So basically a few days ago, I was asked to write a talk. I had nothing prepared, so I decided to randomly choose something, and write about it in the time that I had. I chose Psalm 77. I was immediately intrigued with the heading �Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God�s Mighty Deeds.� It just sounded cool you know? So I did a little bit of research, not too much, and I found that a man named Asaph wrote this Psalm. I found a website where I got most of this, adding, and revising things. I give them props. Well lets get started.

Well I�d like to start back at verse one. �I cried��Asaph was shaken with a tempest of thoughts, he bust out into an open and loud sounding complaints. At the second knock the door of grace flew open: the Lord heard me. He used his voice also, for though vocal utterance is not necessary to the life of prayer, it often seems forced upon us by the energy of our desires. Sometimes the soul feels compelled to use the voice, for thus it finds a freer vent for its agony. It is a comfort to hear the alarm bell ringing when the house is invaded by thieves.

�My voice rises to God, and He will hear me." Its not like you�re sending a letter off, addressed �God� and hoping that somebody gets it. But you are talking to God, the God of the universe. He returned to his pleading. If once sufficed not, he cried again. He needed an answer, he expected one, he was eager to have it soon, and therefore he cried again and again, and with his voice too, for the sound helped his earnestness.

��And He will hear me.� The gate opened to the steady knock. He will hear us no matter what. The God of grace will hear us in due season. Asaph fled straight to God and to him unburdened his sorrow, and sought that he would not shut him out from that grace which he bountifully offers to all.

�My soul refused to be comforted.� I can easily picture this, when I think about going to bed at night. I go to bed say, around 10:00. I lie there, toss and turn. I do everything to try to get comfortable. I just can�t do it! I�ll lay there for hours, not knowing what to do, just wasting time away. Now picture your soul not comfortable. God has provided suitable and sufficient comfort for his people. He sends them comforters just as their circumstances require. But they at times refuse to hear the voice of the charmer. The Lord has perhaps taken away an idol, such as a church,--or he withholds his sensible presence, that they may learn to live by faith. To step out of their comfort zone. The Lord's people are often their own tormentors, they put away the cup of comfort from them, and say they are unworthy of It.

A verse down at the end it says �Selah.� This basically means a pause. I like to think of still water on dirt, that just slowly gets sucked down, and sunk in. The writer leaves a pause in order to let what he has said to sink in.

If you�d flip with me to Luke 22:42. I know what it has a complete different context, the message is the good stuff. Jesus says �Not my will, but yours be done.� I did everything that I could to try to write a cool talk. I actually went to bed a few nights ago with some awesome examples, and illustrations, that I was somehow planning to tie in. God didn�t want that. I ended up forgetting all of the illustrations. I did everything that I could to remember them. God didn�t want that. I then found this awesome Psalm, (which I recommend reading the rest by the way, its good stuff.) How all are we supposed to know God�s will? Well that�s why He left us His word. I like to picture it like were on life support. Although we can be off of it, it won�t do us any good . The Bible is living, and effective as it says in Hebrews 4:12. And we mustn�t forget Asaph, crying out to God. God heard him too. He didn�t leave Asaph in the dark. We can achieve God�s will praying to Him, and many other ways. Well that�s about it.