WHOM
ARE WE TRUSTING DURING OUR DIFFICULTIES?
Psalm
62:1-2
1 For
God alone my soul waits in silence;
from
him comes my salvation.
2 He
alone is my rock and my salvation,
my
fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
David
maintained a single focus through times of difficulty. He was dependent ONLY
upon God, he trusted ONLY Him for his salvation, and he knew that God ALONE was
the stable ground on which to stand, his ONLY protection.
By
his words, we observe that David’s resolve was not momentary; it was not based
on his immediate circumstances or the length of the trial, but on the character
of God. He had put his complete trust in Him.
During difficulties our hearts and
our resolve become exposed.
We should ask ourselves if that is where we also stand. It is easy to give lip
service to our belief and trust in God, but trials very quickly expose where
our hearts are, just as David’s reactions show us where his heart was.
Reactions always produce
consequences.
David waited in silence, without being shaken. His silence exposed his trust,
for he did not complain through the trial. Our first site of examination during
a trial is our mouth! What do people hear from us? We tend to quickly justify
our complaining or our outright anger. We call it venting, or “thinking out
loud”. We think that it is
inconsequential, but it never is. It is exposing that our hearts are rebelling
against God. We tend to think that we are just dealing with people, but in reality
we are always dealing with our Lord.
When we complain, become bitter, or
get angry, our reactions always offend God. We are rebelling against God’s
sovereignty, His care for us, His wisdom, and His timing. David knew his God
well, and therefore he also knew His character, His wisdom, His power, and lovingkindness.
Maybe we do not know God well enough, maybe we have not reflected enough on Him
during our circumstances, and our focus has merely been on ourselves and those
around us.
David’s
mouth exposed his heart, and his demeanor was also evidence of his trust in
God. He was not shaken; his world did not fall apart. David did not waiver or
fear, he knew very well who was in control of his circumstances.
Dear friends, what are your
difficulties exposing in your responses? In what way is your mouth voicing
the state of your heart? How is your emotional state exposing your focus?
We
all remember moments in which we have failed in the past. Maybe some are wondering
right now how to bring their heart and feelings under control. The Lord,
through this psalm, is calling us to think on Him, to look away from people or
circumstances.
David’s
enemies were real!
Psalm
62:3-4
3 How
long will all of you attack a man
to
batter him,
like
a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
4 They
only plan to thrust him down from his high position.
They
take pleasure in falsehood.
They
bless with their mouths,
but
inwardly they curse. Selah
His
enemies were trying to make him fall, they were lying about him, and they were hypocritically
pretending to be for him, but truly hoped for his destruction. Although we do
not know in which instance of David’s life this psalm was written, we certainly
know that he experienced the betrayal of his family and friends. David’s life
was not easy, but his trust in God never wavered.
David
needed to remind himself to trust in God, the same way we also need to do.
Psalm
62:5-7
5 For
God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,
for
my hope is from him.
6 He
only is my rock and my salvation,
my
fortress; I shall not be shaken.
7 On
God rests my salvation and my glory;
my
mighty rock, my refuge is God.
David
was convinced that God was his rock of refuge, and his trust in God was deep
and sure. How long we are willing to wait on God exposes the depth of our
dependence on Him; the length of our silence exposes how true our trust is; the
peace of our demeanor exposes how much we truly trust our God.
David’s
resolve reminds us that our trust must be in God alone. When we trust ourselves
or others alongside with God, we will feel overwhelmed and are often
disappointed. We must have a single focus. In the end, only one Person will
receive the glory, because we know that through Him all things come together.
Even
when our circumstances are more pleasant, we should guard ourselves from taking
personal credit for their improvement. Our
awareness of our dependence on God should be constant, our gratefulness should
be evident, and our praise for God should be heartfelt.
May
God help us to refocus our lives upon Him, and may our lives invite other
people to trust God for their salvation, their hope, and their refuge.
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