Do you ever feel like this?<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a01<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> O Lord, don\u2019t rebuke me in your anger \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>9<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> You know what I long for, Lord; These are the words of the King of Israel named David. To appreciate his struggle with addictive thinking and behavior, you can read his story in 1st and 2nd Samuel of the Old Testament.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or discipline me in your rage!
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>2<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> Your arrows have struck deep,
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and your blows are crushing me.
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>3<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> Because of your anger, my whole body is sick;
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0my health is broken because of my sins.
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>4<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> My guilt overwhelms me\u2014
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0it is a burden too heavy to bear.
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>5<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> My wounds fester and stink
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0because of my foolish sins.
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>6<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> I am bent over and racked with pain.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All day long I walk around filled with grief.
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>7<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> A raging fever burns within me,
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and my health is broken.
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>8<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> I am exhausted and completely crushed.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0My groans come from an anguished heart. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0you hear my every sigh.
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>10<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> My heart beats wildly, my strength fails,
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and I am going blind.
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>11<\/span><\/strong><\/sup> My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Even my own family stands at a distance<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n