"Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name." Psalm 33:20-21
Today I was driving home from a morning of fishing on the Kentucky Lake when I slowed down and drove around a turtle that was trying to cross the road. He was going as fast as he could go when he saw me coming. The turtle just stopped and drew up into his shell.
Didn’t he know that my GM pickup weighs over a ton (probably close to 2 tons)? Didn’t he know that his shell would be useless against my truck and boat trailer?
It makes me think about the things that I trust in to save me in times of troubles. Like sickness, do I really trust in doctors and health insurance? Like my future retirement, do I trust in Social Security and my 401k? Like food and my other daily needs, do I only trust in my weekly paycheck?
Like the turtle I find myself trusting in things that are not very trustworthy. Doctors and insurance have let me down many times. Social Security, will it even be here when I retire, who knows. Can you trust in a paycheck? Ask the 9% plus unemployed in the United States.
Every night I cry out to God my Savior to be my shield, my protector, my provider. In my 54 years of living, God has never let me down. Sometimes He has been a little late according to my watch and calendar. The day will come when I will know the reasons why God does things the way He does and the timing was always perfect.
I will trust in the Lord with all my strength and not in the shells that this world provides.
alight
