Observational mishaps

You are my King, O God;
ordain salvation for Jacob!
Through you we push down our foes;
through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
For not in my bow do I trust,
nor can my sword save me.
But you have saved us from our foes
and have put to shame those who hate us.
In God we have boasted continually,
and we will give thanks to your name forever.
-Psalm 44: 6-8

I was once given an audio book by my good friend Mike entitled "I am not, but I know I AM". The entire focus of the book is that I am infinitely small, but God is infinitely large, powerful, in control, and the purpose of the entire universe's existence centers on him. How often do I need to be reminded of the fact that my life, being a part of that universe that he created, centers on him as well, and that the universe does not center on me.

More than that, how much does God want us to rely on him for victory so that we can boast in him, and not in ourselves. This is the very foundation of our faith, that it is God who chose us and saved us, and it is by faith that we are saved, not by our actions, so that it is God who is glorified, not us. I can say nothing of my own salvation except to point to God and say, "he did it all, not me."