Do I trust God?
"Of course I do!" we're quick to proclaimmmm.....aaaaaas long as it's not too uncomfortable for my liking.
Am I trusting God?
"Absolutely!" we yelp.....except for maybe in that area. "Not a big deal though," we tell ourselves, "God understands."
Is God trustworthy?
"Without a doubt! His wisdom surpasses mine in infinite measure!" Ah yes, this is the right response...every time.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."
Proverbs 3:5
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55:8-9
Trusting God.
I'm considering this trust today, a trust that beckons me out in deep waters, a trust that might lead me to places I'd not think of (even desire?) myself, a trust that exudes supernatural grace...the kind I can't muster on my own.
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him,
and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday."
Psalm 37:4-6
Trusting God.
I know it's the right thing to do...in ALL areas of my life. He is trustworthy. He is good. He is GOD after all. How could I ever imagine I know better that He? What foolishness to trust myself more and I'm in. I'm in, Lord. I'm willing to trust you with all of my heart, leaning not on my own understanding. I will acknowledge you in ALL my ways, knowing that you will direct my paths in great wisdom.
Please grant me the trust that you'd like me to have. I'll need your help in my weakness.
"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought,
but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words."
Romans 8:26
Romans 8:26
Lord, please make my heart like your heart. Please meld my desires with yours. Please lead me in the way that I should go so that I might walk in your paths. I don't want to trust myself more than you. I don't want to shy away from hard things. I don't want to lean on my "wisdom" when yours is so far greater, there is none to compare.
This is me, God, trusting you.
“Be still, and know that I am God."
Psalm 46:10
