Batah

Two posts in one day.... that's what happens when you spend 2 hours in the Word!
God has renewed my hunger for His Word... and I am so grateful. What sweet conversations we have when I shut out the world and sit down to talk with Him. He has so much to show us... often we barely skim the surface because we are rushing on to the next thing on the to-do list.

I have been struggling lately with trust. I know my faith is so small. I do not trust Him as I should and it breaks my heart, because I know He is worthy... I just don't live like it.
One of the (several) Hebrew words for faith is Batah which means "trust in, trust or rely on; feel safe, trust, be full of confidence"
Batah-faith finds confidence in God, and does not worry about the trivial... instead she fixes her heart on His righteousness and finds rest in Him alone. She is confident that He hears when she calls to him. She clings to Him in every trial, and hopes in Him regardless of the storm.

Batah is used for the word trust in Psalm 62:8 "Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him, God is a refuge for us. Selah." Selah means to pause, reflect on all He has done, remember his faithfulness.
Also the trust in Psalm 9:10 is batah-faith "Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."
other verses that contain batah as the Hebrew for trust: Psalm 37:3,5 & 40:3 & 56:3-4 & 91:2,
Proverbs 3:5, Isaiah 26:4, Jeremiah 17:7

I don't pretend to be an expert on Hebrew or the meanings of these words, but this is what God has shown me.
How silly we are to forget and try to seek security in our own strength/abilities, other people, or material things. He is faithful and worthy of all our trust.
Follow the Forever Faithful. Batah

This song goes with Psalm 62, by Aaron Keyes, and so true.