Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to trust in the Lord with all of our heart.
This is so important because if we trust in our hopes, we hope without a clear
understanding of the future and we can be disappointed when our hope doesn’t
come to pass as we anticipated. When we trust in our endurance or our ability
to wait, we always do so with an uncertain expectation as to when or if
something might come about. But when we trust in God, we are then trusting in
the One who knows the future and with whom there is certainty and who is in
absolute control of His timing in our lives such that things come to pass just
when and as He intends. Waiting and hoping are things we are expected to do by
God, but they are always to be centered in our trust of Him.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust
in the Lord with all your heart
and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He
will make your paths straight.
Today by “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young (3/12)
Waiting, trusting, and hoping are intricately connected, like golden
strands interwoven to form a strong chain. Trusting is the central strand,
because it is the response of My children that I desire the most. Waiting and
hoping embellish the central strand and strengthen the chain that connects you
to Me. Waiting for me to work, with your eyes on Me, is evidence that you
really do trust Me. If you mouth the words “I trust You” while anxiously trying
to make things go your way, your words ring hollow. Hoping is future-directed,
connecting you to your inheritance in heaven. However, the benefits of hope fall
fully on you in the present.
Because you are Mine, you don’t just pass time in your waiting. You
can wait expectantly, in hopeful trust. Keep your “antennae” out to pick up and
even the faintest glimmer of My Presence.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.”
John 14:1
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14
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