Trust

“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.”  Proverbs 3:5&6

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13

At the end of December we talked about resolutions for the New Year and I suggested that we may want to be resolute regarding our trust in God. I’m checking in with you on that. How are you doing with your trust?

If your 2014 has been anything like mine, you have had plenty of opportunity to trust the Lord, to lean on Him, to ask Him to show Himself strong on your behalf. And, if you are anything like me, your trust has been shaky some of the time. In order to help me with my trust, it is helpful for me to remember who God is. Yesterday we looked at just 10 of the many reasons to celebrate our God. Well, this is a good start for me because it reminds me that the One whom I trust is faithful to His word. He is trust worthy. Micah 7:5-7 says this: Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms; for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

Micah is setting the trust worthiness of our Lord against the trust worthiness of man and concludes that it is best to look to the Lord for strength and grace. He is our salvation. He is our guide. He is to be trusted over any human being or circumstance.

Thank You Lord that we can put our trust in You. “As the Scriptures tell us, ‘Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.’” Romans 10:11