I tend to lament
I am very real with the Lord. I know He can take it. I know that He knows what I'm thinking and feeling and going through anyway. But here's the mistake I sometimes make. I pour out my heart to Him in utter complaining and stop there! David complained before the Lord throughout the Psalms, too. He listed his gripes - he really railed (not against God) about some circumstances in his life: he had Saul after him and had all sorts of enemies. David asked the Lord to deal with his enemies and make it right and I'm sure as he was writing and singing that he wasn't exactly having good feelings! So when I pour my heart out to the Lord about certain things that have been happening in my life that are still going on (and on and on!) - in my mind, far too long - I need to take the next step. But here's the mistake I make: I don't always end my lament with praise and worship. When you read the Psalms, even though David let it all hang out before the Lord, and ma