Trusting In God
We have discussed this issue of trusting God once before
However, things seem to be getting harder rather than easier
Economists are saying the our recession will continue
Sometimes it seems hard to see God moving and because of this it can be hard to trust in God
I too am struggling with this as work has been particularly difficult
But I think that we can be encouraged by our Word with what this trust in God is all about
Why Trust
Proverbs 3:5
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
We trust in God because we are not meant to live in this world on our own
God wants us to trust in Him so that He can be glorified through our lives
The world will come to know God because we have declared our trust in Him and they will see the Lord providing for us
The Promises For Trusting
Psalms 125:1
1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
We will not be shaken!
What a promise this is to us, how many of us don’t ever want to be shaken
We have a firm foundation in God and there is nothing that this world can do to us to take that away
Proverbs 29:25
25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
If we trust in man we will be let down
There is only one that we can place our trust in and have it never fail
This is Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior who is seated at the right hand of God
Proverbs 30:5
5 "Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
How many of us sometimes feel that we need to be protected from the things of this world?
Well, when we place our trust in God He becomes our shield
This shield protects us from all attacks of the enemy
Jeremiah 17:7-8
5 This is what the LORD says:
"Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
who depends on flesh for his strength
and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
6 He will be like a bush in the wastelands;
he will not see prosperity when it comes.
He will dwell in the parched places of the desert,
in a salt land where no one lives.
7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.
8 He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit."
I really feel like this Scripture sums it all up quite nicely
If we place our trust in man our plans and future will fail
Our lives will face utter ruin
Mankind was not meant to trust in anyone other than God for all of their provisions
Not some of their provisions but all of them
But then we see what we have in trusting God
We will be blessed and fulfilled
When others are dying off because of their lack of trust we will stand firm
And during these times of draught we will still bear good fruit while others are withering away
Why is this?
Again I believe that this is because in our trusting in God He can be glorified through our lives even in the midst of difficult times.
Why We Can Trust God
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
God will not allow our feet to slip
God is never sleeping on the job and He knows all that is going on
The sun and the moon have significance that both day and night God is protecting us and watching over us
God is here to keep us safe and watch over our lives
God keeps His eyes on us at all times
We merely need to trust in Him and follow His instruction
And Now A Question:
If these promises are all true, why does God allow Christians to suffer?