Today's passage really strikes home for me as I find myself focusing on, and complaining (and worse) about all sorts of situations both near and far. (Complaining and being fixated on things, especially problems that I can do nothing about, seems to be a constant occupation and temptation for me). Our psalmist tells us to forget all these things and forget all the nasty and harmful people out there and focus instead simply on God and His will and purposes. And then, to trust Him and obey Him and leave all the rest in His more than capable hands. It is good advice for me, and for all of us.

With everything seeming to change around us, in fact, almost around our very shoulders, it is comforting and helpful to know that some things do not change--like the love of God, or God Himself. He is the unchangeable, immovable rock around which we can centre and build our lives. And not only that, He is the one person in the entire universe that is constant and can always be counted upon and always trusted. And so, with everything changing, we can always hold on to Him.