“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
God will tell you to do things that make no sense. You have to ask Him if He’s crazy! This Christian journey has taught me that nothing God does makes sense, but the end results are always glorious! Though I put up a fight most times before I actually do the thing that He has asked me to do, I find that it’s always better to trust and obey Him.
One of my favourite hymns is “Trust and Obey” because it sums up God’s purpose for our lives. When we practice these two commands, a beautiful cycle begins. Trusting the Lord makes obedience easier, and obedience produces ever-increasing trust. Can you recall facing a challenge that was difficult or perplexing? If so, you know how important these two commands are.
When the Lord calls you to a task that seems unreasonable, you have two options. You can trust and obey Him even though you don’t understand what will happen, or you can become fearful and attempt to find a way out.
Hear from Paula-Kaye Murphy about how she chose the first option, which is to trust and obey God:
I have experienced many things in my life that has challenged me to trust God. Not only trust Him but be obedient in all things. This is a tough learning process, but one I embrace because there are grace and blessing in trusting and being obedient to God. One experience I had where I had to trust God was in my final year of university. I had done an extra year and, based on that, I had to reapply to SLB. I was telling God that I really didn’t want to because I didn’t want the added amount of repayment. He told me to reapply anyway and I did. In reapplying I had to get one new guarantor, so I asked Him who I should approach. He gave me a name which I was unsure of because I knew the person already had some students he had signed for. Regardless of how I felt, I went to the person and told him about the situation. He said OK he would help me. I sent him the information and, a week or two after he contacted me saying he got the documents but he was trying to work something out for me. Long story short, rather than being my guarantor, this individual organized funding to have my fees paid in full without using student loans. I trusted God’s guidance even when it was difficult and He came through in a way I could not have anticipated. Trust and obey, for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
Friends, God’s ways are better than your own. I’ve proven that time and time again. I know that at times obedience is a struggle, as the mind considers all the reasons God’s path is illogical. When fear takes over, our reasoning says we should run the other way, and we don’t want to comply. But obedience is always the best choice, because our loving Father can be trusted.
Respond:
Write down three reasons you struggle to fully trust God. Pray that over the next couple of days God will help you overcome these doubts and come to a place where you can trust Him no matter what.
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Angelisa is a Jesus enthusiast, Worship leader & Christian youth leader. She considers herself to be the old-fashioned type of girl who loves spicy food and belly bottom laughter. Among her passions are singing, working with children, and encouraging others.