Daily Devotionals 4/23/20

Trust 

David’s life was the perfect example to trusting God.  Throughout David’s life all he ever did was trust God.  From the moment God called for David to be anointed as king David went through many joyous times but just as many trials. One thing for sure David trusted God.  As I reread 1st and 2nd Samuel I noticed just about every choice or decision David had to make David prayed and asked God what he wanted him to do.  So I asked myself how often do I truly depend on God’s Direction? How well do I really trust God? 

Psalms 37:3 

 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; 
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. (NKJV) 
 

The Bible instructs us to “trust in the Lord”. So what is trust? 

The definition of trust: 

-firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. 

  1. Reliability- Do we know God to be reliable? YES! 
  2. Truth- Do we know God to be the truth? YES! 
  3. Ability- Do we know God is able? YES! 
  4. Strength- Do we know God to have strength? YES! 

So, if we know God has all the qualities of trust why is it so hard to trust God? 

I believe trust is a lifelong journey it’s not something we get as soon as we become Christian.  As we go along in the journey of being a Christian we will continually be learning to trust God.  It’s not a lesson learned but lesson being learned. 

Can we really say we fully trust God? 

I honestly don’t think we can. Why, because we are all sinners; we fail, we fall short.  We tend to trust other things like ourselves, spouses, family, our bank accounts and so many other things.  We have to learn not have so much trust in those things, because at some point those things will bring disappointment. 

What are some ways to practice trusting God? 

  1. Stop trusting yourself. We can be our own worst enemy. We can deceive ourselves so easily. 
  1. Trust the Word. Be in the Word. The Bible gives directions and examples of what God wants for our lives 
  1. Prayer. If you keep record of your prayers and the ways God answers those prayers it can serve as a reminder of how faithfully God is. 
  1. Don’t travel alone in this Christian journey. Accountability, Accountability! Surround yourself with people who you can count on to pray with you and encourage you when you are weak. Have back up!  
In the coming days of not knowing what is going to happen next it is important to trust God. I know its easier said than done, but remember God’s Got You!