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
Whatever comes our way good or bad. We can trust God. We can look to him in every situation and he will bring us joy and peace. We may not understand why or how. But putting our faith in God is not about understanding. It’s about trust.
When we are children our parents give us instruction to protect us and take care of us. We may not understand why but we trust our parents to take care of us. It’s the same with God. He may ask us to do something or not to do something for our benefit whether we understand it or not, we can trust Him. We can trust that he knows the outcome even if we can’t see it at the time.
How many times in your life have looked back and realized your parents, mentor, leader or boss were right about something you didn’t understand at the time. Did the parting of the red sea make sense, or the walls of Jericho walling down from marching and praising God. Or Jesus raising from the dead. Did any of these make sense at the time. Did Moses or Joshua or the disciples truly know and understand exactly what God was doing to do. Or did they trust God.
God can see the bigger picture. He knows what it takes to get us where we need to go and what may harm us in the long end. Trust God to lead you and know that His heart is for you.
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