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In this verse, the psalmist is declaring that he will trust the Lord regardless of his circumstances. Today, we'll look at why trusting in the Lord can be difficult, why we should trust Him despite the difficulty, and why articulating our trust is so important.
Trusting in the Lord is difficult partly because He works on a different timeframe than we do. While we may want immediate results, the Lord was willing for the Israelites to wait 400 years before they returned to the Promised Land. Also, the Lord works in mysterious ways--we do not always understand how He is moving or why He allows prayers to sometimes remain unanswered.
But oh, trusting in the Lord is worth it. Over and over again He has proven to be faithful in our lives and in the world. By far, the greatest demonstration of His faithfulness is Jesus's life and resurrection. The Lord had promised that a Messiah would come--Isaiah prophesied this 800 years in advance--and would set people free from sin and death. This is exactly what Jesus did. Jesus suffered a cruel death and paid the price of our shame that we might have life. So even if our circumstances are difficult, we know for certain that the Lord is good ... He proved His goodness through Jesus.
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When we choose to articulate that we trust in the Lord, we are training our hearts and minds to think rightly of God. The Lord is our refuge and fortress. Sometimes, especially when life hits us hard, we might feel foolish to say that we trust God--but articulating truth about His goodness gives us hope and stirs our minds to believe. When we declare aloud that we will trust in God, as the psalmist does, we're training our minds to think in accordance with the truth from the Bible. As we train ourselves to speak the truth, we will grow in our belief in that truth, and put on the trust that Christians are called to embody.
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