Psalm 31:14
“But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.”
David faced many hardship and battles through His life. The attacks
he faced from within and from without were numerous. The one constant
that kept David going through these times was that He trusted in the
LORD. He said in verse 9, “Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble…” Yet, when we come down to the verse above he said, “But I trusted in thee, O LORD…” This was the key to his making it through the rough times.
David said in verse 10, when grief was his only encouragement, he
trusted in the LORD. In the same verse when weakness was his only
strength, he trusted in the LORD. In verse 11, when disappointment was
his only encouragement, he trusted in the LORD. In verse 12, when
loneliness was his only friend, he trusted in the LORD. In verse 13,
when slander was the only good word he heard, he trusted in the LORD.
The only thing that got him through his times of trouble was that he
trusted in the LORD. What does it mean to trust the LORD?
First, trust means that you will rely on His timing. Verse 15 says, “My times are in thy hand…”
When life’s only gift seems to be trouble, you are going to have to
trust that the LORD’s timing is correct. I’ve often said, the LORD is
never late, He is rarely early, but He is always on time. Throughout
every hardship I’ve faced, I have always seen the LORD come through at
the right time. Trust means that you understand that the LORD’s timing
is always right. You may not feel like He is going to come through, but
your “times” must be placed in His hand.
Second, trust means that you will trust His presence. Verse 16 says, “Make thy face to shine upon thy servant…”
There is only one way you are going to get God’s face to shine upon
you, and that is by spending time in the closet of prayer. David didn't
run to man in his time of trouble, but he ran to the closet of prayer
and trusted the presence of God. Stop running to everyone else and
telling your problems to them, but run to God in prayer and pour your
heart out to Him. In times of trouble, let your actions mirror the words
of the old song, I Must Tell Jesus.
Third, trust means that you will trust His reputation. Verse 17 says, “Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee…”
David didn't run to all that he had done throughout the past to make it
through troubles, but he trusted that the God Who promised to be there
for him would come through as He did in the past. My friend, you are
going to have to trust the LORD’s reputation. He has never forsaken
anyone in the past, and He is not about ready to start with you now. He
promised that He would always be there for you in your time of trouble,
so trust the LORD’s reputation and realize He has always been there and
will continue to be there.
Fourth, trust means that you will trust His vindication. Verse 18 says, “Let the lying lips be put to silence…”
When your troubles come from others, you are going to have to trust
that the LORD will take care of the battle for you. God says that
vengeance belongs to Him, so trust His Word that He will vindicate you
in His timing. Christian, I don't know what you are facing, but I do
know the only way you are going to make it is through trusting the LORD.