About this episode

Alistair Begg discusses trusting God during difficult times, as illustrated in Psalm 13.

Send us Fan Mail Everybody knows something about disappointment. Everybody walks through seasons of sadness. But in Psalm 13, David shows us what it really means to trust God when life gets tight. Feeling forgotten, forsaken, full of sorrow, and pressed down, David didn’t fold into self‑pity—he cried out for God’s consideration and God’s illumination. And as he prayed, something shifted. His circumstances didn’t change, but his perspective did. His song of sorrow became a song of rejoi...

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Host: Michael Tolliver

Guest: Alistair Begg

Topics covered

• trusting God
• disappointment
• faith
• Psalm 13
• perspective
• sorrow
• prayer

Keywords

• trust
• God
• disappointment
• sorrow
• prayer
• faith
• perspective
• Psalm 13

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