That Tricky Word: Trust
29 “But I said to you, ‘Don’t be shocked or afraid of them! 30 The Lord your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt. 31 And you saw how the Lord your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place 32 “But even after all he did, you refused to trust the Lord your God, 33 who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day. Deuteronomy 1: 29-46 (NLT)
Trust, according to the Illustrated Bible Dictionary, means to put one’s confidence in a person or thing. God’s name and His Word are worthy of our trust (Ps. 33: 21; 119: 42). Christ warned that humans may deceive and be unworthy of trust (Matt. 10: 17-21), but we may place ultimate trust and confidence in Him (John 6: 35-37).
What a wonderful definition and yet so magnificently true. However, why is trust so hard for us women? Whether you were hurt long ago or two days ago, trust doesn’t come by so easily. We push away people including God. God is so amazing, he loves you more than anything, and He wants nothing more than your trust.
A lot of times, we go on with our life as if we need no one else, completly trusting that we can do it all on our own. We refuse to see what God can and will do for us and like the Israelites we will end up metaphorically walking in circles in the desert for years. If only, we could realize what our Lord is doing for us and what He is capable doing for us.
We could learn a few lessons in trusting in God from Elizabeth and Mary in the first chapter of Luke. While Elizabeth’s husband, Zechariah, questioned Gabriel’s message of the future birth of their son, John the Baptist, Elizabeth, who was older, was just grateful. As in Luke 1: 25 says, “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children!” A lot of women would respond so differently. “What? Hey God, do you realize how old I am? Childbirth is hard enough in your 20s and 30s.” In Elizabeth’s sixth month of pregnancy, Mary is visited by Gabriel who tells her, a virgin, that she will carry the “Son of the Most High,” and she will name him Jesus. Instead of questioning Gabriel, her reply is “I am the Lord’s servant and I am willing to accept whatever he wants.” (Luke 1:38) Wow! Talk about trusting in God’s plan for her future.
Take these lessons to heart, Mary and Elizabeth and many other women of the Bible were truly blessed by trusting in Him and following His plan for their life. Trust in your Creator, and let Him bless you.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3: 5-6
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Love what you did. This is really AWESOME! Very inspirational.
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