Living Life by Design

Trials and temptations…temptations and trials. A seemingly constant merry go round. This is how life is, and the Bible is not at all naïve about it. Usually, as we emerge from one battle, there is another one around the corner. This is the challenge of life.

Psalm 71:1-8 is chalk full of indications of difficulty and opposition. Yet through it all, the writer says, ‘From my birth I have relied on you’ (v.6).

God wants for us to cry out to Him. Once you have cried out for help and cast our burdens on the Lord, the next step is to hope in him with confidence (v.5): ‘You keep me going when times are tough… I’ve hung on you’ (vv.5–6, MSG).

Praise God before, during and after all the battles we face: ‘I’ll never run out of praise’ (v.8, MSG). Allow Him to be your fortress from the storms of life as you praise…