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CHRISTIAN LIVING TODAY
Perhaps you are familiar with Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.”
Have you ever thought about what this really means? I find these verses to be my hope, as well as a challenge.
Let me share what I mean.
This Scripture begins with the imperative verb “trust” — an implied command that requires action — and, in context, this action means our obedience.
We are to place our confidence in and rely upon God. Doing so, our trust in action fleshes out the verb.
When we trust someone, we feel safe and secure — free from care. There is confidence mixed with this trust, which means someone else has responsibility for you.
That may be a strange concept for most people, as we feel completely responsible for our own well-being.
However, God says to trust. Trust Him.
Do you know Him enough to feel confident and safe with Him? Do you know He is conscientious in caring for you?
He is thorough and reliable. We can be confident about our hope placed in Him.
Trust means we believe God acts for our benefit. We are in His care.
Trust is a conviction or belief you act upon. It is a belief that provides confidence that you may safely follow God’s direction.
Trust is knowing that someone else will take good care of you and your concerns.
So many people feel there is no one to count on, that their only means of security or dependability is themselves, or what they can provide for themselves.
Quotes from Psalms express descriptions of two kinds of people: those who say, “when I am afraid, I trust in you,” or, like many in our culture, “they trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.”
Scripture cautions us about hope or trust in false beliefs, idols, powers that be — there are multitudes of labels for misplaced trust.
The God of the Bible says differently. He says you can depend upon Him.
Do you believe this today?
Examine trust in your life. Does it hinge on you or on your relationship with God?
Ask Him to stir up your trust today and place your cares on Him — for He cares for you. Until next week, Anita
Onarecker, an Elgin resident, author of “Divine Appointment: Our Journey to the Bridge” and minister to women and adults, earned a Master of Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2007.
