But I Trust in Your Unfailing Love

Training for Today: Rest

Devotion: But I Trust in Your Unfailing Love

At long last, it’s time for the turning point in Psalm 13. Up until now, we’ve dealt with the shock and questioning behaviors in the grieving process, our need for answers, and the challenges that present themselves in our interactions with others. We’ve done quite a bit of wrestling, haven’t we! So now for the turning point: our theme for this week says to God, though the loss and the emotions to follow haven’t been easy to accept, “I trust in your unfailing love” (Psalm 13:5a).


Unfailing love! Did you catch that? God’s love hasn’t failed you. It’s easy to feel that somehow there’s a lapse in God’s love and attention to our lives when they are suddenly filled with pain. But, God’s love hasn’t failed you. It’s also easy to doubt that we’ll survive the grieving process and feel at peace again. But, God’s love won’t fail you!

Consider the words of Lamentations 3:19-26, 31-32:

19 I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.

31 For men are not cast off
by the Lord forever.
32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
so great is his unfailing love.

In this sinful world of the unexpected, God is your only constant. He offers the only perfect, unconditional faithfulness there is! Through His only Son, you have the certainty of heaven. Embrace the spirit of Psalm 13:5a for this week. During your Bible study, prayer time, and your runs, surrender your pain, anxiety, fear, and need for control to the unfailing love of your Heavenly Father!

Prayer
Dear Father in Heaven, I’m in awe of your unfailing love and faithfulness in my life. Forgive me for the times I can’t tell you’re there; your unfailing love tells me that you are. I put my trust in you! Amen.