No one cares?

None of you cares about me… (1 Samuel 22:8)

Such were the words of Saul who was convinced everyone was conspiring against him when no one was.

And then there are the words of David as he was hiding from Saul in a cave.

Look to the right and see: no one stands up for me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares about me. (Psalm 142:4)

David definitely had Saul conspiring against him, but his words weren’t entirely true either.

Jonathan had stood up for him very strongly.

Michal had risked her life to save him as well.

The king of Moab also took care of his family for a time. And that’s not even mentioning the 400 men who had joined him.

Still, being on the run as he was and hiding in a cave, you can understand the exaggeration.

But unlike Saul, David put his trust in the Lord. He poured out his heart to God, confessing his weakness. And all the while, he was saying things like,

Although my spirit is weak within me, you know my way. (Psalm 142:3)

I say, “You are my shelter, my portion in the land of the living.” (Psalm 142:5)

The righteous will gather around me because you deal generously with me. (Psalm 142:7)

Do you feel that no one cares about you?

Look a little more carefully. More people care about you than you think. And even if everyone does abandon you, God never will.

He knows our way. He is our shelter. And he will deal generously with us.