Do you trust in God? Or even wonder how to trust God?
Like, do you REALLY?
I always thought I trusted Him. I always said I did. But I didn’t.
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Struggles
Man, God really uses struggles to draw you near to Him. I can honestly say I believed in Him, I thought I trusted in Him, I thought I followed Him, until I actually did.
Let me explain. I went to youth group, Sunday church, was baptized, did prayer group in college, lead small groups as an adult, prayed sporadically for my family and all the “Jesus things”. Then one day I realized I HAD to rely on Jesus to get me through. I had to rely on Jesus for my marriage to survive. I had to rely on Jesus to feed my family.
God drew me near to him through a season of tough things. My marriage was struggling, my blended family was struggling, I was going to counseling, my husband and I were going to counseling, we had no money to pay for our poor financial decisions, daycare, or the groceries. It was brutal.
I can remember driving to work at a job that I hated but needed just to survive and crying out to God, “Lord, please just feed my family today. I don’t even know how we’ll eat.” Only to show up at work to a colleague that asked if I wanted to share lunch with her because she had too much food and an old friend reached out to see if I wanted any of her extra food for dinner. I stopped by my friend’s house on my way home from work, and she sent me home with a load of frozen food. Neither one of them had any idea that I had prayed for God to feed us that day.
That’s when my true belief and trust began. Fast forward through a series of struggles and unfortunate events and God has always provided. Any time I start to worry, I just pray and ask God to see me through. This has been a work in progress. I’ve learned the habit of prayer and relying on the Lord is daily. So, every morning I start with specific prayers for my day. And guess what, the Lord always provides, so I always trust.
Let’s Talk About You
Can you relate to my situation? Have you struggled with something so bad that you don’t even know what to do next? Pray. Start there. I’m telling you, learn how to pray and then start doing it regularly. Before you know it, you’ll be trusting God and praying fervently over your struggles.
Your pain has a purpose. Trust in God to see you through and to use your pain for His glory. I promise that if you give it to Him, you will be glad you did.
How to Trust God Through the Process:
- Prepare your heart: Figure out your struggle and admit that you need help in that area.
- Realize how to pray (learn how to pray)
- Ask God to allow you to trust and follow His plan
- Yearn for God to provide and fulfill your desires and needs
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May Heavenly things constantly interrupt Earthly things. I pray that you are able to have the Lord on your side with overcoming your past.
