How To Handle This Day

 

Trust in the LORD,

        and do good;

dwell in the land

  and befriend faithfulness.

Delight yourself in the LORD,

  and He will give you

  the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the LORD.

trust also in Him,

            and He will act.

                  Psalm 37. 3-5

(God spells out

      how to handle this day:

  trust, delight in Him,

          commit our way,

   and trust Him again.

Our part is seamlessly integrated

             with His.

The promise is

         "and He will act,"

in amazing ways

  we cannot ever foresee.

Diligently following Him

    into this day,

    into this mess,

    into His wonders,

changes not just

   our perspective or attitudes,

but our heart, vision, actions,

   and how we respond.

Circumstances may or may not change,

      but we can.

Trusting God never comes

      with a Laz-E-Boy recliner

but trail shoes double-knotted,

     ready to roll. )

O LORD,

We can be confident and sure

   that You are God

            we are not.

Thank You that we can trust You.

Help us to go forth into this day,

trusting You, relying on You,

allowing ourselves

            to be led,

being strengthened on the ascents,

and astonished by Your scenery

        along the way.

Please make our trust in You

      be infectious in others.

It is not that we

        lay our day before You,

but You lay Your incredible day

            before us.

May we walk with You

    hand in hand into it.