Trusting the Lord

"Trust in the Lord with all of your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek His will in all you do,
and He will show you which path to take."

-Proverbs 3:5-6

There will be times in our walk with the Lord where we will be challenged in our faith.  The Lord wants us to trust Him with all of our being.  Sometimes we find it difficult to trust Him when the circumstance seem hard and challenging.  We are told hundreds of times in Scripture to, "fear not," but it is another thing not to fear when we feel outside of our comfort zone.

The road of life isn't always easy.  There will be opportunities that seem tempting to take, but they may not be what the Lord would have us to do.  We must pray for the Lord to reveal His will for our lives and then we must take a step of faith and trust Him.

I am still learning to trust the Lord everyday.  Sometimes my faith seems weak and I fail to take the steps that I know that I ought to take.  I want to do what God wants me to do, but sometimes I end up shrinking back out of fear and uncertainty.

We must learn to rely on the Holy Spirit who indwells everyone that has placed his or her faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  The Holy Spirit will grant us more courage, more love, and direction when we submit to His leading.  Sadly, many of us Christians lean more on our own understanding of things and we fail to listen to the Holy Spirit.

We can trust the Lord in every and all situations no matter what.  God is good and He is always good.  The Lord will provide for us and He will enable us to accomplish all that He has for us to do.  We are just to trust Him and walk in obedience to His call.

Sometimes it is hard to distinguish God's call from our own wants and wishes.  We must call out to the Lord and ask Him of a certain opportunity is from Him or not.  The Lord will let us know.  He will either open the door or He will close it.   The Lord knows what He is doing and we must trust Him.

Lord,

We praise Your Name.

Help us to trust You more and more.

Thank You, Lord, for this day.

Thank You, for Your goodness and mercy.

I uplift those who are ill and facing hard times.

Heal them O Lord and shine Your face upon them.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.