Have you ever felt so troubled that you couldn’t speak? Your heart is so heavy, nothing you try brings comfort, you can’t sleep, you question God’s love and promises…..you are miserable. Psalm 77 begins, “I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me. In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord”.

The Psalmist suggests that, in these times of trouble, we could remember the deeds of the Lord, ponder God’s work, and meditate on His mighty deeds. Sometimes that is not enough. Sometimes we don’t see God moving in our life. Sometimes we don’t hear him guiding us. Sometimes we don’t feel his presence. Sometimes we need more than just remembering and meditating.

Verses 16-19 describe when God parted the Red Sea for the Israelites as they fled Egypt. Verses 19-20 say, “Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen. You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.”

God himself wasn’t seen. BUT, He led the Israelites by the hand of Moses and Aaron. I think He does that today. He often uses people to help lead us.

I have been there. Troubled. Unable to see or hear God. Thankfully, I did have people in my life whom God used to lead me out of that darkness. Some were friends and family. Some were professional counselors. Some were on the radio, singing or talking. Some were authors. Some were people in Scripture. God sent help. Let me say to you, “God WILL send help”. Your job, in those troubled times, is to accept the help He sends.

Your next job is to be that help for someone else. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 tells us that God comforts us so that we may comfort others.