“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Psalm 20:7 NIV
Busy day yesterday… I got up and got around then I went and did the one thing I’ve been putting off, a grocery trip to Walmart. The cupboards in the house were bare and I knew the rest of my week would not afford me time to make the dreaded trip so I ignored my aversion to the 20 degree temps outside, the usual Walmart crowd, and grocery shopping in general, and I headed out the door. As I channel surfed my radio on the way to town, I hit a DJ on the local classic rock station as she just hit her monologue. “2020 just plain sucked as a year.” I paused for a second. “There is something to that.” was my first thought. “I don’t think 2020 has been easy for anyone this year. Pandemic, politics, personal life… yep! It’s been hard.”
Shortly after the trip to town my husband and I headed out for a full day in St. Louis to see a heart specialist. Friday is the big day to have a procedure done to fix the AFib he struggles with and it was time to go and talk the whole deal over with the doctor. Just another thing to add to several others on my anxiety/peace balance scale that is currently tipping towards the anxious side. There are several things that I will have to do that I don’t relish on Friday and Saturday. Among them is navigating city traffic and staying at a hotel overnight by myself, COVID restrictions won’t let me stay in the hospital with him… I’ve been putting on my best “stiff upper lip” and talking about how I will be just fine, and I will be. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do…taking care of my sweetheart is the priority right now.
Psalm 20:7 has been rolling around inside of my heart this morning as I have sat here in the quiet of my house. In fact, I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. It’s easy to trust in all the things we surround ourselves with for our own comfort. Whether it be a good job, nice house, nice car, education, savings account, etc. I think we all are guilty of trusting in our own “chariots and horses” to take care of all we need. I like how the Passion Translation puts this verse, “Some find their strength in their weapons and wisdom, but my miracle deliverance can never be won by men. Our boast is in the Lord our God, who makes us strong and gives us victory!” I think it’s been easy to forget where my strength comes from and my trust should be. That’s probably why this whole crazy year of 2020 comes in to play. It’s funny how I can be so independent until the giants that surround me are so much bigger than I am. Then I become acutely aware that I need God to fight for me. I say just as Paul did in 2 Corinthians 12:9. “God’s grace is sufficient for me. His power is made perfect in my weakness. I will boast in those weaknesses because Christ’s power works through me.”
The pandemic, politics, and my personal life may loom big. God is Bigger!! He won’t leave me in all this. I can trust Him!
Your Love 
When it seemed like everything in this world was going crazy my trust in God became even more stronger. I knew what this virus can do and though I was scared at first. My fear caused me to press more into the Lord. When the Election happen and all the negative things that was being said regarding both sides, I asked the Lord to help me not to get caught up in the chaos.
When the killings of Black men were happening and the movement of black lives matter. I pressed in more towards God so that hate would not enter my heart. And from all this the one thing I kept saying is LORD I STILL TRUST YOU!!
When my friends on social media began to take sides on all these issues I stopped scrolling through my feeds. Because I was getting upset at how some of my church family was responding to all of this.
I know that all this chaos that is and has been happening is from the devil. For the enemy uses these things to keep God’s children’s focus on the chaos instead of us focusing more on GOD! And that is how I got through all of this. It was my faith trusting that GOD has me in His hand. And that He will always keep me!
Blessings to you and may you and your family have a Merry Christmas!!!
That is so very true! Thanks for your encouraging words and Merry Christmas to you as well!