Onward, Upward, and Further In

I've shared these things before, but Sony was in Psalm 40 this week. He ministered this passage to me and to others, and as he shared this passage, it crystallized why I had such a hard time reading Scripture for so long. ---------- ~Psalm 40:13-17 "Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me! Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonour who delight in my hurt! Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, 'AHA, AHA!' But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, 'Great is the Lord!' As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!" ------------ I went through some traumatic events in the last decade or so.   My health collapsed, and I received judgment about my health. I have a sensitive conscienc...