Psalm 142:1-2
I cry aloud to The LORD;
I lift my voice to The LORD for mercy.
I pour out my complaint before Him;
I reveal my trouble to Him.
Cry Aloud: Call out, announce audibly
Lift My Voice: Wail, speak in anguish
Pour Out My Complaint: Weeping, crying out to God in sorrow and lament
Here the psalmist is unburdening himself to His God knowing that God will receive His prayer and act on the display of faith given to Him.
The Lord is our Comforter in times of trouble, our Healer and Mender of brokenness. Whether our hearts are breaking from within (our own self-inflicted sorrow) or without (other people afflicting us). Broken hearts, broken homes, broken relationships: The Lord can heal the broken and the one who broke the broken.
Are we fully unburdening ourselves to our heavenly Father? Are we emptying ourselves at the throne of grace and glory? Are we coming to God in humility and weakness, acknowledging Who He Is and knowing what He can do? Do we speak prayers everyone can hear or speaking what only God can hear?
Are we the psalmist (Psalm 1), the Pharisee or the tax collector {Luke 18:9-14) when we pray? It is a question we must ask ourselves and allow the answer to be given and acted upon.
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