From the depths of despair, O Lord,
I call for your help.
Hear my cry, O Lord.
Pay attention to my prayer.
Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,
who, O Lord, could ever survive?
But you offer forgiveness,
that we might learn to fear you.
I am counting on the Lord;
yes, I am counting on him.
I have put my hope in his word.
-Psalms 130:1-5
Tonight, I am in despair. Things have happened to my family that are heartbreaking. In the past, I would have let this despair consume me. It's a struggle now not to do that even now. Despair is easy. It's easy to give into the doubts and the sadness instead of releasing.
Tonight, I have decided to release my despair to the Lord. He has promised us great things and I have faith that He will deliver them. I can not know the purpose or depths of God's plans so the things that cause me despair right now may be for good in the long run.
Tonight, I let go of my despair and trade it for the peace of God.
