Trust and Obey
"Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and
mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways
know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and
plain your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the
Lord and turn [entirely] away from evil." (Proverbs 3:5-7 AMP)
God loves us and has a wonderful purpose and plan for each one of His children.
If we want to enjoy God’s perfect plan, we will have to trust and obey our
heavenly Father. When we are sincerely willing to trust and obey God, He will
lead us on an exciting journey of learning to hear from Him every day of our
lives. As we yield ourselves to God, the Holy Spirit will constantly teach,
enlighten and guide us.
When we receive Jesus as our Savior, the Holy Spirit takes up permanent
residence within us. He slowly expands His presence until there is more of Him
and less of our old selfish nature. This happens as we choose His will over our
own. We must learn to allow God to take the lead role in our daily lives.
We should be diligent about spending time with God every day and making that
time with Him our number one priority. We draw near to Him as we spend time in
His Word and in prayer. Time with God separates us from the world and brings us
into His presence. He will give us understanding of His Word and He will speak
to us through His Word. He will change us as we spend time with Him. Change
comes as a result of having our minds renewed by the Word of God. As we agree
with God by believing His Word, we will begin to think differently, talk
differently, and act differently. Change is a process; it comes little by
little.
We need to learn to lean on God and ask for His help. He cares about everything
that concerns us. He tells us to cast all our care over on Him and trust Him to
take care of us. He wants us to pray about everything and place our trust in
Him, totally surrendering ourselves to His care. We learn to trust God by going
through many experiences that require trust and by seeing His faithfulness over
and over. His ways are perfect and so is His timing. He uses times of waiting to
stretch our faith and to bring about change and growth in our lives. When we
learn to trust God and accept His timing, we can enjoy our lives while He is
working on our problems.
God loves us and wants us to love Him so much that we become wholly dedicated to
Him. We must become doers of the Word and not hearers only. God has empowered us
with His Spirit to do His will. We need to obey the written Word of God and the
leading of the Holy Spirit. The leading of the Holy Spirit will always be in
agreement with God’s Word. As we listen to God and follow Him daily, He will
direct our steps, one step at a time. When we put God first and follow His
leading, He will work all things together for our good. He will fulfill His plan
for our lives as we trust and obey Him. Trusting and obeying God will lead us
into the most thrilling life of victory and blessing we could ever imagine!
Pray this:
"Heavenly Father, I want to live the life You have called me to live. Thank You
for giving me the power to do Your will. Teach me to trust and obey You more
every day. Help me to listen to You and follow You daily. Thank You for
directing my steps, one step at a time. Thank You for fulfilling Your plan for
my life as I surrender all to You.”
"In Jesus' Name, Amen."
Pat Gray
patclaygray@yahoo.com