constant trust

Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

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When you think about it, we live with constant uncertainty.  Really, from one moment to the next we don't know what will happen.  We don't know the circumstances we will face as near as the next heartbeat or breath.  We don't know what problems may face us in the next work day.  We don't know what kind of traffic situations we will 'run into' on the highway, even as we merge onto the road.  We don't know what the outcome will be of our next medical appointment.  We tend to cope with this blindness about the future by trusting in routines and past experience (or we react with fear and anxiety to the unknown)....but, even in the most familiar settings and average days, we just don't know if something unexpected, challenging, or even disturbing may show up!

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The inability we all have of knowing the future calls for trust.  We need to trust in something to allow us to step into the unknown future with confidence.

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Trusting in the Lord is the answer because He knows the future of each one, down to the heartbeat level.  He knows how history will ultimately play out and He has answers for the corruption and disruption that have caused havoc since Adam and Eve strayed from trusting in Him.

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Trusting in Him starts by acknowledging our inability to trust in ourselves and the necessity of trusting in what was accomplished by Jesus on the cross, when He paid with His life for our sins.  That personal act of admitting our failures...our dependence on self...our sins...and trusting in Him...opens up a whole new life.  We are honestly admitting that we have been trusting in the wrong thing all along.

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Trusting in the Lord leads to resting in the Lord and experiencing His leadership through our days.  He gives the Holy Spirit to help us walk through uncertain days with understanding, hope and divine promises.  

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Knowing the Lord, we no longer need fear the unknown.

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blessings and love,

Rob Smith

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"Death is inevitable.  Life is a choice!"

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."