“Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.” Psalm 125:1

Apparently… I don’t trust God! ME!?! As I write this, I can hardly believe the words I read back to myself. But after the lousy night’s sleep I got last night, along with all the stuff that’s been rolling around in my head, I don’t know what other conclusion to make. After reading about David, I searched for a Psalm for some peace, and landed on this verse!

It would be easy for me to just blame it all on God! After all, Psalm 127:2 says that the LORD, “grants sleep to those He loves.” It would be a simple logical conclusion to say, “well I didn’t get any sleep last night… so God must not love me!” But that would be ridiculous! God DOES love me. So the problem of sleeplessness MUST lie in the weakest link… ME!

Not one to believe in coincidences, I am left to roll today’s verse around in my head and dig deeper for what He is trying to show me. I remembered the illustration of ‘The Chair’ I learned when trying to describe faith. I can actually look at a chair and believe that it can hold me. But I do not really ‘exercise’ that faith until I plant my butt down onto it! OOOOH!

If unshakable faith comes to those who ‘trust in the Lord,’ then the problem of a disturbed night of unrest MUST be the result of MY NOT trusting in the Lord! As I write those words, I can sense God giving me a pat on my back and saying… “that a boy!!! You’ve got it!” Which means, the only person who needs to make an adjustment in our relationship… is ME!

So excuse me for, once again, distrusting God in the middle of my night. I’m just going to throw this junk off onto God’s shoulders and let it go! Do YOU need to do the same thing? Thank GOD that back-steps are just another part of the Dance with my Savior.