One Word

One word really struck me today. It is a word that has struck me before. It is in Psalm 13:5.
David is lamenting about the situation he is in. He feels like God is not there. He is sorrowful and it looks like his enemies will prevail against him. The one word comes verse 5 where he shifts the focus of the psalm from lamenting to praise. It is the word "But."
He goes from sorrow of heart to rejoicing and trusting and singing. What an awesome testimony to trusting God in our trials. We do not know what situation David was going through here but if we look at David's life and all he went through we can be sure it was a hard time for him. He trusted that God would deliver him before the deliverance was brought about. He did not rejoice WHEN he was delivered. He rejoiced BEFORE the deliverance. That is where I struggle sometimes. In the midst if my day when I am in the muck and mire of homeschooling 8 children I get easily overwhelmed and discouraged. I need to praise God in the midst of my days believing that God is going to hear my cries for help and send deliverance. That deliverance may come in the form of a husband coming home early or it may simply be a hug from a little one. It could be a song that I hear or a blog post that encourages me. The point is, the deliverance will always come. I need to praise God for sending it before he ever does. I need to look at my days and remember to say as David said "BUT I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to The Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me."

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