How strong is your trust in the Lord? Why is it so difficult to trust God and His plans for us?
It’s an age-old question. The Israelites NOT trusting God to take care of the people He delivered from slavery and hardship. I have read through the Bible several times and can remember thinking to myself you idiots He didn’t just deliver you from the Pharos grip to NOT take care of you or without a master plan.
Something else that factors into our trust in God’s not going to provide a way to help pay the bills, it’s a gas bill, car payment, or other financial issues. We forgot or overlook the fact that God provides His creation with shelter, food, and protection from predators. From birds to elephants. God tells us “He cares for the birds of the air we are much more valuable to God than the animals He takes care of.”
Who are we that the God of the universe would give a single thought about my insignificant issues? Listen He even knows the number of hairs of each of His children. Since He cares about that detail, we need to trust Him to take care of big, and small issues that we can trust Him to take care of. God cares, He wants to hear from us He loves us past our human comprehension.
Do not let doubt in God overcome you, to convince you that He’s not going to not provide for his creations. He didn’t create us to fight for ourselves and try to solve problems on our own. No, He died for us to pay the price for ALL our sins. He wouldn’t have put His Son on the cross to abandon us and not provide for us. Sometimes He uses drastic measures to get our attention back on Him. It’s repeated numerous times over and over in the Bible do NOT be afraid.
Remember when Jesus was on the boat with His disciples and a storm came up? They awoke Jesus says “aren’t You going to save us?!”Again, it’s easy to just say “stupid disciples don’t you know by now He will protect you from danger? “But yet we still doubt God and His plans for us.
It’s been said before and I will repeat it “fear or doubt is a liar! It’s a lie the devil places in our minds. Fear is a lack of faith in God and a lack of trust in Him.
Dear Lord,
It’s so easy to believe in technology or even a simple chair we trust will serve its purpose. Help our unbelief and deepen our trust, faith, and belief in You and Your plans for our good. Remind us that You have plans to prosper us not harm us. Remind us how many countless times You’ve delivered us from danger or financial distress in the past. Keep reminding us that You care about ALL our problems big or small. Thank You for caring about us so intensely. Lord, we trust You to be our loving and providing Father that You are. In times of distress remind us You are never out of control. I make all these requests in Your Name. Amen