Times of great uncertainty often reveal where you place your trust.
On a national level, every American just had to wrestle with who we trust to lead our nation. On a personal level, who do you trust to talk through your most difficult struggles? On a family level, can you trust those closest to you to keep their word? On a faith level, can God be trusted to intervene in the requests that you pray for?
So many struggles in life are shaped by who we trust to fix them.
In Psalms, David vividly illustrated the dilemma of who we trust to solve our battles. He said in Psalm 20:7, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” David is reminding us about the futility of trusting our own power to change our circumstances. Instead, only God Himself is worthy of our ultimate trust.
Throughout Psalms, David describes the Lord, why He can be trusted, and even why we should turn to Him in our troubles. Psalm 118:8 says this: “It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.”
David gives many reasons why we can trust God, but I want to highlight three that
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