Redemption, not exemption

Times of distress, disorientation and depression are normal even to the person who walks with the Lord. David felt all this and more. He was losing hope and being paralyzed with fear (Psa 143:4-7). The difference between the godly and the wicked is not the absence of distress, but how we deal with it. David laid it before the Lord. He poured out his honest thoughts and feelings. He pleaded for relief based on God’s historic faithfulness and future reputation (Psa 143:11). Times of trouble don’t mean that God has abandoned you. In fact, during the down times we often develop a deeper more genuine relationship with the Lord.