“The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.” Psalms 118:6-8 (NLT)
Well, that door closed or was rather slammed shut. My husband had worked hard to get his foot in the door for a particular job, and not a month later that door was slammed shut. Before he could even feel the aftershocks of the door swooshing closed, the self-doubt, discouragement, embarrassment, and defeat were all self-mounted on his shoulders, encased and ready to paralyze him.
On deck to follow, the questions. God, why? Why did I even get this position if only to take it away a few weeks later? Why have that specific person as my supervisor? Why put me with that co-worker? Why have me waste my time?
It was so glaringly evident that God was a part of this, but what do you do with all the doubts swirling around inside your mind? How do you reconcile it with what you know of Him? If you are anything like me, you scour the scriptures. The chapter and verses I kept coming back to were Psalm 118:6-8:
“The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.”
People are imperfect creatures and as we can see from the verses before us, people will fail us. They will make decisions and treat us in a way that we can no longer trust. There will be those who won’t celebrate your successes, and who won’t see your weaknesses as something to build upon. There will be those who see your perspective as different and irrelevant. So. Be. It. God is 100% solid with who you are because He knows who you will be and He is continuously refining, not defining, you! Ultimately, God is for you and it is His authority that you can trust!
“Lord, thank you for seeing me today. Thank you for continually working in me so I can put my trust in You, today and every day!”
For His Glory
Rebecca Mahle
TRBC Women’s Life
trbccoffeebreak 
Leave a comment