Trusting God Series: God Is Trustworthy
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“The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.” -Psalm 145:13b
The best wisdom I can share about trust comes from God Himself. What He says about Himself in the Word has convinced me beyond the shadow of a doubt He is trustworthy. I’m tenacious enough that when God speaks, I long to listen and believe. Of course, we all struggle with unbelief, but there was a season of great testing where I learned about trust.
“Do you trust Me?” - God
My husband and I had been married for seven years and had three children under five when he became sick with Chronic Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Our newborn was two months old when the first paralysis took place. God had just brought us through an amazing miracle with our baby, so our faith was strong, but we had no idea the devastation we’d face in the next two-and-a-half years, as the disease progressed.
The first week of hospitalization, when we didn’t even know it was Multiple Sclerosis, Papa asked me a simple question, as He said, “Do you trust Me?” It shocked me at first. As tears rolled down my cheeks, I whispered a not so confident, “Yes, I do.” Every day for the next years, Papa would ask me the same question. Eventually, I learned to say, “Absolutely, yes, I do!” Even as the disease progressed with the reoccurring hospitalizations, endless medicine, and physical limitations, I proclaimed my trust in God each day. Nothing improved as the disease progressed, yet my Spirit was united with God’s. I knew He was holding me, and I was confident He was trustworthy. My husband received a miracle of complete healing years after God first asked me to trust Him.
Trustworthy Truth
What God says about Himself in the Word carries great weight! These verses also contain examples of people who chose to trust God. Trust is an act of the will and a defiance to the schemes of the Enemy, who convinces us God will not keep His word. Meditate on these verses and watch your trust in Him grow.
“The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.” -Psalm 111:7
“Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy and you have promised good things to your servant.”- 2 Samuel 7:28
“Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before or after him.” 2 Kings 18:5
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will trust in the name of the Lord our God.”-Psalm 20:7
“In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.” -Psalm 25:1
“But I trust in you Lord; I say ‘You are my God.’”- Psalm 31:14
“He put a song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in Him.”-Psalm 40:3
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love forever and ever.”-Psalm 56:11
“In God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?”-Psalm 56:11
“Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart to him for God is our refuge.”-Psalm 62:8
“I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.’”-Psalm 91:2
“May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of his Holy Spirit.”-Romans 15:13
Doesn’t reading this Truth spark something in your spirit? The Word speaks of God’s trustworthiness and how many chose to trust God. It’s an act of the will to put aside our feelings and believe the truth of the Word. When God says we are to trust Him, it’s a good idea when we do. Peace, hope, and joy are the result of trusting God. When we move close and believe what He says, it will change us. And even when we struggle with unbelief about certain things, God’s grace covers that too.
We want the pain or difficult situation removed, but usually God wants to change us on the inside first. We have to chose to trust His goodness in spite of what we feel or what we are experiencing. Make it a practice to meditate on these verses and watch your trust grow.
Dear God, I receive your Word as truth. I receive what You say about Yourself, and I will follow the examples of others before me who have chosen to trust You. I submit my will to You. Help me believe in You, and practice trusting You because you say You are trustworthy. You are not like people who have let me down. You are my perfect God. Open my eyes to all the things are You doing on my behalf.
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