I don't even know how many times I have written about trust but I find myself yet again being reminded of my utter dependence on God and the wholehearted trust He commands me to possess. Trusting someone who is PERFECTLY FAITHFUL and immutable should be the easiest thing in the world, but from time to time it becomes a refining process as God calls me to step in faith and to keep my eyes fixed on Him as I step into the unknown; each time He has ever led me in these ways I have seen His providential hand grow and strengthen me and yet I battle my flesh in this area. If we are to place our trust in God alone (John 14:1), to trust Him at ALL times (Isaiah 26:4), to NEVER trust in ourselves (Proverbs 3:5-6), and to trust even when we are afraid (Psalm 56:3), what are the results? What happens when the Spirit enables us to exhibit trust in the way in which God is most glorified?
- PROTECTION
"But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you." -Psalm 5:11
""Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him." -Proverbs 30:5
"How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
find refuge in the shadow of your wings." -Psalm 36:7
-GLADNESS
" Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD
and take refuge in him;
let all the upright in heart praise him!" -Psalm 64:10
-PEACE
"You will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you." -Isaiah 26:3
-BLESSING
" O LORD Almighty,
blessed is the man who trusts in you." -Psalm 84:12
"But blessed is the man who trust in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." -Jeremiah 17:7
-CONFIDENCE
"He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord." -Psalm 112:7
Isn't it interesting that the very reasons we are resisting trusting God are because we want the very things He promises us in that trust? We want protection, we want joy/gladness, we want peace, we want blessing, we want confidence! Amazing how God works huh?! The precious promises of His Word reveal more and more how much He is intimately in love with us His kids and how He SO desires to sanctify us into Christ likeness and use us for His glory, and in the midst of it all He has our good at heart! What an incredible Father! We have NO REASON to ever not trust, may these Truths compel us to trust with all that is within us!
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"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace." -Acts 20:24
About Me
- Vanessa Bence
- My prayer is that you might be encouraged by what God is teaching me and putting on my heart to share with you, that you would seek to become a mirror that reflects Him and that HE would be your one aim, your one passion, and the love of your life.
1 comment:
Trust is very hard for many people because many of us were raised in homes where trust was not nurtured. For me, I grew up being taught that it was "normal" to worry, and as we know worry is "not" trusting God.
As an adult, I struggle with that because my natural inclination is to worry about every little thing.
Trust has to be taught, and since I never learned it as a child, God has taken the role and is teaching me as an adult to trust him... the more time that continues the more I trust him & the less I worry/fret. It is a process to learn how to trust even if the person is trustworthy...
Trust takes time to learn but God is so patient and understanding... he is always there, never will forsake and eagerly waits for us to allow him to show us his love!
Thank you once again Vanessa for your lovely entry on the topic of trust!
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