Lift up my head

Psalm 3:3, "But you are a shield around me, O Lord; You bestow glory on me and lift up my head."

David believed God had not abandoned him although many of his constituents at the time did.  He regarded God as his real source of protection, his shield. Dr. Constable teaches that "glory" reflects the honor of serving the eternal God and "lift the head" means to restore dignity and position.  David believed God would restore him to his throne even though the present circumstances had David on the run from his own son.  

I just love David...one of my absolute favorite people in the Bible.  He's real...he's a mess and messes up; but he loves the Lord and clings to Him...in anger, in fear, on the run...he holds on to God's promises and cries out to Him what He feels in his heart.

Not me so often.  I tried to hide that angst I may be feeling...or just hide.  You would think that sand would pour out my ears every time I was upright as much as I bury my head in it when hard times come to pretend I have it all together or that all is well ("lalalalala, I can't hear you.")  

I'm a work in progress.  I LOVE  getting older.  Wisdom is SO much cooler than youth.  Through the trials, I have learned, like David, that God has NEVER abandoned me.  I didn't get the answers I always wanted.  I'm still waiting for some answers, but He has never left me.  He has held me up and in place when running just seemed like such an easier answer.  When I reflect on all we've been through, I cannot help but want to share how wonderful God is.  He bestows His glory and the glory of knowing and saying I am His and want my life to be about Him.   The cool thing about Him "lifting my head" is that, in wisdom, I realize that dignity does not lie in having it all together, but being completely dependent; and the best position is sometimes face down on the floor when looking up is all you've got.