It’s
easy to say, “Give your cares to the Lord and trust Him” when everything in
life seems to be going well. It’s easy to say, “I trust you Lord with
everything I own” when bills are paid on time and when you just got a promotion
at work.
However,
if God striped you of everything you own; If God told you to leave the very job
that’s paying your bills, will you trust the Lord enough to do it? Will
you trust God even when you don’t understand; even when life hurts? If
God told you to leave the familiar and enter the unfamiliar, will you trust
Him?
For
many of you, God has done just that. He has taken you from what’s “oh so
familiar” and redirected your paths into the unfamiliar. You don’t
understand what’s happening in your life; what to do or where to go. The
only thing you know is that the Lord gave you a word (instruction, a promise,
vision, etc) and the only thing you have to hold on to is that word.
I understand the feeling, I really do; you're not alone. Just remember that God is doing things in your life even though you don't feel it.
Consider the source
“I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last” –Revelation
22:13
Who
else can say that but God? No one, only God can say such a thing.
God knows everything: the past, current and future and our knowledge and
understanding doesn’t even compare to the knowledge and understanding of God
– even when it applies to our own life.
Furthermore, when you don’t
understand what God is doing in your life, consider the source – Who is it that
you’re trusting; God or yourself?
Here is something to
remember. Man is fallible; we fall short and at times we’re unable to
keep our promises. Man can give you instructions that are misleading and
imperfect. With God, none of these things are possible. God keeps
His promises, God gives you right instructions according to His perfect will
and He won’t mislead you.
No matter how much you don’t
understand life as it is right now; no matter how uncomfortable it may seem or
how hard it gets, don’t give up. If God is with you - the same God
who spoke life into you, the same God who IS and knows the beginning and the
end, the same God who knew you before the foundation of this world -is with
you, then ask yourself who or WHAT can stand against you.
Consider the source and seek to
be obedient to the Lord, even when you don t understand what God is doing in
your life; don’t worry about “this or that” because God has provisions for you.
When
you learn to trust the Lord, you will begin to have a sense of rest in the Lord
knowing that He has everything under control even when life seems to be out of
control. Trusting God will get you to the point where you make a decision
to trust in Him and NOT in your own logic and understanding.
We must make a decision to trust
Him regardless of how scary the situation may seem. Trusting God doesn’t
prevent you from being in uncomfortable situations but it does allow you to be
placed in a position where you seek the Lord’s presence, provisions, guidance
and promises.
I encourage you to stop stressing
yourself out- losing sleep, being
weary, anxious, worried, depressed and sad. Don’t try to understand the
ways of God because it is impossible for you to understand His decisions and
ways! (Romans 11:33). The natural man cannot understand the things of
God. For God’s ways are higher
than mans, they are past finding out and this is why we must make a
decision to trust our all knowing God.
Be Obedient
The bible states that “obedience is better
than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22)” which should tell you a lot about our
God. God places significance on obedience. He’ll much rather you be
obedient to His instruction than for you to give Him sacrificial praise, money
offerings, fasting and etc.
Why do I bring obedience up? Because
when God gives you instruction and you’re in a situation where you don’t
understand what’s going on in your life, you need to be reminded to be obedient
and to trust in the one who does understand – Christ. There are
blessings that follow a person who is obedient.
God will lead you
The Lord has said to Abram, “Leave your native
country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I
will show you.” –Genesis 12:1
God told Abraham to leave everything he knew; everything he
was familiar with and to enter into the unfamiliar. God told him to go
into a land which he will show him which meant Abraham didn’t know where he was
going; He only had the instruction of the Lord to depend on. Abraham
could have easily said, “God, where will I go; what will I eat and drink”, but
he didn’t. He chose to trust God and be obedient and as Christians we
must learn to do the same.
“It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to
leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance.
He went without knowing where he was going” –Hebrew 11:8
As
much as we would like God to give us “what where when and how” upfront all the
time (all in one shot), God does not operate like that. Sometimes, God
will place you in a satiation where you have to trust Him and He’ll give you
piece by piece as you obey and trust Him.
As a person who’s been in this
situation, I will tell you that this only increases your faith as you learn to
walk by faith and not by sight.
Trusting God when you don’t understand
I
don’t know what your story is (your more than welcome to share it below), but I
encourage you to trust God even when you don t understand what’s happening in
your life.
You
may not understand life and all that’s happening; but God will give you a piece
to the puzzle as you learn to step out on faith, trust and obey him.
Don't let the devil fool you into believing that you're taking a step backwards in life or that you'll never make it out of this situation; because you will. What you're going through is temporary.
And
that’s what I am doing right now. Believing that He is faithful and His will
fulfill His purpose in my life.
Just
remember that He has whole box of promises with your name on it. Have faith,
trust in Him and accept it :)