Trust

“Because you have trusted in Me.” These are the words God sends to someone in Jerusalem through Jeremiah at the end of Jeremiah 39. In this instance, the person is to be spared from Babylonian captivity. His trust in God saved his life the same way our trust in God saved our lives. Trust can’t end there. Once we’re saved, everything doesn’t just become easy. There are still going to be hard times and a whole life of decisions ahead. We can’t just trust God for our initial salvation and then walk away to continue life on our own. Webster’s 1828 dictionary says trust is a “reliance or resting of the mind on integrity”. Reliance on God. Resting of the mind. Reliance on God should bring a resting of the mind. Unfortunately, our thoughts get in the way, and we are impatient in trusting God because answers are not always instant. Proverbs 3:5-7 is a popular passage quoted when someone has trust issues. The Message version says it like this,

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God!
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬‬ -7 MSG‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/97/pro.3.5-12.MSG

“The bottom of your heart,”-deeply and completely.
“Don’t try to figure it out on your own,”-put aside your thoughts and plans and what you think it should look like.
”Listen for God’s voice,”-take time to be quiet in your waiting.
“Everything and everywhere,”-there is no place or situation He has not planned.
”Don’t assume you know it all,”-there are things we can’t see and don’t yet know.
”Run to God!”- don’t hesitate or drag your feet.

Running to God is the key. We will survive each day by casually including God in what we do. We will thrive when we run to Him first!