To me, truly trusting Him means: calmness & chaos all at once. Let me explain. Several times when the Holy Ghost speaks to me I have ignored Him. I haven't trusted Him...my way is better...or so I think at that time.
To trust Him means I must become completely vulernable to the unknown; to let go of the reigns and let Him lead me where He wants me to go and do. To know that it won't be easy, I won't have the answers, but I will have the BEST guide ever...if I only heed to Him first.
Once I overcome the chaos of emotions that "letting go" brings (especially when His promptings tell me the opposite of my selfish mind); it is only then can I feel the completely calmness that ONLY He can bring.
Truly trusting God means surrendering your will to his. It means devouring his word and believing in his promises. Doubt and fear come to us by the enemy of our souls, the devil. The best example of trusting God is found in the Book Of Job. And ask the Lord to give you faith and he will!
Syn said…
For me truly trusting god is just to choose the easiest way to live. It doesn't mean it's bad. I really admire people who can believe whithout knowing. It must be nice.
I trust because He is the only one you can trust. He is the only steadfast one in the universe... His love never fails, and whenever something goes wrong, life has always taken a different road, which in the end was a blessing.. how could I not trust Him?
Have you ever noticed that God's path for our journey is not the one we would have chosen for ourselves? I'm not just talking about the "big" things, either (jobs, locations, church affiliations, etc.). I'm talking about the journey : the day-to-day places of our lives. Still confused? Let me illustrate. Several years ago, while on my lunch break from work, I chose a booth away from the lunch crowd. I had been around crowds enough at work. I just needed some quiet for a few minutes. As I was finishing up the last of my fries, the Holy Spirit spoke very clearly to me: See that woman over there? The one carrying her tray away from the front counter? You need to go pray for her. My immediate reaction was: NO WAY! God, You know what a crazy morning it has been at the store. I am not going over there, disturbing some complete stranger's lunch, invading her privacy, only to look like a fool! And why does it matter what anyone in this place thinks of you? You w...
Over the past few weeks, I have been reading a forum which deals with issues in the church with which we were formerly affiliated. I won't go into detail. What I will say though, is that there are a lot of hurting people out there who need your prayers. What does this have to do with me personally? A lot of those people are my friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ. There is this "thing" inside me that can't stand it when those I care about are mistreated, lied to, or in some other way wronged. It's that part of me that wants vengeance . Wow. Did I use that word? But it's true. I want the erring party to repent, yes. But I also want to see them do some groveling and major "making of things right". And that thing inside me is like a mother bear protecting her young: you hurt someone I love, and I will attack! Shocking, isn't it? Most people who know me think I'm this gentle, meek person. I've been accused of being a "goody two s...
The journey began as a child, in my heart desiring to "know Jesus"...it continued as I sought to know Him more, to live for Him...it went along as I followed His call on my life...as I married, and had kids...as we ministered in various ways and places... Today, our journey is leading us to a place I never thought it would take, and the path is a bit scary. (Okay, a LOT scary, at times!) These are just the thoughts of a sojourner. You're welcome to come along.
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To trust Him means I must become completely vulernable to the unknown; to let go of the reigns and let Him lead me where He wants me to go and do. To know that it won't be easy, I won't have the answers, but I will have the BEST guide ever...if I only heed to Him first.
Once I overcome the chaos of emotions that "letting go" brings (especially when His promptings tell me the opposite of my selfish mind); it is only then can I feel the completely calmness that ONLY He can bring.
That's just my two pennies.
Jackie
His love never fails, and whenever something goes wrong, life has always taken a different road, which in the end was a blessing..
how could I not trust Him?