1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hello, thank you for listening to your Daily 2 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each day 3 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: to learn more about God and Tis will for us. 4 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Jennifer Slattery, and after this short word 5 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: from our sponsors, we'll dive into today's Bible Verse Psalm 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: sixty nine thirty two. Today's Bible Verses Psalm sixty nine 7 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: thirty two. The humble have seen it and are glad 8 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: you who seek God. Let your heart revive when COVID hit. 9 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: I sense God inviting me to reach out to a 10 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: troubled youth living in a highly traumatic environment. And while 11 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: I wasn't the one under attack, the situation, coupled with 12 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: my tendency toward extreme empathy, frequently left me feeling anxious, overwhelmed, 13 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: and in time exhausted. Despite my prayers and my and 14 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: my family's attempts to help, the teen situation only seemed 15 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: to grow worse. Things felt so dark and hopeless. Initially, 16 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: my anxiety caused me to get stuck in catastrophic thinking 17 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,199 Speaker 1: that only compounded my inneranks, hindering my ability to live 18 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: like the empowered, love and loving peacemaker to which God 19 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: calls me. Soon, my emotional fatigue crept toward despair and 20 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: spiritual doubt. I needed the Lord to revive my heart. 21 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: As today's verse promises, maybe you've been there, so burdened 22 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: by your pain or the suffering experience by someone you love, 23 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: that you've lost sight of hope. David, the ancient Israelite 24 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: king who wrote the chapter from which today's verse comes, 25 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: felt that way at numerous points in his life, sometimes 26 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: for long, long stretches of time, and understandably so. Prior 27 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: to assuming the throne, he spent over a decade under 28 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: physical and spiritual attack, during which death posed an imminent threat. 29 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: Again and again he cried out to God, expressing his 30 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: fear and his pain, and begging the Lord to hear 31 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: his complaints and to intervene. Only God seems silent, distant, 32 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: and disengaged. David had been begging for help for so 33 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: long his throat became parch to no avail. Prayer after prayer, 34 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: tear after tear. His suffering remained. It wasn't fair, it 35 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: wasn't right or just. To the contrary, According to verse seven, 36 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: his enemies pursued him, sought to destroy him because of 37 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: his relationship with God and the Lord's blessings on his life. 38 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: That's often when hardship hurts the most, At least for me, 39 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: there's a sense of I don't know acceptance when we've 40 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: done something to cause or exasperate or unpleasant. During this case, 41 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: terrifying circumstances injustice tends to hit deeper and can leave 42 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: us feeling even more hopeless, as if there's nothing we 43 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: can do to rectify the situation or find our way 44 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: to safety. That's where humility comes in. Pride deceives us 45 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: into thinking we can somehow control our circumstances and strategize 46 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: our way to stability and peace. Humility recognizes that we're 47 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: not God. We don't hold enough power, wisdom, experience, or 48 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: resources to navigate the challenges ahead. Humility also reminds us 49 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: that we rarely see our circumstances clearly. So often fears, anxiety, 50 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: and unprocessed hurts distort our perspective, making today's problems appear 51 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: bigger than they truly are. We need the Lord's corrective vision, 52 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: his eternal perspective, to replace our finite and warped view 53 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: with his eternal, hope filled view. This is what Jesus 54 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: meant when he referred to the poor and spirit those 55 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: who understand their need for God, a heart posture that 56 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: best positions us to receive his grace. When we recognize 57 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: our humanity, our frailty, and faults, we're more apt to 58 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 1: seek God as today's first state, to turn to the 59 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: one who's never confused, caught off guard, overpowered, or defeated. 60 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: As we cling to his presence, surrounded by his loving embrace, 61 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: he speaks life, peace and truth into our weary souls. 62 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: He removes our burdens by placing them on his strong 63 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: and able shoulders. That's a powerful way our Savior revives 64 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: our hearts. That's also how we receive his strength perfected 65 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: in our weakness, his peace that surpassed understanding, his clarity 66 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: in place of our confusion, and a godly courage and 67 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: confidence able to displace our fear. This is an area 68 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: in which I want to improve. I want to get 69 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: better at questioning my perspective and seeking Gods, at humbling 70 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: myself before him, resting in his presence, and letting him 71 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: revive my weary and overburdened soul. If you're struggling right 72 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: now with everything going on in our world and our culture, 73 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: and for those of you who live in the United 74 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: States in our nation and want some practical tools to 75 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: experience increased peace, I encourage you to pop over to 76 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: the Faith Over Fear podcast and listen to my and 77 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: Carol's conversation in the episode titled in a Hostile and 78 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: Chaotic World Finding God's Peace. It was a rich, powerful, 79 00:05:56,160 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: grace filled conversation that deeply encouraged me, and I hope 80 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: it will you as well. And now I invite you 81 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: to join me in my efforts in my desire to 82 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: increasingly seek God's perspective. The next time anxiety tries to 83 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: hold you captive, consider journaling on Psalm sixty nine and 84 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: use it as a prayer guide that leads you through 85 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: honest lament to seeking God his will, perspective, and ways 86 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: and letting Him revive your heart. I really like that 87 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: verbiage in today's verse, let your heart revive, as it 88 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: reminds me that He does the bulk of the word 89 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: as we consistently turn to Him and rest in His 90 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: loving embrace. Let's pray, Holy Father, you are our source 91 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: of peace, of provision, of strength, of protection, of defense, 92 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: of blessing. You watch over us a moment by moment, 93 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: you know exactly what we need, and you have taken 94 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: full responsibility for our wealth. Fair Remind us of that 95 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: when we feel anxious and afraid, Lord, we need you 96 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: to revive our hearts with your truth, with your love, 97 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: with your grace. May your love and grace quiet our anxiety, 98 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: quiet our fears, and comfort us in times of pain. 99 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: Thank you that we can always turn to you. Remind 100 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: us to do so when we're overwhelmed, when we're hurting. 101 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: Thank you that we can express the deepest anguish in 102 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: our souls to you, unfiltered. You can take it. You 103 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: invite us to come, and you meet us in those places. 104 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: You are so faithful, so gracious, so kind, so gentle 105 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: with our weaknesses, and yet so leniful with your grace. 106 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: You give us strength when we're weary. You help us 107 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: to begin again. You carry us when our legs give way, 108 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: and you bear our burdens on your shoulders. We praise 109 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: you for that. And it is in the name of 110 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, your Son, our Savior, that we pray Amen.