Encouragement: For God alone I patiently wait

Here is your daily encouragement words and thoughts. Today I bring you encouragement from Psalm 62

62:1 For God alone I patiently wait;
he is the one who delivers me.
2 He alone is my protector and deliverer.
He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
3 How long will you threaten a man?
All of you are murderers,
as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
4 They spend all their time planning how to bring him down.
They love to use deceit;
they pronounce blessings with their mouths,
but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)
5 Patiently wait for God alone, my soul!
For he is the one who gives me confidence.
6 He alone is my protector and deliverer.
He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
7 God delivers me and exalts me;
God is my strong protector and my shelter.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people!
Pour out your hearts before him!
God is our shelter! (Selah)
9 Men are nothing but a mere breath;
human beings are unreliable.
When they are weighed in the scales,
all of them together are lighter than air.
10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression!
Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery!
If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
11 God has declared one principle;
two principles I have heard:
God is strong,
12 and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love.
For you repay men for what they do.


Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Ps 62:1-12). Biblical Studies Press.

Living in Canada I have lived a fairly comfortable life. I have seen wealth increase in my hands and know only too well how easy it is to become attached to it. But wealth can leave as quickly as it comes. It is at these times when your established relationship with God can see you through. The psalm writer hand out some very good advice. "God is my strong protector and my shelter. Trust in him at all times, you people!"
Trust is the key and at all times, if you have wealth or you do not. Once you can reach a point where you can trust God no matter what, then all things become easier. Once you can trust God with your life then the wealth and blessing placed in your hands for you to use as a steward becomes a blessing to all. God can make use of the wealth when you are in the trusting state.

Developing the trust relationship is not always easy. Sometimes the only road to that trust relationship comes when you have no choice but to trust. When all your efforts do not win the day. It is then that you have to accept that He is your protector and your shelter just to survive and that you will not be upended and that God will deliver you.

"Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence." In this state God can use you as well to encourage those that have. Your need becomes their opportunity to learn of their blessing and learn how to trust God.

I am not sure if you have noticed but God does not seem to have a watch. So in all states that you find yourself in, wait patiently for God alone and trust Him.

Amen