Truemag

  • Home
  • About
  • Grief
  • My Book
  • Events
  • Ministry
  • Contact

What Can Mere Mortals Do to Me?

 

“I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?” Psalm 56:4 NLT

I want you to make a list of the things you worry about-not a mental list, but a real paper/pencil list of your worries.

  1. Bills
  2. Family issues
  3. Guilt
  4. Grades
  5. Job stress
  6. Marital conflict
  7. Gossip
  8. Housework

Now take your list of worries and beside each one write if those things are of God or “mere mortals.”

When David wrote Psalm 56 he was recalling a time when he had been seized by the Philistines and taken to Gath, Goliath’s hometown. Everyone around him wanted to destroy him. Only one person was looking out his well-being, God.

Maybe your worries make you feel like everyone is against you. Maybe you feel like you are being crushed under the weight of your circumstances. So did David. But find comfort in the same truth that he did. “What can mere mortals do to me?”

One thing I have learned about our God, is that He wants us to believe that He bigger than our circumstances. His ability to protect us is bigger than our worries. His providence sees farther than the moment. He wants us to trust Him.

I love it that David, in the middle of despair, says, “I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?”  David quits focusing on men and fixes his hope in promises of God. He praises God. He trusts God. He relinquished his fear. What does that look like for you and me?

  • Block out the criticism and persecution that comes from people
  • Relinquish your fears
  • Focus on God
  • Praise God
  • Trust God’s promises

For extra credit go read all of psalm 56 and leave a comment here on how this psalm speaks to your heart.

May 30, 2012Serena
Tweet
Share2
Pin
2 Shares
We Will Rise: Looking Forward to the Resurrection of the DeadTake Off Your Mask: You May Like What You Find!
Comments: 3
  1. Cari
    10 years ago

    My problem always comes when I change the ‘me’ – to ‘those whom I love’… and that we are promised sufferings, my issue comes when i try to ‘count it as joy’ and in comparision to our eternity, our sufferings are nothing… this is where I fall short.

    ReplyCancel
    • Serena
      10 years ago

      Don’t we all Cari! I love Heb. 11:13-16. Our spiritual ancestors died not receiving the earthly promises, but they died BELIEVING! “They were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland.” You are so right. We could struggle every day in this life and eternity will STILL be worth it!

      ReplyCancel
  2. Cari
    10 years ago

    I just saw the extra credit…

    9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me

    Verse 9 – is where I struggle the most in believing. That God is for me.

    ReplyCancel

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Serena
10 years ago 3 Comments Christian Lifefears, trust god, worries602
A Wordy Woman
Top Posts & Pages
  • Husbands Submit
  • Doing Church When The World is Upside Down
  • Can Christians Follow Marxism?
  • Is Submission a 4-Letter Word?
  • The Christian, Abortion and Voting
Recent Posts
  • Husbands Submit
  • Doing Church When The World is Upside Down
  • Can Christians Follow Marxism?
  • Is Submission a 4-Letter Word?
  • The Christian, Abortion and Voting
Categories
Sign up for A Wordy Woman
* = required field

powered by MailChimp!
Networks
2015 © A Wordy Woman