"I WILL TRUST YOU LORD"

Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to trust in the Lord with all of our hearts and to lean not to our own understanding or insight. How catchy this passage of scripture is, yet very difficult to follow through with. Because when the trials and pressures of life (earthly reality) starts pressing down on us, who do we trust then? We say we trust God, but in actuality, we are trusting ourselves.

You do realize that your "self" is fickle, flaky, and unreliable at best? And it ALWAYS has a mind to "make things happen". God wants us to trust Him to "make it happen" through our faith and trust in Him. The best time to try that trust is in the difficult moments of life. When deadlines are PAST DUE...still trust God! He is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all you can ask or think. Keep that in mind.

What really helps us to trust God is to get acquainted with Him. How can you fully trust someone with your WHOLE heart if you don't know them? Impossible, right? The same with God. You will never trust Him with all of your heart until you really get to know Him. Once you start becoming acquainted with Him, He begins to impart Himself to you. He begins to reveal who He is to you in the midst of your situations. It's through the knowledge of Him that you can began to say that THE LORD IS....whatever you need Him to be.

Unlike man, God will never fail you. And since He will never fail you, why not trust Him? You've trusted in all sorts of people and things and I'm sure that you've ended up disappointed, hurt, or betrayed, which has probably challenged your trust with those people or things. But you serve a God who's not like mere humans. He is SUPERNATURAL and OMNIPOTENT! Meaning...He can't fail you! He won't hurt you or betray your trust.

So go all out! Trust, lean, depend, rely, have confidence, be secure in the Lord. His intent is to prosper you not to harm you. He's got your back...believe that!

Pastor Renee Roberts