Be a burning example of one who trusts the Lord. “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.”
Psalm 118:8
My wife and I have this scripture on our refrigerator as a reminder of the One we can trust. You may make many friends and have many acquaintances, but somewhere along the line you will learn the plain simple truth of this powerful verse. Your life will be filled with anticipation and excitement as you trust the Lord more and more. Little steps of faith will lead to giant leaps of faith as you witness the hand of God proving the Word of God.
I have learned that the main ingredient in building trust in the Lord is that God has put me in situations where I find myself on a dead end road and my only hope is my Lord. I have seen many times when it would have gained nothing to have put my confidence in men before my trust in Almighty God. God does not forget nor pass over His children. When we exercise trusting the Lord, our confidence will grow and our reliance on man will not be our main focus. The victory will be two fold. First it will increase our faith while impacting the lives and faith of those around us. Secondly the real blessing is that it will please God and bring glory to Him.
Think of the wonderful testimony our lives would be if we said, “I am going to trust the Lord because I know that His word says,” “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5). Dear believer, do you see how simple this would make our lives? Can you imagine the transformation of your life if you, with a childlike faith, simply came to the God of the universe in such a manner? What is it that is keeping you from such a life? I have learned that it is the fear of man and what he may think of us that keeps us from such a life. Don’t allow your legacy to be the fruit of doubt. Place your trust in the Lord and live life in His fullest.
I want to encourage you. I want you to be fitted with a resolve and a grit that says, “God has said it, I will believe it and that settles it.” Before I was saved, I had a PhD in worry. Often time my fears and doubts were the byproduct of my surroundings. Others will fan the flames of such foolishness with one goal in mind, to get you worked up. Look past man and put your hope, your trust and your confidence in the God of the universe. My friend this is not a motivational speech or a pep talk based on the flimsy philosophy of a mere man based on and from nothing this is a charge given to you based and found in the word of the living God!
Consider these words, “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear” (Hebrews 11:3.) God created something out of nothing. Let that sink in and saturate your heart, mind and your very being. Our confidence in man should never pass that of our trust in the God of the universe, who can create something out of nothing.
My prayer for you- My desire for you in 2014 is that you will indeed trust in the Lord in a way like you never have since the very moment that you were born again. Make it a year to remember.
Psalm 118:8
My wife and I have this scripture on our refrigerator as a reminder of the One we can trust. You may make many friends and have many acquaintances, but somewhere along the line you will learn the plain simple truth of this powerful verse. Your life will be filled with anticipation and excitement as you trust the Lord more and more. Little steps of faith will lead to giant leaps of faith as you witness the hand of God proving the Word of God.
I have learned that the main ingredient in building trust in the Lord is that God has put me in situations where I find myself on a dead end road and my only hope is my Lord. I have seen many times when it would have gained nothing to have put my confidence in men before my trust in Almighty God. God does not forget nor pass over His children. When we exercise trusting the Lord, our confidence will grow and our reliance on man will not be our main focus. The victory will be two fold. First it will increase our faith while impacting the lives and faith of those around us. Secondly the real blessing is that it will please God and bring glory to Him.
Think of the wonderful testimony our lives would be if we said, “I am going to trust the Lord because I know that His word says,” “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5). Dear believer, do you see how simple this would make our lives? Can you imagine the transformation of your life if you, with a childlike faith, simply came to the God of the universe in such a manner? What is it that is keeping you from such a life? I have learned that it is the fear of man and what he may think of us that keeps us from such a life. Don’t allow your legacy to be the fruit of doubt. Place your trust in the Lord and live life in His fullest.
I want to encourage you. I want you to be fitted with a resolve and a grit that says, “God has said it, I will believe it and that settles it.” Before I was saved, I had a PhD in worry. Often time my fears and doubts were the byproduct of my surroundings. Others will fan the flames of such foolishness with one goal in mind, to get you worked up. Look past man and put your hope, your trust and your confidence in the God of the universe. My friend this is not a motivational speech or a pep talk based on the flimsy philosophy of a mere man based on and from nothing this is a charge given to you based and found in the word of the living God!
Consider these words, “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear” (Hebrews 11:3.) God created something out of nothing. Let that sink in and saturate your heart, mind and your very being. Our confidence in man should never pass that of our trust in the God of the universe, who can create something out of nothing.
My prayer for you- My desire for you in 2014 is that you will indeed trust in the Lord in a way like you never have since the very moment that you were born again. Make it a year to remember.
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