Sometimes we need to remind ourselves who we are putting our trust in. There is a popular Christian Worship song out with the title I Trust in God. There is a line in the song that says “I sought the Lord and He heard and He answered”
Sometime the answer we are seeking from the Lord takes a long time to come. Sometimes it can seem like the answer will never come. Sometimes the answer will come instantly. Whatever the case, we can be assured that when we call on the Lord, He will hear and He will answer. He will answer!
Psalm 37:5 says Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
So, according to Psalm 37:5 not only do we call on Him in times of trouble. We must also commit our ways to Him and we must trust Him. I guess the question we need to be asking ourselves is this, “Do I trust the Lord”?
Do I trust Him to pull me out of the situation I find myself in? Do I trust Him to do what seems to be impossible? Do I really believe He will work all things out for good? I mean, do I REALLY believe and do I REALLY trust? I think each of us can ask ourselves the same questions. Only we know the answers.
Think back to a time when you sought the Lord and He heard and He answered. Think back to a time when it seemed like all hope was lost and then when you least expected it, the Lord showed up with an answer you never would have thought about.
Think about a diagnosis you received that seemed like your quality of life was over. Think about a financial situation where you were sure you were going to be ruined. Think about a family member who needed salvation that you thought would never get saved.
I am sure as you do you will find the same thing I find when I look back. The Lord is good! He hears and he answers. The Lord is good and His provision is never ending.
I sought the Lord and He heard and He answered! That is why I trust Him! As I wait on the Lord for my answers, I am praying that you know this trustworthy God. He hears and He answers. Seek the Lord, He will hear you!
I was at church this weekend and heard something that made me stop and think. The Pastor was talking about the Israelites and how Moses led them out of slavery to the promised land.
I have read this story many, many times. I have even preached this message many times. I am sure we all know the story quite well. Moses was directed by God to lead the Israelites out of slavery. They were to go to the land that God gave them. A land flowing with milk and honey. Sounds quite wonderful, doesn’t it?
We all know that trip took Moses and the Israelites 40 years to complete. I have also preached various messages on the amount of time it took them to make the trip. And really there are many points that can be learned from this event.
What never caught my attention before was this. That journey was only an eleven-day journey! What? Wait! Eleven days!? Yep, you heard me right! Eleven days. Instead, they wandered around in the wilderness for forty years! What a waste of time.
Why were they wandering around in the wilderness? Because they were not right with God. God was working something out in them. For one thing they were murmuring, complaining, and accusing God. How many times did they say “Did God lead us out here to kill us? We would have been better to stay where we were.” Seriously, better to stay in bondage than to follow and submit to God?
Got me thinking? How many of us have put ourselves in similar situations? How easy it would be for us if we would just choose to believe God. It really is a choice. Just trust and believe. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us God has thoughts towards us. He has thought of giving us peace. Thoughts to give us a good future. Thoughts to give us hope. How long are we going to stay in bondage instead of trusting and believing in God. Let’s choose to stop complaining about our situations. Let’s choose to stop speaking negatively about our circumstances. Let’s choose to thank God for all things,
Thank you for posting- I love this reminder to look back and remember God’s faithfulness. Those moments when we can clearly see how He heard, answered, provided, or made a way absolutely strengthen our trust in Him.
Something God has been teaching me lately is that there is another side of trust too: trusting Him when the answer isn’t the one I hoped for.
Paul prayed for the thorn to be removed, and God’s answer was, “My grace is sufficient for you” (2 Corinthians 12:8–9). Jesus prayed, “If it is possible, may this cup be taken from me,” but continued, “Yet not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:39). And Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego knew God was able to rescue them, but their faith wasn’t dependent upon the rescue: “But even if He does not…” (Daniel 3:17–18).
We know that God is faithful, hears us, and answers but…
Maybe one of the deepest questions of trust isn’t only, “Do I believe God will work this out?”
It is also, “Will I still trust Him if He works it out differently than I hoped?”
Sometimes He changes the circumstance. Sometimes He changes us in the circumstance. Sometimes His answer is yes, sometimes no, sometimes wait—and sometimes we may not understand what He is doing at all.
But our confidence doesn’t ultimately rest in receiving the outcome we hoped for. It rests in knowing the character of the One we are trusting.
God is still good when the sea parts—and He is still good when we have to walk through the wilderness.
That is the kind of trust I want to keep growing in the easy and tough seasons.
Thank you for your comment. Yes, I think the hardest lesson is when we realize the Lord is not our genie, He is the LORD. We do not get to rub his belly and get everything we want. He is the Lord. He knows the end from the beginning; He loves us and He has us in the palm of His hand. There are always three possible answers with the Lord. No, Yes, or Not Yet. Learning to be satisfied with whatever the answer is can be difficult. But when we fully submit to His will and His ways, we generally find things go better for us.