C Hopson-Trusting God in Times of Trouble

David was certainly no stranger to suffering. At the end
of his reign, David's sons rose up and rebelled against him,
causing great pain in his last days. His son Absalom, who
was eventually to take the throne, sought out some of his
followers and persuaded them to overthrow David.
Absalom also sat outside the city gates and pretended to be
a very caring leader who would understand people's struggles,
and gradually he gained quite a following. Then,
David's nephew and favorite counselor turned on him and
joined with Absalom and his followers to overthrow him. At
this point, David had to leave all of his comforts and beautiful
palatial surroundings to flee to the desert when he discovered
that Absalom, his own son, had planned to take his
life. Can you even fathom this kind of pain and betrayal?
It was when he was hiding out in the desert that he
penned Psalm 63. Let's look at the choices David made
while in the midst of great suffering.
1. "O God, You are my God; early will I seek You…" (v.
1, NKJV).
First of all he recognizes and reaffirms that "You are my
God." He was stating his personal relationship with and
commitment to Almighty God no matter what his circumstances
were.
Secondly, David knew that he had to begin his day seeking
the Lord, focusing on Him and not on how unfair his
situation was. That would only bring him down, so he
chose to wake up and seek God's direction. He didn't
waste time in self-pity and destructive thoughts; he
went to the only One who could give him comfort.

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