Tag: trust
Following God can feel a lot like climbing into a Turkish stranger’s minivan.
Simon didn’t see what Jesus was doing until it was very nearly done. This is often the case for us, too. Our human frames limit and inhibit our perspective.
“But they are deeply guilty for their own strength is their god.” (Habakkuk 1:11 NLT) Self-trust is an idolatry in itself. When my deep inner leanings are propped up my own ability, intellect or problem-solving, I’m actually bowing at the altar of Anna instead of…
In His infinite mercy, God pulls us into desert spaces.
When the peace of God permeates our souls, we inherently know that even if the very worst happens, the best is yet to come.
Looking back at my unremarkable adventure book experience, I see a metaphor for my walk with God. I still tend to stick to the safe route; the measured, appropriate path. But the real adventure begins when I trust the Lord enough to let go of my personal plot-line and follow along as He reads aloud. There are, in fact, whole pages of faith that we will never turn to unless He is the sole author of our story.
Most of us don’t realize we are leaning on our own understanding until it’s gone, snatched away by circumstance or consequence.