Psalm 22

Psalm 22 is a song of triumph. It is a song of recognizing, overcoming, and rejoicing, even in moments where we feel forsaken.

Our trust is often based on our feelings. When David cries out to God, you can tell that he is emotional and that a lot of it is based on his feelings. But when he comes to his senses and when he uses the knowledge and the truth that has been entrusted to him, he says things like "for kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations" (Psalm 22:28), and "they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it" (Psalm 22:31).

These verses show that although David feels like "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?" (Psalm 22:1), and although he feels like "a worm and not a man" (Psalm 22:6), at the same time that he can feel these things, he has trust in God to deliver him. He has trust in the sovereignty of God, trust that God is ruling over all the nations, that He is King of kings, and trust that there are people not yet born who will come to proclaim His righteousness. David has trust in God's ability to deliver people from unrighteousness to righteousness. He has trust that it is already done, even if he feels like he cannot see it. He knows that it is already completed.

I think the best way that we can even begin to understand what trust means is through the words "he has done it." To believe "he has done it" is similar to believing "it is finished." It is not a little bit done. It is not he did that and we do this. It is completely done through Christ. We can bring our worries and we can beg that God will save us and deliver us, and we must trust that He has already done it.

Something that I have been really thinking about these past few days is trusting in the Lord and trusting in what His word says. I feel that I try to think about things and be thoughtful, but I know that that can lead me into overthinking, into thinking about all of the what ifs. It is a spiral and it is one that leads me away from God rather than closer to Him. It is one that leans on my own understanding rather than His. Something that I want to get better at is putting my trust in God and trusting that it is already finished, trusting that whatever comes up is already done and has already been decided.

It can be hard for me to balance bring thoughtful and trusting God. I am trying to learn the balance of being thoughtful and being trusting, of taking action and being trusting. And finally, honestly, trusting that I know where He wants me and believing that He is leading me in the direction I am going. Trusting that I know exactly where to be because of His word.