The wind was knocked out of me.
I have experienced times when something traumatic happened, and I felt as if the air was let out of my tires. In those times, I could not form words to pray or say anything because I was so upset. When my mom committed suicide, I just walked around our neighborhood. At other times, I could not sleep. To quiet my mind, I played a CD that sounded like the ocean.
But doing the above is not the answer. As a lifelong believer, I know the answer is to call on the Lord, although conveying the words we are thinking about can be difficult.
Once, I called into a radio program that answered theological questions. The host suggested I go to the Psalms. I did an internet search and found the psalm from which this verse comes: The Lord hears good people when they cry out to him, and he saves them from all their troubles.
The Lord is the only one who can provide the answers we need. Jesus will never let us down. We will go through some deep, dark valleys in life. The Lord didn’t promise that everything would be easy, but we must cry out to Him and give Him our worries. We must trust that He will hear us.
When you feel life has knocked the wind out of you, pray the Psalms and remember God will care for you.
Ken Ebright is a former Minnesotan who lives in Belleville, Illinois. He plays a keyboard, sings in a men’s choir, and does street witnessing.