...given into their hands,

for they cried out to God

              in the battle,

and He granted their urgent plea

   because they trusted in Him.

                    1 Chronicles 6. 20

(We all struggle with something.

Has it occurred to me

    to bring it before Him?

Am I crying out to God

   or mumbling a prayer?

Am I seeking God

   or just an answer?

Is prayer our first response

            or last resort?

It was not that these people

          were so great

but they trusted in Him,

   even in the hard stuff.

When we trust God,

  we approach things differently.

The outcome is as much

               in the journey

   as in the results.

             Maybe even more.

God never works

   in singular outcomes.

Trusting God

   impacts everyone around us.

          More than we know.)

O LORD,

And what if

    we trusted in You

    about this struggle,

    about this difficult situation

            or difficult people?

Life can never be the same.

We may not understand,

   but You are God.

There are no random encounters

    but You strategically place us

                    for Your glory.

May others see something

            different in us

    and that would be You.

A witness for You evidenced

     by what we say,

how we respond,

what we do,

and how we love.