After a loss, our hearts can grow dry.
Life can feel like a wilderness with no end.
The following is an excerpt from my book, Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts. If you’re feeling empty and dry today, may God use this short chapter to encourage you.
A Dry Place
Psalm 63:1-8
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You;
I thirst for You, my whole being longs for You,
in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
(63:1)
I am shaken, O God.
I don’t know what to think.
I don’t know what to do.
How could this happen?
I seek You. I long for You.
This wilderness threatens to undo me.
My heart cries out for You.
You are greater than all wildernesses.
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
(63:2-3)
I have experienced Your goodness.
You have blessed me immeasurably.
I cling to You and Your love for me.
LORD, reassure my stunned and shaken heart.
May I choose to praise and give thanks, even now, even here.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
(63:4-5)
Now is not forever.
Help me to remember this.
This too will pass, though I don’t know how or when.
I have You. I will always have You.
You will lead me through this painful, barren place.
You will meet my needs.
On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me.
(63:6-8)
I rest in You, my Lord and my God.
I trust You.
Help me to trust You more.
In Jesus’ name…
Question: Have you experienced an empty, dry feeling in your heart since your loss? Feel free to share by commenting below.
Thank you Gary for your very comforting words and the biblical passages you send to us all.
Through your help and encouragement of reading these passages I find great comfort in the Lord.
I remember you in my thoughts and prayers and send you love.
Thank you for all the good work you do.
Blessings
Rita
Hi Rita. You are so encouraging. Thank you for your kindness, encouragement, and your prayers! It’s an honor to know you. Blessings…