What if God asked you if you trust him: would you say yes? Would you say that you trust him in complete and total fullness, even if something in your life doesn’t go as you had planned or like you wanted it to? Would you say that you trust God even if you lose something precious to you, even if he says no to something you have prayed for? Would you say that you trust God even if everything you have was taken from you? If you were the only one and could not rely on the faith of others around you and no one else was in the room to hear, would you still say that you trust God then?
It’s easy to say that we trust God when things are going well in our lives, or that we trust God “if” he does this certain thing we have prayed and believed him for, but it’s another thing to say that we trust him regardless of what the circumstances in our lives may look like. To say that we trust God EVEN if he says no to our prayer, or even if our life doesn’t look the way we think it should in the particular time and season we are in. To say that we trust the character of God MORE and ABOVE what is going on around us and more than that what we think God can “do” for us.
Do you trust God “as long as” or “only if” this and that happen, or do you trust God no matter WHAT is going on around you? No matter what you have, no matter what you don’t have, no matter if you think you are where you “should” be in your life, and no matter if your life looks a million times different than you thought it would when you got to this point? Do you desire to trust God in a deeper and more intimate and real way than you ever have before? Do you believe that you CAN trust, believe in, and rely on God’s character no matter WHAT is happening in your life?
I am praying for you friends, and for me. For all of us. Praying that God grows and develops our trust in him like roots develop and grow strong when trees are planted in the ground. I pray that God reveals to each and every one of us the true kindheartedness of his character and reminds us in unique and profound yet simple ways that we CAN trust in him, and that we do not need to be afraid of the unknown. We can trust in his character and that he has a plan for our lives that is better and so much greater than we could ever imagine; and if our life looks different than we thought it would when we got to this point, that is O K A Y. Actually, it is more than okay. It is more than okay because we can trust that God loves us and he is carrying us forward, and that no matter what happens, he is leading us along the path of life.
1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love”, (NIV).
Psalm 23:3: “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake”, (NIV).
Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight”, (NIV).
Philippians 4:11-13: “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength”, (NIV) (italics added).
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