Focus

Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer.

 

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Read

Psalm 3 (NRSV)

O LORD, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
many are saying to me,
“There is no help for you in God.” Selah
But you, O LORD, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
I cry aloud to the LORD,
and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
I am not afraid of ten thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
Rise up, O LORD!
Deliver me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.
Deliverance belongs to the LORD;
may your blessing be on your people! Selah

 

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Reflect

Trust has never been easy for me. You put me in a team-building activity where I am meant to trust someone I hardly know, or even someone I’ve known for years, and you’ve cornered yourself a badger.

I have learned to trust others more and more throughout the years. It has not been easy, much like free falling into the arms of someone I don’t know and hoping they don’t sneeze at the wrong time. Those I trust are few, but they are the ones who have shown me what it’s like to be free, vulnerable and ultimately me.

Psalm 3 is attributed to King David, and the psalm is a picture of David’s vulnerability, freedom and absolute trust in God. David turns to God in the midst of his hardship, and it seems he does so without hesitation. How much better would my life be if I could do the same?

I continue to struggle trusting others, even those I have come to know and love. Those I do trust have never given me a reason not to trust them; the same is true with God. I get in my own way. More often than not, I stop short of giving myself over completely to God. This means I miss out on so many blessings that are so freely given if I’d only put all of my hope and trust in God.
God wants my trust, and I have no reason not to give it. I learn to trust others a little more each day. I even attempt to branch out from my select few. I also try to trust God a little more each day. It is a process, and it’s not easy, but it is certainly worth it.

 

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Pray

O God, you should be the one we turn to and trust in all situations. You have never given us reason not to put our trust in you; we ask that you help us to remember that, not just in the midst of pain and sorrow, but also in times of joy and happiness. You are the one true God, forever and ever. Amen.

Go with God!