Psalm 57

Hello

I hope that you're well, today I want to talk to you about Psalm 57.

We're so busy these days, there seems to be so many demanding things to do,  work requires more and more of us, our families, our social commitments, and all the rest that goes along with it.
I'm sure you would agree, sometimes when we say, ''we'll pray about it.'' we just do it without praying , because well who else will step up?
If we do things so well, and if we keep wearing the mask of commitment,  who are we trying to help?
We're not helping ourselves are we?
This has 2 sides to the coin, if we keep up the ''good work.''  and if  for some reason can't do it one day, who will take our place?
We struggle with this, because we have a fear, because we have a persona  "no one can do it better than I can," or "Perhaps it's easier for me to do it, and not train up people, because they aren't as good, and their systems fail."
But we are the only ones, that trick ourselves and we can and will fail ourselves.
It's always sad when this happens, because we let ourselves down, and become defeated, when we just keep going, keep up with the Jones, and keep aiming high.
It's not a bad thing to have good goals in place, but be careful my friends, when your goals become a subject of pride.
Because ultimately, that will become your down fall.
David, saw this, he saw it happening to Saul, and he couldn't do anything, to stop him, Saul was wanting to have David's life, because David was so successful.
In the end Saul, was his own enemy.
You can read in Psalm 57 about how afraid David was, in fact he was related to the man, by marriage, Saul gave his daughter in marriage to him when he was only a teenager imagine that, you've just killed and cut off Israel's most wanted man, and all of sudden you're an afternoon success, you're family doesn't have to pay taxes, you get a new home, and then you're a husband.
But it was only to benefit Saul, which when he was king he started off well, it was only because of God's anointing on David that he got jealous.
Many times he was rescued by the hand of God, and by Jonathon.
It wasn't at all like a fairy tale, that we teach kids now days.
There's a beautiful, openness about David in Psalm 57, when he completely relies on God, to have him fight for him.
Sometimes, we need to rely on God and hold onto the promises he made to us. And sometimes we need to keep those promises we've made to people as well.
Because God isn't a one way Street kind of God, you know, sometimes we come to God and we expect him to do things our ways, wanting him to snap into things, and just click his fingers and just make things happen. But he also wants to act, and be active, going about thing with wisdom.

If we are wise, and seek after God, we won't get shaken, by things of this world, we will stand fast, we will be able to stand anything that comes our way.
However, if we go after every whisper, and believe in gossip, and or rumours of things, we'll be blown by everything that comes our way and we will be shaken.
David knew what it was like being afraid, he hid in the cave, but while he was hiding, he was active, he made a conscience effort to, praise God, he made a choice in that dark cave, sing, in fact he commands his  heart to sing, in the dead of night.
God's love for us is steadfast, and when you are uncertain, of things around you, take heart that while things surprise you, he is not surprised, he always works best to our advantage.
Even when things around you are shaking, you know that God is in control, the most calmest place in a hurricane is in the middle of the eye of it. So you might be feeling like you're in the outside of the storm, God is in the middle of it.
That's what I want you to know, and you know that God is love, and no matter what happens you are loved and cared for, no matter if you don't have any friends or many, no matter if you're not in the popular group, it might be in church or out of church, your popularity isn't what God looks for, it doesn't matter if you have a leaders cap on, or not, it doesn't matter what church group your involved in, all that matters, is that you go after God, that where he is, leading you, you are going to be ok.