I don’t usually feel comfortable sending up prayers of complaint, but David felt no such hesitations. Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint, introduces his prayer in Psalm 64. Sounds like the start of a long HR meeting.

Do we really have the right to complain to God? After all, God granted us life, and all we have comes from his hands. David, a man after God’s own heart, voiced his frustrations with frankness and specificity.

Apparently, God can handle our complaints, and welcomes honesty in our prayer life. It’s deeply encouraging to me to know that I can talk to the Lord about my gripes, as well as my desires and needs and hopes and wonders.

Week nine of reading the Bible cover to cover