Venting
Cast your burden on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.Psalm 55:22
All the preceding verses have been full of great anguish, David had been betrayed. Yet here in verse 22 he praises the Lord. Mind you he vents for 22 verses, 21 before the above verse and 1 after.
David was a man who knew how to vent and he did it before the Lord. He probably paced up and down, tearing his clothes and perhaps pulling out his beard.
How about you? Do you stuff it down inside or vent?
I found writing poetry a good form of venting. I also worked at a medical rehab ward for a few years and the dear old folk commiserated with me beautifully (after divorce), but the day came when the angst was gone.
I find the Lord the best listener as He does not agree with bad attitudes and I know, inside, when the attitude is bad and repent.
Others may listen but often their counsel is unwise, the common one was 'move on'. Most people have a low tolerance of the grief and anger of others. They think if you have talked it out once that is enough. You have to talk out all the poison, the injury, the hurt.
David was one good venter. I am actually thinking, at psalm 55, 'ok Dave, let's move on.' I have until 150 to go. Yes I am aware that David did not write them all and not all are venting psalms but a lot are.
Fortunately each vent has a praise point, even if it is only one verse. They make us realize it is ok to be human.
The moral of my tale is get it out. I had one good friend who was the best medicine. She had been through the same and understood. Her favorite saying was: 'oh Di you are doing so well.' She never encouraged bad behavior but she never, ever put me down and she always was ready to listen. Thanks Lindsay you were great!
All the preceding verses have been full of great anguish, David had been betrayed. Yet here in verse 22 he praises the Lord. Mind you he vents for 22 verses, 21 before the above verse and 1 after.
David was a man who knew how to vent and he did it before the Lord. He probably paced up and down, tearing his clothes and perhaps pulling out his beard.
How about you? Do you stuff it down inside or vent?
I found writing poetry a good form of venting. I also worked at a medical rehab ward for a few years and the dear old folk commiserated with me beautifully (after divorce), but the day came when the angst was gone.
I find the Lord the best listener as He does not agree with bad attitudes and I know, inside, when the attitude is bad and repent.
Others may listen but often their counsel is unwise, the common one was 'move on'. Most people have a low tolerance of the grief and anger of others. They think if you have talked it out once that is enough. You have to talk out all the poison, the injury, the hurt.
David was one good venter. I am actually thinking, at psalm 55, 'ok Dave, let's move on.' I have until 150 to go. Yes I am aware that David did not write them all and not all are venting psalms but a lot are.
Fortunately each vent has a praise point, even if it is only one verse. They make us realize it is ok to be human.
The moral of my tale is get it out. I had one good friend who was the best medicine. She had been through the same and understood. Her favorite saying was: 'oh Di you are doing so well.' She never encouraged bad behavior but she never, ever put me down and she always was ready to listen. Thanks Lindsay you were great!
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