Trust in the Lord

Perspective. It’s everything. We can look around and feel hopeless and vulnerable, wondering why God has abandoned us. Or, we can turn to the Lord, scale the heights of heaven and gaze on who God is, what He’s done, and what He has promised to do. 

Proverbs 18:10 reminds us, “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.”

Did you catch the promise? Is safe. Say it out loud. “I am safe.” 

Think through the implications for your loved ones who believe in the Lord. They are safe. 

Yes, far from what some people seem to be, uncaring and distant, God is the opposite. He is caring and He is actively present in our life. 

Pay attention to the ways God has proved and is proving to be active in your life.

Be mindful of God’s Spirit, who comforts and strengthens you. Let your mind relax in the reality of the new heaven and world awaiting you and your believing loved ones. Purposefully ponder your life and your loved ones’ lives from the perspective of heaven’s heights. Say a prayer to the Lord thanking Him for being wonderful, loving, and faithful.

Heavenly Father, You are a loving, faithful STRONG TOWER to whom I can run. May I be as David and boldly testify that I run to You and am safe. 

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Do you ever feel weak or like you can’t go on? If so, remember Psalm 28:6-7 that comforts us with the reminder that the LORD is, in addition to many things, our strength. “Blessed be the Lord, because He has heard the voice of my supplication. The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.”

“I am helped.” What great words David, the psalmist, said. He was helped. You can be helped, also. You don’t have to do this thing called life – being an employer, spouse, parent, widow, single person, or bread winner alone. You may be weak but God is your strength. 

God is your strength, but did you notice a key to David experiencing God as his strength? He said, “My heart trusts in Him and I am helped.”

Does your heart trust in God? If so, you can say with David, “The Lord is my strength. My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.”

A person with a trusting heart may not know how they will get through their day or night; but they know God is with them and will give them the strength for whatever they face. 

Is your heart trusting in the Lord in the midst of your circumstance? 

Will you pray today, “Lord, You are my strength. My heart trusts in You.”

Heavenly Father, thank You that You are always present and no matter how weak I feel, You are my STRENGTH. I trust in You, Lord.  

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