Trust

Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.  Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. 

Jeremiah 17:5-7

I went through a time of transition in my life where I had to move across the country and get some things in my life back in order.

In doing so, I ended up working 4 jobs for 6 months – because I thought that at that time it was the only way for me to survive; take care of all of my debt; provide a roof over miy head and food on my table.

In my ignorance, I actually thought that I was my own provider.

When I was married early on in life, I thought that my husband was my provider.

What I failed to realize was that no man is a provider; God is truly the provider.

He is Jehovah-Jireh, which means “will provide” in Hebrew.

I searched in God’s word for something to show man as a provider of our own needs.

However, what I found was that God was in the midst of everything being provided.

When I would work so many jobs, it was not fulfilling.

I would find myself complaining in my spirit and longing for a day when I would be “set free” from work.

What I failed to realize is that I put my trust in myself instead of putting my trust in God.

Instead of seeking Him and asking Him what to do, I took on my own burden and load, trying to fix my situation all on my own.

Many years later, I learned what it truly meant to trust God.

I learned that despite what my eyes would see naturally, that God would change my situation, if I would just trust and believe.

Now that I know the truth about trusting God, I often want to kick myself for just not doing what I was supposed to do in the first place.

I would have saved myself a whole lot of time and energy.

I didn’t know that I needed to be right in my heart where my giving was concerned.

I didn’t know that I should have simply asked God what to do.

I didn’t know to open my mouth and speak life into the things I desired to see manifest over the situation and settle it.

So now I tell you – Save yourself some time.

Get with God and truly find out what trusting Him is all about.

All the inner hurt you are feeling and thinking that your situation is never going to change…it will truly change when you give it over to God and let Him provide.

Trust God - serve God.

Blessings,