Confident Living

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:14 (KJV)

I have spent the last number of weeks brooding over a situation I know I will soon be facing. Turmoil, fear, and apprehension have marked my internal world because I did not feel I had it in me to walk with confidence and I doubted there would be favor shown to me by a particular person. This morning the Lord has graciously given me Psalm 27 to ease my mind and realize where strength, confidence, and assurance will come from. It is in looking to Him! All that David is saying in this Psalm is meant to be more than just nice words and wishful thinking. It is meant to infuse me with courage and strength.

Like David, I must make some proclamations about God that will in turn permit me to stand with certainty and poise. He is my light and salvation. My hiding place. My teacher, leader, helper, and deliverer. He is the one I seek and desire. He is the one who will take me up and set me upon a rock of security. I seek His face, His mercy, and His answers. I long to walk in His ways and experience the plain path He has carved out for me! While the enemy has sought to distract and discourage me with self-doubt and an anticipated negative reaction of another person, God is encouraging me to center my thoughts and focus on Him! The answer lies in Him. The confidence comes from Him.

Verse 14 gives me the prescription for a strengthened heart. Wait on the LORD. This is not just an act of biding my time until God intervenes. The true sense of the word is that I bind myself to God, look to Him, and place my expectations in Him. His desire is that I stand in confident trust and reliance upon Him. His message to me this morning is, “Connect with Me and I will more than see you through the very thing that has you perplexed. I will give you songs of joy and praise to sing!”

What an offer! Delight instead of despair. Confidence instead of confusion. Victor instead of victim. Singing instead of sadness. His thoughts really are higher than my thoughts!

Father, I love it when You give me counsel and advice! How You must delight in knowing that I am about to take in truth from You. Thank you for housing treasures in Your Word. I walk with a fresh boldness because of You. Amen.