When Anguish Speaks for Us

When Anguish Speaks for Us

The Voice of Anguish — Not God

I pray this helps and encourages you. Not just today... but for many days ahead.

We look at the psalmist, as he deals with the same issues Jeremiah has battled with, and glean some help learning how to distinguish our flesh and faith in our gracious God.

We need to take every thought captive and ask the question.

Is this God or my anguish peaking?

Jeremiah struggled and in his struggle he spoke from his anguish. God, in Jeremiah 15, gently and with compassion reminded him of his calling and God's protection through the hardships. Now, in chapter 20, he's pitying himself again.

Who or what are we listening to?

Notice how the psalmist had a light bulb moment. Yes, a switched flipped when he listen to the audacity of his own voice in despair.

"And I came to realize, "This is (my) ANGUISH, (my) imagination and (my) anxiety and (my) emotions, SPEAKING:" (Psalms 77:10)

What does our anguish sound like?

It has the same kind of spirit as these questions. The questions may be different. They can be worded different but the spirit of the questions are the same. When anguish speaks it sounds like Psalms 77:7-9

But once the psalmist listened to the folly coming out his mouth, he realized the birth place of these questions and quickly recognized their foolishness and said... you can find it in Psalms 77:10-19.

Now, here's the thing... He had something to turn to greater than his own anguish, imagination, anxiety and emotional instability. He had years being at God's right hand. For at His right hand are all the right pleasure. In His presence is the right place for fullness of joy.