During 2025, Peachtree Church is focusing on the Book of Psalms with a series called Dwell, through which we seek to deepen our conversation with God and open ourselves to hearing his response. The practice of praying three times each day will unite the voices of our hearts and souls as we seek the day when we will see the full realization of the Kingdom of God, promised in Revelation 21:3: “…Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”
We will email devotionals twice weekly with Monday’s providing an overview of the Psalm as a whole, and Wednesday’s focused on that week’s Daily Dwell.
But I trust in You, Lord; I say, “You are my God.”
Psalm 31:14
Devotional
There are times when trusting God doesn’t come easily. When the ground beneath us shifts and the path we expected suddenly changes, trust can feel less like confidence and more like surrender.
This is where I found myself this week—in a place not of certainty, but of waiting. I can’t see how things will unfold, and that leaves me unsettled. Yet somewhere deep within, I know that God has not changed. His character remains steady even when my circumstances do not.
Trust, I’m learning again, isn’t a feeling. It’s a decision to believe that God is faithful even when His timing feels mysterious. It’s remembering that His plan is still good, even when I don’t understand the process.
The Reformers called this kind of faith fiducia—a resting of the heart in God’s promises. It isn’t passive; it’s active dependence. It’s laying down the desire to control and choosing instead to lean into the One who holds all things together.
Waiting, then, becomes holy ground. It’s where faith grows roots, not in the comfort of answers, but in the presence of the One who promises never to leave or forsake us.
When I pray Psalm 31, I hear an invitation to stop striving to fix what I cannot fix and to rest again in who God has always been: my refuge, my rock, and my fortress.
For Reflection
- What does it mean for you right now to place your “times” in God’s hands?
- How can waiting become a place where your faith grows deeper roots?
- What truth about God’s character do you most need to remember in this season?
Prayer
Gracious Lord,
When the path ahead feels unclear, steady my heart.
Teach me to rest in Your character more than in my understanding.
Help me wait with patience, believing that Your timing is never late.
Let my trust be more than words; let it be a quiet confidence that You are working even now.
You are my refuge, my rock, and my God.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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