The Joyful Freedom of Confident Faith in God

When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.Psalm 73:21-26Notice how Asaph moves from the misery of preoccupation with himself to the joyful freedom of confident faith in God.Biblical faith is utterly God-centred. It’s not about some capacity for believing that may or may not lie within you. If faith was about our ability to trust, then some of us would have an advantage. Your ability to trust has to do with your past experiences. So, if faith is about our ability to trust, some of us would find that easy, while others would find it very hard.But Christian faith is not about your ability to trust. It is about the trustworthiness of God. There is a God in heaven who can be trusted, no matter who else has let you down. Your faith will grow as you get your eyes off yourself and onto Him. That’s what happened to Asaph when he came into the sanctuary.Do you need to get your eyes off yourself and onto God? Ask God to help you.