Trust in the Lord

Many of us are familiar with the very popular scripture found in Proverbs 3, "trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding". If you're going to be a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is imperative that we learn how to Trust in the Lord. Trusting in the Lord is easier said than done. We can trust in the Lord for very basic things like life, health and strength. We trust the Lord for our Eternal Salvation. But when it comes to having to endure certain challenges and trials, it's harder to trust in the Lord. It's harder to trust God when we're not certain of the outcome and we would prefer to do it "our own way". Yet we're in a Season now saints where if the Divine Will of God is going to be executed in our lives, we must learn to Trust in the Lord.

When it comes to trust at any level, there has to be two things; confidence and comprehension. When it comes to comprehension, there has to be some level of understanding in regards to that for which we choose to trust. Many of us don't understand how a car works, but we comprehend just enough to know it's designed to transport us from one location to another. Many of us don't know how an airplane works, but we understand just enough to know that it's designed to stay in the air for extended periods of time and get us to where we're trying to go. One of the reasons why a lot of Christians don't put more trust in God is because we lack an understanding of God. When you have a better understanding of His ways and how He works, it allows you to exercise a better sense of comprehension in regards to who God is. No, you'll never have a "full" comprehension or understanding of God. But will you ever have a full understanding of a car or an airplane? Probably not. And I doubt that for many of us we're going to stop driving or flying anytime soon. Such is the case with God. As you increase your understanding of who God is and how He works (through the reading of His Word), you'll be able to trust Him even the more.

Then, in order to trust, one must have confidence. You're not going to trust someone or something that you don't have confidence in. You sit in a chair because you're confident that it's going to hold you up. When we fail to trust in God, we're saying that we're not confident that God can do what we need or expect for Him to do. One of the challenges with trusting in God is that many times we have more confidence in ourselves than we do God. This is idolatry. Without us saying it verbally, we're actually saying that we feel we're more competent than God; at least in certain situations. This is not the Will of God. God wants us to trust Him when we don't understand how He's going to work it out. That's called Faith. And without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11). The days are coming saints where the only way you're going to be able to survive is to Trust in God. Let's build our confidence and comprehension in the Lord now so that when that day comes, we will know how to Trust in the Lord.