Trust and Understanding

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Trust and Understanding

All our lives  we come upon one challenge  after another.     Things happen  in this world  that we cannot comprehend.     When all these difficulties  are thrust upon us,  and we are thrust  into sticky situations,  we have no way  of really knowing  what to do.     We’re powerless  as we realize  we don’t even know  all the factors involved.     Suddenly,  everything is  so confusing.

We want  to be in control  of what happens  to us,  but,  we are not.     And,  we don’t know where  to turn.     We want  to change certain factors,  but cannot.     What is…  is.     In all our predicaments,  we must turn  to our LORD,  because only He knows  all things  and can lead us  through all things  —  victoriously.

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.

To really trust  in the LORD is  to have full confidence  in Him.     With trust,  we can boldly remember  His love  for us  and feel secure  in it.     As we remember  that He is our heavenly Father,  we can be assured  that He wants us  to throw  all our cares  on Him.

God asks us  to trust  in Him  with all our heart.     That would be  with all  of our inner being,  our whole mind  and understanding,  our soul,  our conscience,  and all our emotions  and passions.     With every bit of courage  we can muster,  we are  to trust  in our LORD.

We can’t lean  on any  of our own understanding,  because there is so much we don’t know.     Our understanding  is flawed  and ridden  with fears  that are influenced  by the unbelieving world around us.     Our understanding  is also flawed  by our sinful natures.     Only God  has a truthful knowledge  of everything involved  and is able  to know  what is best.

Frankly,  we don’t really know  what is best for us  —  even though we want  to imagine  that we do.

We all have intelligence,  knowledge,  and discernment  to a certain degree.     But we cannot depend  on our own understanding.     Only God’s understanding  is dependable.

When God asks us  to acknowledge Him  in all of our ways,  He’s asking us  to give our whole lives over  to Him  in a loving trust.

All of our habits,  mannerisms,  moral character,  and life journeys  are to be an acknowledgement  that the LORD  is God  over all  of our life.     We are to know  for certain  that God is in control  and will be  our Judge.     We are  to learn  what God expects  from us  as His children  and recognize  that we do have to answer  to Him  for all  of our behavior.

This sort of respect  and leaning  on the LORD  will lead God  to direct us  in the way  we should go.     Only then  will God make our way  to turn out right  and good  —  that is,  God will give us  the knowledge  and courage  to do  what is right  and good.     When we give ourselves over  to the LORD  in loving trust,  our whole way  of living  becomes something  that is pleasing  and right  in His sight.

When God leads us out  of situations  that could have led us  into eternal condemnation,  and we reflect  on His everlasting love  in gently leading us  on the right paths,  we will stand  in awe  of our LORD’s faithful lovingkindness  towards us  —  even when  we were confused.

The more we trust  in God,  the more our understanding  of the depth  of His love  will grow.

As we see  how greatly  we are loved,  we will say,  “Hallelujah!     The LORD is God  over all.”

Love,
Margaret

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A Christian devotional  to glorify  the LORD of lords  and GOD of gods.

Pray for our country.

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The LORD  made this day, let us rejoice  and be glad  in Him.

Psalm 118:24

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The word of the LORD is tried;

He is a shield  to all  who take refuge  in Him.

Psalm 18:30

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Sing for joy  in the LORD,  O you righteous ones;

Praise is becoming  to the upright.

Psalm 33:1

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How blessed are those  who dwell  in Thy house!

They are ever praising Thee.

Psalm 84:4

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Just as a father  has compassion  on his children,

So the LORD  has compassion  on those who fear Him.

Psalm 103:13

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O give thanks  to the LORD,  for He is good;

For His lovingkindness  is everlasting.

Psalm 107:1

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Glory in His holy name;

Let the heart  of those who seek the LORD  be glad.

Psalm 105:3

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Not that I have already obtained it,  or have already  become perfect,   but I press on  in order that  I may  lay hold  of that  for which also  I was laid hold of  by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:12

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