O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. Psalms 25:20-21
I have found on my journey, countless numbers of stories from those who find themselves deep in the heat of the fire of circumstances and the sufferings of life (and I thought it was just me). Most, if we were honest, have a hard time just trying to understand the why of it all, especially when the trials seem so extreme and the stress and strain of the outcome (losing a home, job, or financial difficulties, etc.) outweighs your reasonable and rational thoughts. Naturally, this causes doubt, worry, anxiety, and yes, shame to some degree. However, the scripture tells us to stand in integrity and on the principles of God while He protects and keeps us. We must not only trust but wait on Him to bring us out of our situations, even when we don’t understand them. We cannot be concerned with what others may think or say because they will not always understand who we are, why we do what we do, or why God has chosen us to go through various trials. God knows what He is doing and what our outcome will be, as well as the place He is trying to get us to, as He equips us for the kingdom.
All that matters is that our actions are pleasing to God so that He gets the glory. It doesn’t matter who stays in our corner or who leaves; even when some have turned against us, God always has our back. Our integrity should be the basis of our testimony and our ability to maintain godly morals and principles. Our standards, our honesty, and most importantly, our uprightness are what preserves us and keeps us while we are waiting. It is in that, where we find our total reliance, our confidence and our trust. David communicates that message here in spite of what was going on with him when he penned this psalm. He had the confidence and the trust that God would deliver and restore him and he would wait until that happened. We have to be as David and put our complete trust in the fact that we believe that the Lord is going to protect, sustain, and uphold us while we stand firmly in what we know is right, regardless of how bleak our situation may appear from the outside looking in.
My prayer is keep me Lord, keep me mind, and keep my heart so that I am not ever ashamed, nor become disappointed because I have put my trust in you. Even if all hell breaks loose around me, let your sovereignty, your righteousness, and your peace maintain me while I continue to put my confidence, my trust and hope in the God of my salvation. Let your love envelope and embrace me while I wait for you.
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
I have found on my journey, countless numbers of stories from those who find themselves deep in the heat of the fire of circumstances and the sufferings of life (and I thought it was just me). Most, if we were honest, have a hard time just trying to understand the why of it all, especially when the trials seem so extreme and the stress and strain of the outcome (losing a home, job, or financial difficulties, etc.) outweighs your reasonable and rational thoughts. Naturally, this causes doubt, worry, anxiety, and yes, shame to some degree. However, the scripture tells us to stand in integrity and on the principles of God while He protects and keeps us. We must not only trust but wait on Him to bring us out of our situations, even when we don’t understand them. We cannot be concerned with what others may think or say because they will not always understand who we are, why we do what we do, or why God has chosen us to go through various trials. God knows what He is doing and what our outcome will be, as well as the place He is trying to get us to, as He equips us for the kingdom.
All that matters is that our actions are pleasing to God so that He gets the glory. It doesn’t matter who stays in our corner or who leaves; even when some have turned against us, God always has our back. Our integrity should be the basis of our testimony and our ability to maintain godly morals and principles. Our standards, our honesty, and most importantly, our uprightness are what preserves us and keeps us while we are waiting. It is in that, where we find our total reliance, our confidence and our trust. David communicates that message here in spite of what was going on with him when he penned this psalm. He had the confidence and the trust that God would deliver and restore him and he would wait until that happened. We have to be as David and put our complete trust in the fact that we believe that the Lord is going to protect, sustain, and uphold us while we stand firmly in what we know is right, regardless of how bleak our situation may appear from the outside looking in.
My prayer is keep me Lord, keep me mind, and keep my heart so that I am not ever ashamed, nor become disappointed because I have put my trust in you. Even if all hell breaks loose around me, let your sovereignty, your righteousness, and your peace maintain me while I continue to put my confidence, my trust and hope in the God of my salvation. Let your love envelope and embrace me while I wait for you.
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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