HOW HARD IS IT TO TRULY PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD?

When I gave my life to Christ, one of the clearest things I remember is that I realized I needed someone I could TRUST to help me in my daily life. Someone I could GO TO AND TALK TO about all the things I wanted as a young man. I wanted to be self confident. I wanted to be able to be satisfied and complete in who I was. I wanted to be a good conversationalist. I wanted to feel like my dreams would be heard, and come true. I was a pretty strong introvert in terms of social activity. I had some great friends, I was a good athlete, but I was truly quite shy. I so wanted to be able to be Comfortable with the Cool Crowd, but I never really gained traction in that world, or the groups that formed in that world. What makes me look back and so appreciate that time is that it shows me just how far I have come from that simple step of closing my eyes and opening my heart….and asking Jesus to be My Savior. I put all my hopes and dreams along with my insecurities and fears in His Hands. I gave my life to Him ! I gave my TRUST TO HIM.

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. Proverbs 3:5

THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND MY SHIELD: IN HIM MY HEART TRUSTS, AND I AM HELPED: MY HEART EXULTS , AND WITH MY SONG I GIVE THANKS TO HIM. Psalm 28:7

YOU KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE WHOSE MIND IS STAYED ON YOU, BECAUSE HE TRUSTS IN YOU. Isaiah 26:3

Our world today is so Full Of Fear and angst, it makes me want to Shout In Frustration and Anger ! I continually pray for the Lord to give me patience. I grow weary of so many friends and family who have abandoned Life and Freedom to BE SAFE. Quarantine, stay away from the people you love. Honor your leadership who operate in nonsensical and hypocritical manner, because they tell you they want you to be safe Really ?. Find your trust in a path of wisdom that at it’s basic core is nothing but an iron fist seeking power and control. Many people, including CHRISTIANS are eagerly awaiting the Vaccine that will save the world, set them free, bring back normalcy. So much fear and confusion. Surely God has an answer. Surely God has a plan. Surely God hears our prayers to BE SAFE ? Should our ultimate goal in life be to focus on ourselves and our safety above everything ?

DO NOTHING FROM RIVALRY OR CONCEIT, BUT IN HUMILITY COUNT OTHERS MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN YOURSELVES. LET EACH OF YOU LOOK NOT ONLY TO HIS OWN INTERESTS, BUT ALSO TO THE INTERESTS OF OTHERS. Philippians 2: 3-4

IF THEN YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH CHRIST, SEEK THE THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE, WHERE CHRIST IS, SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD. SET YOUR MIND ON THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE, NOT ON THE THINGS THAT ARE ON EARTH. FOR YOU HAVE DIED, AND YOUR LIFE IS HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD. WHEN CHRIST WHO IS YOUR LIFE APPEARS, THEN YOU WILL ALSO APPEAR WITH HIM IN GLORY. Colossians 3: 1-4

Abraham left Babylon and put his Trust in God. Abraham drew his knife to slay Issac, trusting in God’s plan and will. Moses confronted Pharaoh. Daniel sat with Lions. Joshua entered the promised land and brought down Jericho and giants. David defeated Goliath. Our Lord, Savior and King gave HIS LIFE FOR US ON THE CROSS ! ALL OF THESE ACTIONS LET GO OF SELF AND PUT LIFE IN GOD’S HANDS. All of these men put others first.

The message I am trying hard to impart is that YOUR TRUST MUST BE FOCUSED UPON GOD, AND YOUR ACTIONS SHOULD BE CENTERED ON SHARING HIS LOVE TO OTHERS. GO SHARE THE GOSPEL. GO MAKE DISCIPLES.. PUT OTHERS AND THEIR NEEDS FIRST. If you are afraid, seek God and His Peace. In the times of Jesus, the Disciples found the strength and power to share Jesus throughout the world. For the many in their time who were persecuted, downtrodden and without hope, THEIR WORDS AND FAITH BROUGHT LIFE AND HOPE ! Is your goal self preservation, or self denial ? Is your goal to bring joy and help to others, or secluding yourself and extinguishing the value and voice you have in sharing Jesus ? I pray for all who are reading this that you might realize how important it is in these times to bring the light of Christ that is in you out into the darkness lest it be extinguished. May God give you Wisdom, Strength, and the Heart of Christ. Don’t hide….be God’s Light ! Be Strong In Trusting God/JAA

MY FLESH AND MY HEART MAY FAIL, BUT GOD IS THE STRENGTH OF MY HEART AND MY PORTION FOREVER. Psalm 73:26