10 I mourned and fasted, but it brought me insults. 11 I wore sackcloth as my clothing, and I was a joke to them. 12 Those who sit at the city gate talk about me, and drunkards make up songs about me. 13 But as for me, Lord, my prayer to you is for a time of favor. In your abundant, faithful love, God, answer me with your sure salvation. ~ Psalms 69:10-13CSB
When we pray, we expect immediate results. We expect to see the answers to our prayers within hours or days (if we’re more patient), but the majority of prayers aren’t answered this way. The majority of prayers take true fighting to attain the answers we seek.
David described fasting and earnestly seeking but not seeing it, making him a laughing stock to his enemies and those around him. David could have easily thrown in the towel and gave up. He could have easily gotten revenge on his mockers, but instead, David sought the LORD even more earnestly. His motto truly was
I will become even more undignified than this.
David was a man after God’s own heart, not because he was perfect, but because He sought the heart of God above all else. He didn’t care how he looked to the world as long as God saw him and heard him. As long as God was for him, it didn’t matter who was against him. He kept seeking the LORD until he received his answer.
Now, I don’t want you to be confused when I say he didn’t care what others thought of him; I don’t mean it didn’t bother him. It did. We know it did because he brought it to God in prayer. In desperate, earnest prayer. So, it’s not that it didn’t bother him, but that He refused to allow it to stop him. He took that pain and rejection he felt inside and laid it at the feet of the LORD. Then he continued seeking, regardless of whether or not the ridicule, rejection, and mockery stopped. David didn’t let anything keep him from God, and neither should you.
Live as David lived, seeking the LORD and His righteousness regardless of what others may think or say, regardless of whether or not we see an answer immediately. Keep fighting. Fight through the pain, hurt, and attacks of the enemy. Fight for your prayers to be answered.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Seek Regardless.
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