Fuzzy Thoughts of David

Tag: Trouble

  • Purposeful Problems – Reflection on Psalm 59

    Purposeful Problems – Reflection on Psalm 59

    Psalm 59:1-17 Jokers to the Left, Clowns to the Right I don’t like problems. When I have a problem I try to fix it, or get it fixed, as soon as I have. Problems are enemies which work against my goals and agenda. Imagine my surprise when the psalmist ask God to allow his enemies,…

  • Big Trouble? No Problem! – Reflection on Psalm 57

    Big Trouble? No Problem! – Reflection on Psalm 57

    Psalm 57:1-8 Should I Stay or Should I Go? Some problems can’t be fixed no matter how hard we try. The problems are bigger than we are. I used to try to fix my problems. After much frustration, I finally admitted that some problems can’t be fixed, or at least not by me.

  • Should I Stay or Should I Go – Reflection on Psalm 55

    Should I Stay or Should I Go – Reflection on Psalm 55

    Psalm 55:1-23 Betrayed You can’t believe what you are hearing! Your friend, your best friend, shares what you told them in confidence. You’ve been betrayed! If it was anyone else you wouldn’t be surprised, but you though your friend was on your side. Now you wonder if he was ever really a friend. Perhaps all…

  • Trouble

    “Human beings are in trouble most of the time. Those who don’t know they are in trouble are in the worst trouble.” – Eugene Peterson