Even When No One Listens

Have you ever felt misunderstood? Have you ever wondered why your life has taken the twists and turns it has? Sometimes our circumstances and disappointments lead us to become frustrated, and it can feel like the people around us don’t fully understand what we are going through or feeling.

Feeling misunderstood, lost, and alone are all unfortunate parts of living in a broken world—but, as Christians, we are not without hope! Even though we may feel isolated and misunderstood, we have an incredibly caring God who knows our lives and understands how we feel.

Psalm 139 describes the knowledge and care God has for our lives. This passage goes into detail about how we can never escape from God’s presence (verse 7). It tells us God knows our thoughts before we have them and our words before we speak them (verses 2 and 4). That’s both comforting and convicting. Convicting because we can’t lie to or trick God, but comforting because God understands us completely.

How powerful to know God understands our weaknesses and our struggles! More than that, Paul tells us in Romans 8:26-27 that the Holy Spirit prays for us when we are not sure what we should pray for ourselves.

When we feel alone, misunderstood, and worried about what is happening in our lives, we can go to Jesus, our Savior, who knows personally what it is like to suffer as a human in a broken world (Hebrews 4:14-16). • Phil Cox

• When have you felt misunderstood?

• How does God’s knowledge of our lives help us rest in Him when we face hard situations?

Lord, you have searched me and known me. Psalm 139:1 (CSB)

Read Verses:

Jeremiah 1:1-9; 11:1-5