Where do we go when our lives are handfuls of broken pieces? Like Charlie Brown once again running towards Lucy to kick the football, the world yanks what we need away and we regret that once again we have put our trust in it. Why do we not trust God more? David answers this in Psalm 143.
I. Psalm 1:1-3. Because his enemy is pursuing his soul and crushing his life within him, David prays for mercy, appealing to God’s great faithfulness, righteousness, and steadfast love to grant it. But, David is conscious of how he is living before God as well when he asks Him not to enter into judgment with him and then spends much time recalling what God has already done for him while yearning for a closer relationship with God.
II. Romans 8:13-14. If God does not answer him quickly, David knows that his spirit, already fainting within him, will fail. Because it is only in God that he trusts, longing to hear of God’s steadfast love as He answers David’s prayer and gives guidance by morning, David has to be patient. Often we find it harder to trust God when the world offers a quicker or easier “fix.” Perhaps we fear rejection by the world or hope it will leave us alone if we blend in with it?
III. Romans 8:3-8. David appeals to the relationship that he has with God for his life to be preserved. As God’s servant, he submits to God’s will and trusts fully in Him and Him alone, choosing to be led by His Spirit. Therefore, since he belongs to God, he asks God to guide and save him “for [God;s] name’s sake.” There’s certainty in David’s trust of God. Because of his close relationship with Him, David knows his enemies will be destroyed.
The Japanese art of kinsugi mends pottery with gold and lacquer and brings more value to a piece than before it was broken. Only God can take our brokenness and turn it into a beautiful-mess. Trust Him.