Consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds

Psalm 77:1-20

I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted.

I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked: “Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again? Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time? Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.

With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.

Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen. 

You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Has God stopped loving us? He seems no longer to care for his people, and there is no comfort in present troubles. Wishfully, longingly, the psalmist reflects on better times, calling to mind God's past great deeds on behalf of his people.

Why?

When we are in distress or sick or unfair, fail in our life, we might wonder where is the Lord? Why we will be in this situation. Actually, God is working, even the failure in our life is good to us. 

God's footprints were not seen, just meditate on the great words and powerful deed the Lord has done. We will know that how little we are.

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心中困難：理智上知道神會留心聽他，患難、黑暗中，但是他的心卻是煩燥不安！黑暗中看不到方向，環境，甚至看不到自己的手，想到的只是自己的感覺、處境。所期待的是快快脫離這個處境！這個自我中心的結果，對人沒有益處！對神煩躁不安，因為他期待神做這個、那個，但是神沒有做！

詩人好好的靜下心來反省自己，神真的像他所想像的嗎？是我自己信心軟弱了，神有神的時間！神不可能是丟棄人的神！想起過去神奇妙的作為！

耶和華不僅是以色列的神，也是全人類的神，神在列邦中彰顯能力。

神是超越自然環境的！這些都是神所立定的，當然神也可以改變。神在曠野開道路、在沙漠開江河，在海中行乾路！

若我們只看到自己，所有的人都對不起我！變成刺蝟，環境不如我所要的，最後變成不肯受安慰！不肯受勸勉！當捫心自問、仔細省察！以神為中心，信心堅固，我們還在擔心這一點點外挫折嗎？在乎別人對我們一點不好的評價嗎？

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How?

Turn to the Lord and consider all his works and meditate on all His mighty deeds.