Psalm 13 | Mike Poole

Psalm 13 — We're experts at complaining. David shows us something harder and better: honest lament before God. Creative Arts Pastor Mike Poole opens our new series, Summer in the Psalms (2026), at Severns Valley.

There's a difference between grumbling to each other and lamenting to God. In Psalm 13, David is brutally honest — four times he cries "How long?" — and God proves accessible in exactly that honesty. Mike walks the psalm from complaint (vv. 1–2) to appeal (vv. 3–4) to the turn in verses 5–6, where David lands not on answers but on trust: "But I have trusted in your steadfast love."

A few things to carry into your week: - Lament moves us off the center of our own story and into an active part of God's story — wholly dependent on Him. - We tend to handle pain three ways: the silent majority ("I'm fine"), the victim who makes the struggle their identity, or honest lament — broken before God and someone we trust. - The way out of the anxiety quicksand isn't digging ourselves out; it's the finished work of Jesus. He won't waste a hurt. - God may not give you what you want through your lament, but He'll give you what you need.

"What's your 'lest' — the fear you're hiding behind instead of bringing to God?"

June 14, 2026

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