Have you ever felt abandoned? Truly alone? I am talking about the bottom of the pit of despair. No one understands and no one cares. You cry out to God but you feel like your prayers don't get pass the ceiling of the room in which you are trapped. You feel there is no solution for your situation.
Solomon points out the fact that we can not understand our own actions. How can we then understand why we feel abandoned? Let me share some verses that helped me get through such situations. Paul gives us excellent advice in Hebrews 13:5 - Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. It is comforting to know that He will never forsake us - but to be content? Surely, Paul did not anticipate such deplorable conditions as we suffer!
Let's look to our Master for guidance. When the disciples where in the boat in the storm, they feared for their life. It wasn't perceived danger - it was real. Each crashing wave reminded them that they were nearing the end of their life! But yet they had Jesus - literally and physically. And what did he say to his loved ones? "And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm." (Matthew 8:26) Hmm.. faith. What a wonderful concept! Paul tells us the power of faith in Hebrews 11. And David tells us in Psalms 118:6 - The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
Do you still fear? Do you still feel alone? Take David's advice: In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. (Psalms 18:6). Rest assured, he hears our pleas and he will answer.
