Trust... Have you ever thought about that word. That one little word that has so much meaning packed into it. That one word that means so much. God has been teaching me a lot about trust this summer. He's been showing me how much I really don't know about lots of things, but mainly about myself. I've done things this summer that I never thought I'd do. Not in a million years. God has shown me how much of a sinner I really am, and how much I need him.
To trust means to have confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person. So to trust someone is basically to give them your confidence. To believe that they are worthy of your trust and you aren't going to abuse it or harm them in any way. In doing so they would break your trust and it would take time for them to believe you were trustworthy again.
Proverbs 3:5 says, Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding; in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths. When we truly are trusting God we are saying, God I believe that you have better control of my life than I do I'm just going to sit back and let you take care of things. I think after trust comes waiting. If we are really trusting him then we will be content to wait for his timing. As said Elisabeth Elliot, If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!
Really, think about it. God created us, put us where we are, loves us and he already knows the plan for our life. Why do we think we can run our life better than he can? Why is it so hard to just say, "Okay God, you're in control." when he tells us no? If we trusted him, we would. Sometimes I wonder how God must view us when we try to run things our way. Is he hurt? Does he laugh and say... okay you try that? God is so good, and yet he doesn't try to protect us from our own stupidity. He does let us learn from it though!
Over the summer I have learned so much. I think I've learned more this summer than I have my entire life. Let me tell you one thing... Trying to run things your own way doesn't pay well, and just digs you into a deeper mess. Trust God, and let him run your life. He loves you, and knows what is best for your life. He wants to bless you, you just have to let him.
To trust means to have confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person. So to trust someone is basically to give them your confidence. To believe that they are worthy of your trust and you aren't going to abuse it or harm them in any way. In doing so they would break your trust and it would take time for them to believe you were trustworthy again.
Proverbs 3:5 says, Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding; in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths. When we truly are trusting God we are saying, God I believe that you have better control of my life than I do I'm just going to sit back and let you take care of things. I think after trust comes waiting. If we are really trusting him then we will be content to wait for his timing. As said Elisabeth Elliot, If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!
Really, think about it. God created us, put us where we are, loves us and he already knows the plan for our life. Why do we think we can run our life better than he can? Why is it so hard to just say, "Okay God, you're in control." when he tells us no? If we trusted him, we would. Sometimes I wonder how God must view us when we try to run things our way. Is he hurt? Does he laugh and say... okay you try that? God is so good, and yet he doesn't try to protect us from our own stupidity. He does let us learn from it though!
Over the summer I have learned so much. I think I've learned more this summer than I have my entire life. Let me tell you one thing... Trying to run things your own way doesn't pay well, and just digs you into a deeper mess. Trust God, and let him run your life. He loves you, and knows what is best for your life. He wants to bless you, you just have to let him.
