What does trust mean to you?
Trust with, and in, the LORD is so much deeper and true than with the best of friends or closest of spouses. Over the years, one learns that no matter how well intentioned, humans will let us down. Intentionally, of course, is the worst. But it’s the unintentional, the disappointment, the betrayal of a heartfelt and shared matter that cause the deepest wounds.
How thankful I am to be able to put my
complete trust in the One who really knows me, and in whom I have complete
assurance He won’t let me down.
I don’t pretend to understand all that is
in the Bible, or how close we may be to Christ’s return. There are times my
mind spins when I try to fathom just how will Christ fix this complete mess we
humans have made of our lives and this beautiful planet. Usually these thoughts
will attack as I’m drifting off to sleep, but I’ve learned to simply say, “Trust,
trust, trust” and then peace quickly follows.
That time is growing short, I have no
doubt. But then I’m nearing 70, so my days are already growing short! All
around us, God is being pushed farther and farther away. And the darkness I see that would threaten to snuff out all that is good and Holy seems to gain more ground by the day.
BUT, God IS in control, Nothing passes without His awareness and allowance of it. For His purposes, and so often not understood by imperfect humans.
People of God have struggled to understand why nothing seems to happen, for thousands of years. Habakkuk lamented - "How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, 'Violence!', but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me, there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted." (Habakkuk 1:2-4 NIV - read on to see God's response)
Sound familiar?
These days, more than ever before in my life, I need to put my trust where I know it will never fail, and although I often lack understanding, or grow impatient for Christ's return, my trust is in Him, today and forever.
There are times you have to make a stand, no matter what you are facing, to proclaim "I choose to believe God. I don't know how He's going to work this out, but I trust Him."
Do you need to do that today?
God Bless you as you place your trust in Him.
Liz
