Trusting God
Pr. 3:3-8 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.”
These verses are some of the most quoted in the Bible. I imagine they are because they are so powerful if put to practice. We all put our trust in something. We can place our trust in our abilities, our knowledge, or the technology man has created but at the end of the day it will always fall short. No matter how perfect we think our plan or solution to life’s issues are they will deteriorate, fatigue, rust and wither away.
This scripture was written by King Solomon, known as the wisest man on earth. No one before or after him would compare to him because his source of wisdom was almighty God.
This is the advice given by God to Solomon for you and me today. Trust God with everything you have, even when trusting does not seem reasonable. When complete trust in God is in play, there is no room for man’s understanding. We can’t really trust God and man at the same time. Trust chooses to put its entire weight on who God is and what he says.
A young man in his 30’s decided to give his father a very special birthday present, a ride in a small airplane. This was special because his father had never been in an airplane before. On the day of his dad’s birthday, the son took his father to the airport where he boarded a small four-seater plane. Off the plane went and faded into the horizon while the son excitedly watched. After 45 minutes had gone by the plane was now setting down on the runway and taxing to the hanger. The son was beside himself anticipating the report from his father on this first flying experience. He could hardly wait.
The airplane rolled to a stop, the engine was shut off and the door opened. With a bit of shakiness dad climbed out of the airplane. His son so anxious to hear the report, grinning from ear-to-ear he asked his dad the question. Well, what did you think dad? The seasoned senior replied, “It was alright I guess, but I never did put my full weight in that seat.” The son burst into laughter and the two embraced each other.
I am sure we can all relate to that story in some way. We can trust but don’t really trust. God is beckoning us to keep taking faith steps even when they do not make sense to our experiences or reasonings.
The real test of faith is obedience, obedience to God beyond reliance on our human abilities or wisdom. “In all your ways, submit to him.” In other words, do what God says to do, and blessings will take place. When we yield our will to do what God says to do, his promise is that he will make our path straight. We don’t make the path straight. He does! A straight path versus a winding path that requires much more time, effort, and valuable life. The challenge is to place our whole weight in the seat. God is looking for the one who says and shows that he is “all in.” This is a learning process.
I so want to trust God with everything I am and have. I bet you do too. Trusting God for the big things begins by trusting him for the small things. Trust is an act of faith. “Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Heb.11:6
Trust means pursuing God and his ways. Trust is willing to let go of our own ways and exchange them for God’s ways. This growing and developing process can be scary. At first we may feel we cannot put our full weight in the seat of the plane, but over time, we learn to trust more because we have experienced God’s rewarding faithfulness.
God is good and all his ways are good. You can trust him because He loves you and has a beautiful plan in play designed specifically for you. Let him make your paths straight.
You are loved!
These verses are some of the most quoted in the Bible. I imagine they are because they are so powerful if put to practice. We all put our trust in something. We can place our trust in our abilities, our knowledge, or the technology man has created but at the end of the day it will always fall short. No matter how perfect we think our plan or solution to life’s issues are they will deteriorate, fatigue, rust and wither away.
This scripture was written by King Solomon, known as the wisest man on earth. No one before or after him would compare to him because his source of wisdom was almighty God.
This is the advice given by God to Solomon for you and me today. Trust God with everything you have, even when trusting does not seem reasonable. When complete trust in God is in play, there is no room for man’s understanding. We can’t really trust God and man at the same time. Trust chooses to put its entire weight on who God is and what he says.
A young man in his 30’s decided to give his father a very special birthday present, a ride in a small airplane. This was special because his father had never been in an airplane before. On the day of his dad’s birthday, the son took his father to the airport where he boarded a small four-seater plane. Off the plane went and faded into the horizon while the son excitedly watched. After 45 minutes had gone by the plane was now setting down on the runway and taxing to the hanger. The son was beside himself anticipating the report from his father on this first flying experience. He could hardly wait.
The airplane rolled to a stop, the engine was shut off and the door opened. With a bit of shakiness dad climbed out of the airplane. His son so anxious to hear the report, grinning from ear-to-ear he asked his dad the question. Well, what did you think dad? The seasoned senior replied, “It was alright I guess, but I never did put my full weight in that seat.” The son burst into laughter and the two embraced each other.
I am sure we can all relate to that story in some way. We can trust but don’t really trust. God is beckoning us to keep taking faith steps even when they do not make sense to our experiences or reasonings.
The real test of faith is obedience, obedience to God beyond reliance on our human abilities or wisdom. “In all your ways, submit to him.” In other words, do what God says to do, and blessings will take place. When we yield our will to do what God says to do, his promise is that he will make our path straight. We don’t make the path straight. He does! A straight path versus a winding path that requires much more time, effort, and valuable life. The challenge is to place our whole weight in the seat. God is looking for the one who says and shows that he is “all in.” This is a learning process.
I so want to trust God with everything I am and have. I bet you do too. Trusting God for the big things begins by trusting him for the small things. Trust is an act of faith. “Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Heb.11:6
Trust means pursuing God and his ways. Trust is willing to let go of our own ways and exchange them for God’s ways. This growing and developing process can be scary. At first we may feel we cannot put our full weight in the seat of the plane, but over time, we learn to trust more because we have experienced God’s rewarding faithfulness.
God is good and all his ways are good. You can trust him because He loves you and has a beautiful plan in play designed specifically for you. Let him make your paths straight.
You are loved!
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