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(The views expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Psalm 34:1–10, “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.”
It helps if we can distinguish between faith and hope. Faith happens when we believe in the truth about God, that is, we accept the fact that God is good and loving and that He only does good and loving things. When we have faith we trust that God knows what He is doing and we are willing to rely on Him for eternity. On the other hand, hope is more about feelings. If we feel as though things are against us then we may easily run out of hope. David ran out of hope, at one stage, and lived with the Philistines so that he could escape from King Saul who wanted to kill him. The Philistines didn’t trust David so he had to pretend that he was mad in order to escape from them. After David escaped from the Philistines, he knew that the Lord had saved him from a desperate situation. He understood the truth even though he had felt as though the Lord wasn’t looking after him at that time. He composed a psalm of praise to the Lord. He called on everyone who heard this song of praise to join him and give all the glory to the Lord. Everyone who trusts the Lord will be vindicated in the long term even though they may feel like things are not going to work out very well just now. People who trust in the Lord know that He will care for ever.
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