The Little Path

9/9/2016

Psalm 9.10 Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You. – David

This morning in my waking moments my thoughts turned to God and I said within me: Lord, I trust You. I do that more and more these days because I see my need to trust Him, and trust in Him, more and more. And as I thought of that trust and in Whom is that trust, I thought about walking down a little path in my mind from where I am to Him, the One in Whom I trust.

That little path is becoming more and more well-worn. The things that surround me and cause me concern seem to be piling up higher and higher; and if anyone is going to see me through, it is God, my Father.

I look for that kind of stuff in the Bible as I read, and this morning as I read Lamentations, I realized that God doesn’t prevent the worst, but He does promise to see us through it. Whether the worst is because of us, or beyond us, it doesn’t matter – God has never forsaken those who seek Him, and seeking Him starts with the little path: Lord, I trust You.

Because of who I am and how I think, I do certain things in certain ways for certain outcomes. Today was my little prayer, down that little path to that place of reality: His presence, and my trust in His presence.

So, my normal habit is to read the selected passages from Scripture according to a reading plan that I have now followed since 2002. I try really hard to find my inspiration in those words for this day (whatever day it is…). And when the selected passages don’t seem to ring a bell, I go to a couple alternate sources for inspiration. And in one of those selected resources I found the above: Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

And what I read both surprised me, and confirmed to me that the little path is the right path. What I read led me to Psalm 9, which according to my thinking is fitting because today is September 9^th. I wouldn’t read Psalm 10 and look for inspiration on September 9^th. (I live in a complex world…)

I know it was the right thing because having had my thought about the little path previous to all this and then, later, reading what I read, I smiled and relaxed: God has never forsaken those who seek Him.

The little path starts with this thought: Lord, I trust You. It’s a very short distance from where I am to that place of trust in Him. All I have to do is go there. I don’t have to swim oceans, or climb tall mountains; all I have to do is walk down the little path of speaking these words: Lord, I trust You.

The response from heaven for me today was simply: Those who know My name trust in Me, for I, the Lord, have never forsaken those who seek Me. Friends, He is there; we just need to trust Him.

Lord, thank You for the confirmation of Your peace and presence in all I fret about today. Thank You that I may trust in You and know that You have never forsaken those who seek You. I give my fretting to You. I know You have me in the palm of Your hand. Thank You. Amen.