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Goodness and Trust

Even as God’s dearly loved children, we will all go through times of difficulty and hardship in this life. In the first four verses of Psalm 13, David is pouring out his heart and being painfully honest about the hardships he had been experiencing. Evidently, things had been pretty tough. David is to the point where he’s even wondering if God had forgotten him. He’s wrestling with his thoughts and his heart is filled with sorrow. To add insult to injury, his enemies are gloating over him and celebrating the possibility of his demise.

Then, in verse 5, the entire tone of the Psalm changes as David declares “I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.” David is making a faith declaration that, no matter how things may appear or even how he feels, he is choosing to put his trust in the goodness of God.

When we experience difficulties and trials, we need to keep coming back to what we know to be true about God. Experiences can be discouraging. Feelings can be deceiving. So we keep coming back to the truth of God’s word and what we know to be true about the character of God. David declares, by faith, “I trust in your unfailing love,” and “He has been good to me”.

What faith declaration do you need to make today? What truth about God’s character do you need to stand on? We may not always understand why we’re going through the difficulties we’re facing, but we can always know that God is good and will always work things out for our good.