What to do when others attack us - Psalm 143-145

In order to catch today's theme we have to read the basis for it in the following verses from Psalms:

Psalms 143:3-5

For the enemy has persecuted my soul;

He has crushed my life to the ground;

He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;

My heart is appalled within me.

"I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all Your doings;

I muse on the work of Your hands."

The writer seems under attack by someone.  He is being persecuted and is feeling overwhelmed and full of self-doubt.   He states his "heart is appalled within" him.   That is the fruit of depression, or, perhaps, depression itself.   This attack from the outside has mingled wine with the inside.   External problems eventually, if not always, damage internal organs.    

To combat this situation the writer can go many places.   Modern day psychologist give us many "techniques" to get over hurt from others and to restore the "feelings within."   The Spirit has the writer, in this case, to give us a key to restoring our confidence and internal strength.  It is NOT the idea of self evaluation - count what you have accomplished and learned in your life.  It is NOT they idea of learning more and gaining insight from past mistakes.  Both of these methods have some merit and might even be supported by some principles of Scripture.   But, here the writer tells us to "remember the days of old and mediate on" God's doings.   To overcome self-doubt we are not to focus on SELF.  We are to put our focus on what God has done through us and for us.   HIS WORK is to be identified and mediated upon and not our work.   He is the one who restores the internal power, despite the external pressure.   Meditate today on what God has done for you in the past and you will soon begin to believe what He will be doing in the future