Show God You Trust Him - Friday Praise & Pray (for others) September 20, 2024
At some point, you have declared your trust in God. Arguably, every Christian has done so. You've likely done it through singing along to a song, saying lyrics such as "My trust is in You" or "I will trust You, Lord." And there's a high probability that you've also declared this in your prayers.
It's all part of the Christian experience. Once an individual submits to Christ and makes His Father, God, their Commander in Chief, they become a magnet for trouble. This is because satan wants every believer to regret choosing God. It wants the individual to think their life before Christ was easier so that they slip backward, instead of forward, in their faith.
Thus, Christians beleaguered with opposition, will eventually have to declare their trust in God. Not just as a warning shot to the devil but also as a battle cry that encourages and reinforces God's faithfulness and their confidence in deciding to walk with Him for the rest of their lives.
However, how should Christians show that they actually trust the Lord? Is this just a matter of words or is there something else they need to do?
The Bible provides the insight needed on this issue. Isaiah 26:8 - LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name (NLT). This scripture illustrates exactly how every Believer should practically display what their mouths say when proclaiming that they trust God - obey His laws.
Believers cannot say we trust God if we habitually disobey His instructions. It is not enough to obey those laws that are convenient while ignoring those that we disagree with. We cannot say we won't cheat on our spouses but think it is fine to cheat on our taxes or use artificial intelligence to cheat on school work. We cannot say we trust in the Lord but seek out revenge and do petty things to those who've upset us. A Christian is lying if they claim to trust God but insult their leaders instead of praying for them. Do we complain and grumble when things don't go our way? That is not how to display trust in the Lord who has promised that His plans for us are good (Jeremiah 29:11).
God cannot be mocked (Galatians 6:7). He cannot be fooled. He knows everything we do. He is not like humans who only pay attention to what their eyes see (1 Samuel 16:7). God's gaze pierces into the very marrow of a person. Indeed a person's heart is a lamp to God, nothing can be obscured (Proverbs 20:27).
How are we showing that we trust God? Are we obeying His instructions? Are we even reading His manual - the Bible - to learn what those laws are? Are we praying that His Spirit will teach us and remind us how to live a life reflecting true trust and confidence in who the Lord is and what He can do? These are questions that you and I need to answer. None of us are exempt from taking an honest look at ourselves.
May the Lord help us never to take His faithfulness for granted. May He heal our unbelief so we grow in faith and live lives reflecting complete trust in Him, IJMN we pray, Amen.
To learn more about this topic, please read:
Trust God - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) June 30, 2020
Rely on God, Not Man - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) July 21, 2020
Rely on God - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) March 9, 2021
Faith vs Trust - Friday Praise & Pray (for others) September 10, 2021
Be a Turtle - Friday Praise & Pray (for others) May 20, 2022
It's Gonna Be Alright - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) July 12, 2022
Listen, Obey, Trust - Friday Praise & Pray (for others) August 12, 2022
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