Lately, I’ve been struggling to trust God, and I don’t know why. I want to trust Him, and I want to fully know how. I just get too stressed too easily. I need to remember that me worrying will do nothing, and that I’m going to regret it when I look back later in life. God always does, and always has provided for me. So, I need to remember that when I want to worry. Obviously, this is easier said than done, and I know it will take some work. I just need to get in a habit of praying when I’m about to let worry take over. Philippians 4:6-7 is a great reminder of this and it says, “6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
God has provided in so many different ways for me. One of the things I had been worrying about was finding a job, and for that God has provided! Another worry of mine is finding a place to live after I get married. I thought that God had shown us where He wanted us to call home, but He actually has other plans because He has closed that door. Now I am trying to trust that He saw something we didn’t, and that He has better plans for our future home. I was devasted at first. Once I calmed down, took a look at the situation, and prayed, I found peace that could only come from God. Now I’m just waiting and trusting.
God really does take care of us, and even in the littlest ways. Sometimes we don’t even stop to think about how He simply keeps our hearts beating or provides air for our lungs. We see a simple example of how God takes care of the birds and flowers in Matthew 6:25-32, “25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.” God knows what we need, and He will provide in His time. His timing is flawless.
In the world all around us, there are a lot worse things that people have to go through, like cancer for example. Some of those people have more faith and trust in God than we do when we worry about something that is so small. I know what I need to work on is relying on God for my strength, and to trust Him always regardless of how I feel. I have been walking with Christ for 13 years, but trusting the LORD is something I struggle with. I am trying my best to surrender it to the One who made all things. I am learning to realize that worrying does no good, doesn’t get me anywhere, and just makes me miserable and unhappy. If I would use the time I spend worrying about a situation to instead pray, I would feel a whole better and experience the God-given comfort and strength I am seeking. I pray that through the trials and situations I experience, I would become closer to God and trust Him even more deeply. I am committed to pray about anything and everything that comes to my mind. I have learned that nothing is unimportant to our LORD, and that I can come to Him anytime with the desires of my heart.
“5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV. ♡
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