Psalm 55

Okay, so the title of this blog is aimed at women, not men (just in case you guys were starting to sweat a little bit). Although what I am about to say in this blog applies just as equally to men as it does to women. Guys aren’t the only ones who have girlfriends. Girls have girlfriends, too—you know, the kind you can talk to on the phone for hours or stay up half the night giggling with. For girls, a good girlfriend is someone to whom you feel comfortable pouring out your heart—down to the very last, nitty gritty detail. Most guys have an equivalent to the girlfriend relationship—someone they feel comfortable being completely honest with, except it often doesn’t involve as much talking.

This chapter of Psalms reminded me that God wants to be your girlfriend. He wants to be the person you “call up” and spill your guts to. He wants to be the one to hear every little detail about your day—everything that happened and how it made you feel. How do I know that? Because that’s the kind of relationship David had with God: “My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.” (vs 2-3)

David wasn’t afraid to tell God anything; in fact, he told Him everything. When he was so angry that he wanted to smash his enemies’ teeth in, he told God about it. When he was so devastated that he wished he could die, he told God about it. When he was jumping for joy over a victory in battle, he told God about it. Whatever was happening in his life, his first “phone call” was to God—and he was brutally honest about all his feelings.

Sometimes I wonder if we are as honest with God as David. When someone cuts us off in traffic, do we direct our road rage to God? Do we think, God, I would really like to smash that car right now! When our boss has irritated us at work, do we pray, God, I really wish she would contract a disfiguring disease! I don’t think we’re quite that honest. But we should be. Perhaps if we were more honest with God, we would gossip less to our other friends.

God wants to be the one who gets to hear the whole story firsthand. Not because He doesn’t know every detail already, but because He wants to hear it from you. He wants your perspective—your brutally honest perspective. Don’t be afraid to be that honest with Him. If there’s something in your thoughts or feelings that needs to be ironed out, He’ll help you with it. You don’t need to “pretty it up” before you bring it to Him.

So, the next time you’re about to pick up the phone to call a friend to either share something glorious or something shocking, remember to ask yourself if you’ve brought it all to God yet. Don’t make Him miss all the juicy gossip! He wants to be the first one to hear about all the best (and worst) parts of your life!