Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7 (ESV)
Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe. Prov. 28:26 (NIV)
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 (NIV)
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. John 14:1 (NLT)
Dear heavenly Father, every difficult season of life is anticipated in your Word—all the exigencies and emergencies, disheartening crises and devastating crucibles, broken promises and broken trusts. Thank you for your warnings and wisdom; and today, especially, thank you for your welcome. Few things hurt as much as broken trust. Help us Lord; help us trust you when trusting is really hard.
We trust a chair will support our weight when we sit down; we assume a bridge won’t collapse when we drive across it; and that the food we bring home from the market is safe and the diagnosis we get from our doctor is correct. And of course, we presuppose that people we love won’t harm us (even though we know better). Father, we’re not naïve. We live in a broken world, as broken people. If we stay in any relationship long enough, we will experience pain and loss. Today, however, we ask you to meet us in the raw pain (for some of us) and lingering hurt (for more of us) of broken trust.
In our fear, and with our troubled hearts, we want to trust you completely, Father. Where else can we go? What else or who else can we unreservedly trust? If we trust in ourselves, we are foolish; for our pain will dictate a course contrary to your heart. If we trust in chariots of revenge, then we will ourselves will be destroyed, under the weight of our anger and spite. If we trust in horses to take us far away, we will end up in a desolate, lonely place—exactly where Satan wants us to drive us.
So, Father, we come to you today, and we collapse on Jesus—the only One who can sustain the weight of our hurt and the wait of our longing. Hold us, help us, and heal us. So very Amen we pray, in His wonderful and merciful name.