An Anchor for the Anguished

Psalm 25:17-18
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart
and free me from my anguish.
18 Look on my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.

A while ago I had gotten out of an abusive relationship and I remember those days when I spent the nights crying myself to sleep. I wondered why anyone who said they could love me could ever be so unloving. My heart was deeply anguished. I always prayed to God for relief. Yes I was a frequent visitor to the alter for alter call and I just did not see God releasing me from the hurt. However, one day at church after being judged by my ex for something wrongly accusing me of being a horrible Christian well I just lost it. I ran to the bathroom and cried my eyes out. I was done with the hurt. I was done with compromising myself for him and never feeling like I was ever good enough. WOW did I wake up! Some ladies in the church helped me wake up they told me to dump him like a hot potato. I did that and he started stalking me and slandering my name. I was still anguished because I was still being abused even though I wasn't in a relationship with him he was using guilt trips on me still and even though I cut off all communication he would attack me through my friends. I even felt as if I deserved it because of all the sins I compromised myself into in that relationship. However, I repented of those sins. I ran away from the relationship and I started running to God. I ran to God for comfort and He picked me up out of the miry clay. He cleaned me off and He put my feet on solid ground. He restored my relationship with my best friend and He surrounded me with Godly women who love me and remind me what a real relationship is all about. He also has recently blessed me with a close friend who is male who does like me and yes I do like him also who encourages me to look to God for everything I need. My close friend is kind to me and yes it is quite foreign to me but I'm just trusting and resting in God daily. God has better plans out there. We may go through storms but He has our sails He knows how to steer us away from destruction. I thank God that He took the helm of my heart and became Captain of my love boat.

In your times of anguish and distress cry out to Him He is listening, He loves you, He cares! Keep hope in Him!

Psalm 147:3
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.