"Yet for your sake we are killed all day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." Ps.44:22
In this verse the Psalmist describes how God's people felt about themselves, after they chose to worship store-bought gods, made by their hands. In the time of calamity, materialistic idolatry could not save them. They fell victim to their own foolishness.
When God's people forgot to pray, they made fools of themselves. David learned he could not hide things from God. Their memory of former favors from God caused them to complain about their present evils rather than to confess their foolishness.
When we feel like lambs assigned for sacrifice each day, we need to ask ourselves if our difficulties are for the sake of God's will, or for the sake of our own self-will. Once we get them sorted out, we'll have a healthier attitude and will see a victorious end.
HONEST CONFESSION: before God is the proper attitude about our difficulties. Often it is only in times of persecution and dishonor redemption is remembered. There is redemption through the cross for all those who transgress.
PRAYER: I confess many of my present problems are due to my own transgressions. I wandered into my own way and I now pay for it. Lord, I will not allow this to kill my faith or sever my relationship with you. I will trust you more. For your Name's sake. Amen