Psalm 37:5 "Commit thy way unto the
LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."
This morning we see the third step to contentment in life. We were first reminded to simply trust the Lord's wisdom, power, grace, mercy and love. Then we saw the importance of delighting ourselves in the Lord. That is to say, we are to be soft and pliable in His hands, yielding to His will instead of insisting on our own way. Today, we see the word, "commit" as in staying with the first two steps. We must be constant in trust and delight as we walk by the side of the Lord. Have you ever been a little leary of putting your weight on anything? I'm thinking of a swinging bridge that you have not tested to see just how strong it is. The first thing we do is to place one foot on it, but not our entire weight. We test it and put a little more weight as we feel it is able to hold us up. We are very hesitant to put our entire weight on that bridge or even the first board of the bridge. God is telling us in today's verse that we can trust Him enough and be pliable enough to roll all our weight onto Him. He is fully capable of handling any and every situation that we give to Him.
I'm thinking of the words that were written by the Apostle Peter. "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: (7) Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." (1 Peter 5:6-7) Being pliable in this verse means that we must let go of all the hardness of pride wherein we think we can handle ourselves. The Lord tells us to "cast ALL our care upon him." Roll all of our care from ourselves to the Lord. Trust Him to be able to take care of us in all things. His love is such that we can fully humble ourselves under His hand and then He will lift us up to prevent us from falling. But this requires a commitment on our part. We must be willing to let go of all control and simply trust Him. I will conclude by saying this kind of faith comes through much prayer and reading, studying, and meditating upon the Word of God. But it's worth it!