“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11, NLT
It is one thing to say that we trust God, but it is another thing to trust Him during the darkest hours of our lives. Our faith is kind of like hand-selecting an orange to eat. It may appear that we have picked a perfect orange, but we truly do not know the state of the fruit inside until the orange is either peeled or crushed. We may think we trust God, but when our circumstances come crushing down on us, it is only then that we are truly aware of our level of faith in Him.
The truth is that I cannot boast of my faith in God, but I can boast in His faith in me. Selah (pause and think about this for a moment). Personally, I have found that the key to trusting God is for me to focus on Gods love and trust in me rather than my love and trust in Him. Lets think about this for a moment, shall we? God entrusted His only Son, Jesus to die on a cross for you and me. He did this in order to regain relationship with us. God loves us and John 3:16 clearly states that God so loved the world (you and me) that He gave His only begotten son that we might have eternal life. When life hits us hard, we can trust in God because He loves us with an everlasting love. Just let this truth sink in: God loves me. I can trust God during hard times simply because He loves me and God trusts me to carry His Presence wherever I go.
If you are struggling to trust God, be at rest my friend and begin to meditate on God’s love for you. It is out of His love for you, that you can trust Him at all times. He is a faithful father and everything you need this day.
Prayer:
“Lord, thank you for the cross. Thank you for praying for me daily. I long to trust You at all times. Help me to fully understand the height and depth of your love for me. I want to be still and know that You are God in my life. I can boast in the fact that You love me and that my sins are covered in Your Blood. I am the righteousness of God. I love you Jesus and I will declare Your name to those I come into contact with this day. Amen.”
That is really true. We say we trust God but we do become selective when tough times hit. I never really thought about the trust and confidence that God has in me. That is truly encouraging. I really need to ponder on that for a while. Thanks again Tracy. Right on time.
love,
stephanie
Excellent word, Trac! Thanks for being willing to share the beautiful analogies God gives you with others. One thing is for certain, we cannot always count on our faith – because Satan will sometimes cause us to doubt OUR faith – but we can ALWAYS count on God!
Much Love,
Brigette
Isn’t it amazing ladies?
I am amazed at the love and trust God has in me! He loved me so much that He sent Jesus to the cross for me and not only that God has put His Spirit within me – wow! That is trust. This love and confidence that God has in me makes me long to serve Him with my whole heart. His love changes us. His love and grace makes us long to be more like Him – full of love and trust in ourselves and others! 🙂
Your emails always come to me and hit me right where I am at. Just for a quick testimony, my husband has been out of work for 2 months now (laid off). He was the main “bread winner” of the family so this was going to hit hard. However, a month before all this, we had prayed and agreed in prayer to totally 100% trust the Lord in our finances. God loves to give us these opportunities doesn’t He! So here we are, having to now trust Him 100% to provide for us. At first, I was ok. Then I hit a spell of worry and trying to figure it all out myself, then I had to swallow my pride that I didn’t realize was there and learn its ok to ask those around you for help. And now, to trusting the Lord to work miracles or things are going to start getting shut off and such. So now, in this place of trusting for our everything, I prayed 2 weeks ago, laying it all down at the feet of my Savior. I’ve never felt such peace in the middle of such turmoil.
Last week (here’s the amazing God part….are you ready???) I received an envelope in the mail at work addressed specifically to me. Thinking it was work related, I set it aside for a moment. Then, feeling the tug of the Lord, I open it…finding a cashiers check in it made out to ME FOR $1000!!!!! I wanted to cry, faint, jump up and down, shout to the Lord of Lords all at the same time! There was nothing on the envelope or inside stating who it could’ve been from. All that was with the cashiers check was scriptures stating to give without expecting in return and When I showed my husband, he was in utter awe of God’s greatness. You see, the word of the Lord says in Matthew 6:26 “Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? “. I had been telling myself for weeks, muttering under my breath, “I’m more important than the birds” just to help keep my mind on the love of Christ. This check and so many other blessings have truly shown that I am more important than the birds. 🙂 We are still in the middle of this trial, but I have trust in the love of my Father that He has something amazing planned out for us.