Forgotten?

Have you ever found yourself in a public place and met someone you knew from long ago? Did you remember their name? Did they remember yours? We all have a need within us to be remembered. We long to leave an impact that will affect generations to come. We long to be remembered. Sometimes in this life we enter into dark situations and we begin to question where God is?
Psalm 13

How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I take counsel in my souland have sorrow in my heart all the day?How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and answer me, O LORD my God;light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed over him,"lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
But I have trusted in your steadfast love;my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
I will sing to the LORD,because he has dealt bountifully with me.

There are moments in this life when we feel completely and utterly forgotten. The emptiness that comes with that feeling only isolates us more, and drives us further into our own despair. The fact is that even during these times we forget that God is still there for us. However, we are so lost in our own self pity and loathing that we assume that he has left us as well. David felt this way when he was on the run from Saul. God is the source of all joy, all wisdom, all strength, and life itself, but David felt separated from Him because of his current situation. David ends by returning to a trust in God that reaffirms his faith and drives his fears away.
We need to take a page out of David’s book here. When life becomes dark and drear and we feel like God has turned his back on us, we must make the conscious effort to focus our minds back to His faithfulness. Overwhelming fear must be cast out by an overwhelming God. Just remember, the next time that you feel like God has turned his back on you that you don’t serve a God who is in the business of deserting people.