Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye wastes away from grief, my soul and body also. For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away. I am the scorn of all my adversaries, a horror to my neighbors, an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me. I have passed out of mind like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel. For I hear the whispering of many— terror all around!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life. But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors. Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love. (Psalm 31:9-16 NRSV)
It is real easy to lose heart and feel like you are out there all on your own.
Have you ever been there?
Have you ever heard the phrase, “If you are feeling far from God, it isn’t God that moved…” There is a lot of truth in that phrase, but that does not always bring us comfort does it?
How did I move away from God and where is my trust?
Our money in the USA says “In God We Trust.” on it. I wonder if we all really believe this. I know we all do not believe this because there has been a movement lately to take it off and people screaming it has always been that way, because that is how it has been since they have been alive, but it has not always been there. I think it is a good reminder that we are stewards of what we have been given though.
But who do you trust in? Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, or the other presidents pictured on the bills and coins in your pocket or purse? Or do you trust in God?
My life has been anything but roses the past few years. But one thing has not changed through all of it. I 100% agree with the psalmist here, “But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors. Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love.” I trust in God and know that no matter what He will always be with me.
Who do you trust in?
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