It has been a while between posts. I have to say I haven't felt like writing. Well I haven't 'felt'.
There have been a few challenges (but normal ones for me!) to get through and I'm feeling a bit numb of late.
'For my days vanish like smoke;
my bones burn like glowing embers.
My heart is blighted and
withered like grass;
I forget to eat my food.'
Looking for a job my days do feel like they vanish with nothing to show for them. My bones and body feel like they are burning with stiffness (induced from sitting looking for jobs on-line and also from personal training : )). My heart feels numb...I don't think that is the same as withered. And I have no appetite to eat. I'm not like this due to job hunting...there are a number of reasons why which I won't go into.
What initially struck me was the 'bones burn like glowing embers'...I just like the way it has been written - succinct but descriptive. It's amazing how expressive they were back then. I think these days we can often struggle with expressing ourselves at such a level, not necessarily poetically! And as I read on I can really identify with the psalmist. Whilst I am a bit numb, perhaps I can take comfort in knowing that what I am thinking/feeling is normal. What I should be doing is crying out to God like the psalmist.
And not hide from him as opposed to God hiding from me (v2)....and remember His presence, His Spirit and Word is with me (we are studying Galatians at church and bible study) if I just seek and turn to Him.
