I think it is easy for Christians to get depressed when they look around them and see the condition of our society.  It seems that on the grand scale we are losing every battle.  From promiscuity to politics to tolerance and inclusion to media bias, the victories are few and far between.  Be honest, there are times when you've cried out to God and said, "why do the wicked prosper?!"   I think it is also confusing at times to know how to pray.  Are we selfish to pray for the wicked to get their due?  Do we need to tack on "Thy will be done" at the end of all our prayers?  God is in control, right?

David struggles through all these issues in the Psalms.  He was very familiar with these questions and doesn't appear to be shy about voicing his concerns to God.

Psalm 10:12-18 reads, "Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.  Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, You will not call to account?  But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.  Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none.  The Lord is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land.  O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more."

What I learn from David here is that God is on the side of justice.  He is on the side of the oppressed.  He is on the side that exalts His name!  We can pray for certain things confidently, knowing His will.  So if you are down today, if you are wondering, if you are discouraged, pray for Him to hold the wicked accountable and pray for Him to remember the afflicted.