"O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you." -Psalm 38:9
I guess you could look at this verse two ways.
#1.) Through the eyes of Peter Brady when he broke his mom's vase while she wasn't home. Sometimes there's part of us that wants to hide what's going on in our hearts. We don't like to confront the reality of sin or face the conviction of scripture or of the Holy Spirit. Confessing sin is like telling mom we broke her vase, as we grow fearfully weary of the consequence.
And the other way....welp, I tried to come up with another TV character or some fun analogy, but I couldn't think of one, so let's just bring this real close to home. We can think of what we want out of every day; what we want out of life. I guess those deep desires that never change; the ones that actually feed our want for a car or a new gadget, nice clothes, or a piece of jewelry, relationships or acceptance. God understands what is beneath the surface and what resides in our hearts.
The Good News is that Jesus died for the broken vases and for the pain we experience when our longings seem to go unsatisfied. So regardless of which way we look at this scripture, hope reflects back at us!
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