (v. 3) and he lost hope and was in deep despair (v. 4).

At that time, he stretched out his hands to God and his soul longed for Him (v. 6).

In other words, David cried out to God in his prayer (v. 1).

How did he pray to God?

He remembered the days of long ago and meditated on all God’s works

And considered what His hands had one (v. 5).

He made a small noise, repeatedly asking the Lord

To speak of all the things the Lord had done in his life in the past ["meditate" (v. 5)].

And because he trusted the Lord, he cried out to God,

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love” (v.8).

David wanted to hear the word of the Lord's love every morning (v. 8).

As he lifted up his soul to God, he prayed “Show me the way” (v. 8).

As he went to God for His protection, he prayed for God to rescue him from his enemies (v. 9).

He asked God to preserve his life for His name’s sake and

To bring him out of trouble in His righteousness (v. 11).

As he did so, David prayed for God to silence his enemies in His unfailing love

And to destroy all his foes since he was the servant of the Lord (v. 12).

And surprisingly, David confessed “you are my God”

And prayed “Teach me to do your will” in the midst of that (v. 10).

He cried out to God “may your good Spirit lead me on level ground” (v. 10).