Loss requires a revisit to the foundation of your beliefs. Who gets to journey in the tent of God? Who dwells on God’s holy hill?

Fools, according to Psalm 14, are corrupt and they do abominable deeds. Abominable is defined as giving rise to moral revulsion. Foolishness leads to corruption, and God is revulsed.

Psalm 13 proves that God not only can take complaint and hard questions, but he invites them! He laments brokenness, too. In fact, he sent his Son to overcome the brokenness. Lament is liberating.

He does not flatter. He does not simply provide protection from plundering. Temporal perspectives lead to wrong alliances. No sugar-coated lips with your Father.

David has been advised to flee and fly to a mountain like a bird. His rebuttal is basically to call out their bad advice. How can David’s friends or advisors, like Job’s, give him such terrible advice? His friends advise him to fly when circumstances flush him out.

...things may not always be as they appear but sometimes the evil, pain, loss, and oppression corner you, and you are asking God why he is standing so far off.

Proclamation of his praiseworthy deeds is a normal response to the circumstances in your life. You will be compelled to tell of his deeds among all peoples.

When I looked into the sky, I saw the work of God’s fingers. His creative hand is evident. The sun, clouds, moon, stars, trees, lake, mountains, streams, and air were reminders of the Creator.

Confidence leads us to rest in our shield, our righteous judge. Before we get too confident, let’s remind ourselves that anyone who is “upright in heart” is so because of justification.

Permission is granted to you to grieve. You are encouraged to cry out to beseech the Lord to be gracious and to ask for healing.