true trusting

Psalm 115:11 All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord.

   He is your helper, He is your shield.


It's easy to trust the Lord when times are good. Anyone can trust Him when things are going well.

But true trusting comes when times are tough, when things aren't going like we think they should, or when we're clueless as to what's going on.

Here is says God's our helper & our shield.

Iow, I think this means He is the engine pulling the train of our life, protecting us as we roll along.

And it's not easy to believe that fully when things are tough. We second guess a lot, whether we're really being &/or doing what He intended.

Over these last 15 months particularly, the recurring thing God has said to me is "trust me" - I have tried to, mostly because I have no choice ;-)  He's the One who got us into this situation. I guess then He's the One who gonna have to keep us as we stay here, or lead us if we're supposed to be&/or do otherwise.


Here's the rest of the psalm, so you can get a feeling of context...

Psalm 115
1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
  but to your name goes all the glory
  for your unfailing love and faithfulness.
2 Why let the nations say,
  "Where is their God?"
3 Our God is in the heavens,
  and he does as he wishes.
4 Their idols are merely things of silver and gold,
  shaped by human hands.
5 They have mouths but cannot speak,
  and eyes but cannot see.
6 They have ears but cannot hear,
  and noses but cannot smell.
7 They have hands but cannot feel,
  and feet but cannot walk,
  and throats but cannot make a sound.
8 And those who make idols are just like them,
  as are all who trust in them.

9 O Israel, trust the LORD!
  He is your helper and your shield.
10 O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD!
  He is your helper and your shield.
11 All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD!
  He is your helper and your shield.

12 The LORD remembers us and will bless us.
  He will bless the people of Israel
  and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
13 He will bless those who fear the LORD,
  both great and lowly.

14 May the LORD richly bless
  both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the LORD,
  who made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens belong to the LORD,
  but he has given the earth to all humanity.
17 The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD,
  for they have gone into the silence of the grave.
18 But we can praise the LORD
  both now and forever!

Praise the LORD!