TRUST GOD TO GUARD WHAT’S YOURS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

“Lord...you guard all that is mine.” Ps16:5 NLT

After Israel celebrated David’s victory over Goliath, the Bible says, “From that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David” (1Sa18:9 NLT). He saw David as a threat rather than a blessing and was determined to eliminate him. But like a boomerang, jealousy always comes back to hurt the one who throws it. So Saul and his sons died in battle, and David became king. When jealousy rears its head and tries to make you feel that you are going to be displaced in any manner or in any circumstances, you need to swat those negative thoughts away with Psalm16:5: “Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine” (NLT). When God has determined that something is yours, you have no need to guard it in the sense of watching over it for fear you might lose it. That’s God’s job, not yours. Your responsibility is to nurture and enjoy the blessing on a daily basis, rather than obsessing over whether it will still be yours tomorrow. Embracing this truth can set you free from anxiety about the unknown. On the other hand, when God in His wisdom has decided that something is not to be yours, you must submit to His plan and release it. Holding onto it will keep you in the pit of insecurity, as the thing continues to elude you. You may need God’s supernatural intervention to help you let it go. If so, His empowering grace is available to you for the asking. So the word for you today is this: “Trust God to guard what’s yours.”