Helper to the Victims

Last evening, I came across Psalm 10 as I was reading through the Psalms. In my Bible before each Psalm, there is a theme listed that sort of summarizes what the Psalm is about. The theme for Psalm 10 states, "Why do the wicked succeed? Although God may seem to be hidden at times, we can be assured that he is aware of every injustice." The verse that really stuck out to me was the second part of verse 14. It states, "The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless." How many times in our lives do we turn to self pity or revenge when we are the victim of an injustice rather than turning to God? It is so much easier to hold on to our anger, our hurt, our shame, or our guilt than to completely give it over to God. Why? Why would we hold onto all of these exhausting emotions when we have reassurance that our God is the fatherless to the victims? When we cry out to Him, He will help us. This verse doesn't just say that we should turn things over to Him, but to commit ourselves to Him. Committing ourselves to Him means to hand the situation over, don't try and take it back, and allow Him to work healing through us. He is our helper. Today, I am choosing to commit myself to Him and allow Him to work healing in any injustices that have happened in life. And this doesn't just mean the huge injustices, but even the small things in life that are irritating to us.