4 - Trust

Psalm 37
A Psalm of David.
1 Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
NKJV

The first eagle attitude given us in this Psalm is that we must "TRUST in the Lord".
Trust is certainty based on past experience with God.
Trust means that I believe in the honesty, integrity and reliability of God to take me through.
Trust means having complete confidence in God and His love for me.
Trust means having a confident expectation in God's ability to work things out for me.

When you sat in the chair where you are now sitting, you had made a decision before-hand that it was strong enough to bear your weight.
Only then did you trust yourself to the chair.
No doubt in the future, you will feel fully confident to sit in that chair again.
This is an example of trust based on past experience.

When I have this trust in the Lord, it means that I can focus my attention upon Him and avoid fretting because of evildoers and I can also avoid becoming envious of workers of iniquity. My focus on the Lord allows me to believe Him when He says that they will soon be cut down like the grass and wither like the green herb.

When I choose to trust in the Lord, I am making a choice for LIFE, whereas fretting and becoming envious are choices that lead to destruction. We are not going to be like those who remain earth-bound and experience destruction.
Like the eagle we will RISE UP and trust in the Lord.

Prayer:
Father, thank You for allowing me to make the choice to put my trust in You today.
Thank You for giving me the privilege of choosing LIFE today,
in Jesus' name,
Amen.