Trust is comprehensive. It does not waver. It does not doubt. Trust looks to the Lord and not the circumstances. It looks to the Lord and not the suffering. It believes the Lord will deliver at the exact perfect time, not our own. It understands that even if that deliverance is not what we envisioned that the Lord still knows best. The strength, integrity, ability and surety of God are limitless. We place the limits on God. Another Psalm sums up the confidence and trust we need to have in God:
The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. Psalm 27: 1-3
And we will possess the land. The Promised Land which God has set aside specifically for us. When the Israelites first saw the Promised Land, they did not have faith or trust in God (except Joshua and Caleb). They would end up walking around in the wilderness for 40 more years. Joseph on the other hand, never let go of the dream God had given him through 13 years in prison. He would walk into his promised land when Pharaoh made him Prime Minister of Egypt. God always follows through on His promises. The Promised Land out of your situation may not look the same as the way God has out for you but take heart because He will never leave you nor forsake you.
The world is a harsh and unfair place. There is suffering and hate everywhere. Through war and peace, disease and disability, famine and desolation; God is still God. His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. His solutions are not always our solutions either. But He is the way off the mountain you are circling. He is the oasis in the desert we find ourselves in. We need to be still in His presence, wait patiently for His time, not compare ourselves to others, not allow the devil a foothold in our lives through anger, and truly trust in the Lord if we truly expect to possess the land He has for us in this life and the life to come.
Reverend Anthony Wade September 3, 2009
