I Put My Hope in God

In reading through Psalm 40-43 in my quiet time, I am struck by the struggles that David is going through. And yet his confidence is in God, his hope is in God and he chooses to praise Him in the situations that he finds himself in. So why do I not do the same...why wish to have everything go so smooth in life...why wish that the difficult would pass quickly...why complain instead of rejoice? The writer of the devotional book said this today, "Without affliction, it is not possible to experience the sufficiency of God's grace. Without oppostion, it is not possible to exercise faith." May I view my life through God's lens...in all that He allows me to go through, He wants me to put my hope in Him, to exercise my faith and to experience His amazing grace!