Remember the scene in "The Two Towers" when Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas get surrounded by the riders of Rohan? Yeah, that's what I see when I read this verse.
I'm a big fan of putting myself in other's shoes. So when I'm glancing around in Gimli's boots, I'm quite intimidated. Here I am, a dwarf (not really a fan of horses) and a hundred-some pony-boys come riding up and point a gazillion spears at my neck. I would be scared. What if Rohan now served Mordor? I wouldn't be expecting to walk away from that.
But David says even if he was in that situation he wouldn't be afraid. That if war broke out, he'd trust God. In David's time, there actually was a chance he'd be surrounded by enemies and wouldn't come back. Wars were commonplace - in fact, Spring was the time of the year that kings most often decided to go out and conquer. If David, who could have spent his time and energy worrying about dying decided to trust God and to not be afraid, can't we choose the same things? Because it's a choice - choose to worry, or choose to trust God.
I try to ask God to help me make good choices everyday. And this is just another choice I have to make when overwhelming thoughts threaten on the horizon of my mind. I choose confidence in my God.
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