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“Oh that I had the wings of a dove, I would fly away and be at rest.” Psalm 55:6<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever felt like just running away? There is no doubt that life will get you down at times. You will always have good days, but you will also have some bad days. In my perspective, I\u2019ve found that in my weakest moments, amidst my hardest trials, I have thought the same thing that David did in Psalm 55:6. “Oh that I had the wings of a dove, I would fly away and be at rest.” David was in a pit of despair. He was struggling with his own sin and had lost all hope. His friends had turned against him, and he was all alone. In his despair, he cried out to the Lord and said, \u201cListen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me.\u201d (Psalm 55:1)<\/em> David begged God for Him to hear him and answer his plea. He was at his lowest and he knew he needed God\u2019s help. As he continued in his psalm (prayer), he speaks of sin and struggles, \u201cMy thoughts trouble me and I am distraught because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.\u201d<\/em> (Psalm 55:2-3) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The backstory to David\u2019s plea is that he was in a\nsituation where he lusted after a woman, Bathsheba, and later committed adultery\nwith her. When he feared that her husband would find out, he had her husband\nkilled while in battle. In every step, he lied about what was going on. One sin\nled to another which led to another which led to murder and more lies. In the\nend, his sin was exposed, and he was left with the consequences of his actions.\nThe people that once knew him and trusted him now hated him and turned towards\nhim in anger. He was the talk of the town and there were some people that\nthreatened him and wanted him dead for his sin. In his defeat, he cried out to\nthe Lord throughout the book of Psalms asking for forgiveness and mercy for his\nsins and restoration of his joy. He describes the pain and agony that he felt\nin his heart and mind in Psalm 55:4-8, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy heart is in anguish within me;<\/em>
\n<\/em>    <\/em>the terrors of death have\nfallen on me.<\/em>
\n<\/em> <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>Fear and trembling have beset\nme;<\/em>
\n<\/em>    <\/em>horror has overwhelmed me.<\/em>
\n<\/em> <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>I said, \u201cOh, that I had the wings\nof a dove!<\/em>
\n<\/em>    <\/em>I would fly away and be at rest.<\/em>
\n<\/em> <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>I would flee far away<\/em>
\n<\/em>    <\/em>and stay in the desert;<\/em>
\n<\/em> <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>I would hurry to my place of\nshelter,<\/em>
\n<\/em>    <\/em>far from the tempest and storm.\u201d<\/em> (Psalm 55:4-8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At David\u2019s darkest moment, he wanted\nto just fly away like a dove. He just wanted to get away from it all and leave\neverything behind. If I\u2019m honest, I can relate. On my hardest days, I would\nlove to be able to just fly away and go to a beach somewhere and just relax (definitely\nnot a desert like David mentioned). In reality, fleeing from your troubles won\u2019t\nmake them go away. It might create distance between you and someone that has\ncaused you pain; however, it will never solve the underlying problems. The\nstrongest people will endure the battles placed in front of them and trust God\nto help them overcome each hurdle. Even when the battle you face is something\nyou caused because of your direct sin, running away will not solve anything.\nDavid could have found a way to run from his troubles and distance himself from\nGod and anyone that was against him; however, he begged God and prayed continuously\nfor God\u2019s forgiveness and mercy throughout the book of Psalms. His prayers are\nremembered today as he is remembered as a \u201cman after God\u2019s own heart.\u201d His\ndesire was to please the Lord, but he knew he had messed up pretty bad. Instead\nof just giving up, he gave his problems over to God and begged Him to forgive\nhim and give him another chance. David continued to trust in God through it all\nand was forgiven for his sins. The Bible says in 1 Chronicles 29:28, \u201c<\/em>He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and\nhonor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.\u201d<\/em> Despite\nhis past and his sins, he died at an old age and enjoyed his life. Yes, he went\nthrough a struggle, but he never stopped trusting in God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFight or Flight\u201d is the term you\u2019ll\nprobably hear or have heard in school about your body\u2019s reaction to certain situations,\nbut in life you have the same responses to hard situations. When trouble\narises, you either fight the battle in front of you or avoid it all together\n(flight). Don\u2019t let flight be your go-to option. Anyone can run away from their\ntroubles, anyone can give up, but with God\u2019s help, you can overcome any battle you\nface. I challenge you to fight. Stand firm in your walk with Christ, and when\nyou mess up, plea to God, pray for forgiveness, and let Him help you out of the\ndarkness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

May God bless you and show you His\ngrace every day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever felt like just running away? There is no doubt that life will get you down at times. You will always have good days, but you will also have some bad days. In my perspective, I\u2019ve found that in my weakest moments, amidst my hardest trials, I have thought the same thing that … Continue reading fight or flight?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-devotions"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":744,"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741\/revisions\/744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.empoweredjesusgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}