I keep the Lord in mind always. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8
The one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence indeed is the Lord, is blessed. He will be like a tree planted by water: it sends its roots out toward a stream, it doesn’t fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8
My words…
Praise
I have learned so much from You, Holy Spirit of God. One of the greatest truths You have taught me is this: The outcomes of my daily existence are a direct result of where I place my confidence. I have a high level of confidence in myself when I know the outcome before it happens, like following a recipe for the hundredth time. But when I can’t see what’s around the bend, which makes up 99.9% of my day, I must place my confidence in the only One who is already there. I have rooted my very next moment in Your omniscience. It’s the safest place – on Your left.
Prayer for me
Although You have taught me well, I falter as a student. I ponder too often about the future. What if this? What if that? The ground beneath my feet shifts, and I am unnerved. Forgive my weakness. I am blessed when Your strength shores up my spirit, and I find myself standing on solid rock again.
Prayer for others
Lord, I pray for the shaken, the fearful, the doubtful. I pray they will place their confidence in You because You know exactly what to do with it.
Thank You
Thank You, Father, for walking at my right hand. So close! When I look to You, You’re there. And all of my apprehension melts.
More praise
How blessed are we who trust in You. When the scorching heat of heartache, unworthiness, and temptation or the drought of despair, shame, and weakness threaten to destroy us, we stretch our roots to the stream, the source of our strength and health. Our leaves are green. Our fruit abundant. We will not be shaken!
