Psalm 33:18-19

18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.

As I sit here and contemplate the coming of fall, and all the goodness that has to offer, I am also creating a visualization for myself to remember to trust in God.

I love fall. I love football, cool weather, pumpkins, apples, October, November, Thanksgiving, brown, orange, leaves turning color and bonfires. I also love memories of raking up HUGE piles of leaves as a kid with my brothers and jumping in them (and of course rescattering them all across the lawn) for hours. As I picture us as small people jumping in the leaves, I am also picturing myself, jumping today into the steadfast love and eternal hope I have in my Heavenly Father. God is just as predictable and and dependable as the coming fall leaves, He is there, waiting to encircle me with His love and willing to ease all my fears and help me in all my tomorrows.

Father, thank you for your steadfast love. Thank you for being my help and my shield. Help me to trust more and more in your steadfast love, and to place all my hope in you and you alone. That is so easily said LORD, and yet I feel myself fail to trust you each day as much as I could. I want to trust you, help me to fall backward into your loving arms, just like I did those piles of leaves so long ago.