…weeping may remain for a night, Psalm 30:5
David sure knew about weeping.
He had brother troubles.
They had all been passed over by the prophet Samuel to be anointed as Israel’s next king. They did not recognize his calling and ridiculed him as a youth.
When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the desert? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.” 1 Samuel 17:28
He had employer troubles.
Playing background music for King Saul one day, the king threw his spear at David, not once, but twice, intending to pin him to the wall! Talk about music appreciation!
He had all kinds of troubles. Plenty of reasons and opportunities for weeping. Our Heavenly Father knows that we, too, often have weeping times. What David learned, what our Father knows, is that if we are willing to dump on Him, we don’t have to weep long. Here’s the last part of the text:
…but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5
We can choose with David to have joy in the morning. Yes, it’s ok to allow ourselves a moment of grief when things aren’t going our way, but living in that grief is not part of God’s plan for us. Did you ever wonder why we can become so paralyzed by grief and despair? Why it can drive us to the point of depression and suicide? God knows that we are not built to handle that kind of stress. He created us so that we would need to dump that stress on Him. He designed us so that we would only run right if we let go of things that only He can handle. Are you carrying a load today that is too much for you? You’re right! It is too much for you! Give it up! Give it to the only One Who can bear it. It’s your Heavenly Father. Let Him free you of the burdens that drain the joy from your life.
I choose to rejoice in the morning today!
Shared in the workplace 3/15/10