Do We Really, Really Trust in the LORD?

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5,6 (NKJV)

At the minimum, we do trust in the LORD. Thus, we keep reading the Word of God, pray to Him as our Heavenly Father, honour Him with our tithes and offerings, fellowship with other believers, pray for the sick, make disciples of all nations, and so forth.

However, it is a higher level of believing when we can trust in the LORD fully, completely and without wavering. The challenge is to keep trusting in the LORD in spite of discouraging circumstances such as when: we do not have any breakthrough to advance towards our dream; we are thrown in the lions' den or fiery furnace; or we have just experienced a shipwreck.

As believers we are still susceptible to forget God's Word and operate with a carnal mind. This happens when we allow fear (i.e., false evidence appearing real) and circumstances to take our eyes away from the Word of God -- the truth which can set us free from all manner of sin, such as the lack of faith, which displeases God.

Our understanding is very finite, indeed. Let the words of our infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient God speaks louder to us than all the things this world has to offer. "Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh and strength to your bones." Proverbs 3:7-8 (NKJV)

So, to what extent, do we acknowledge God in our ways, let alone all of our ways? I submit that the more in tune we are to the frequency of God's radio station manned by the Holy Spirit and let His Word guide us, the more conscious we will be to interact with the Holy Spirit as our Senior Partner and live life in tandem with His leading and instruction.

Lest we forget, "For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God." 1 Corinthians 2:11-12 (NKJV)

As we are led by the Holy Spirit, He will make straight or smooth, the paths that we take. If we can acknowledge and receive such an immense gift as our salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, trusting God fully and acknowledging Him in all our ways need to part of our DNA as His new creation.

Truly, as we trust God wholeheartedly and undertake all our endeavours in God's way, He will be glorified though us. ""Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these I delight," says the LORD." Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NKJV)

"Trust in the LORD" by Kong Hee

(Source: Devotionals of November 2005 by Rev Dr Kong Hee)

" “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,And whose hope is the Lord." Jeremiah 17:7 (NKJV)

The key to success and victory in life is not in ourselves but in God. David was a shepherd boy, unskilled in the weapon of war, but he defeated Goliath, the champion of the Philistines, with a single sling shot. He was not of royal lineage, but he went on to become the greatest king Israel ever had. What was the secret of his greatness? It was his dependence and his trust in God. David cried, "O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water" (Psalms 63:1; NKJV)

John Knox, the famous Scottish revivalist, was famous for his power in prayer. Queen Mary said she feared his prayers more than Europe's armies. When the Spanish armada fought the English in 1588, Queen Elizabeth I of England called the nation to prayer. As a result, a storm arose and destroyed 65 of the Armada's 130 ships while the English lost none.

It is evident that as long as men seek God, as long as we pray, our lives will be successful and victorious. We will be able to achieve our aims and remain protected. In the course of King Asa's reign over Judah (1 Kings 15:9-24), he changed both its history and future. Under his rule, he courageously deposed of his infamous idolatress grandmother, who had severely influenced Judah toward idolatry. He also drove out the Sodomites and then destroyed all the idols that his father had worshiped. Not only did this great leader himself seek after God, he commanded the entire nation to do likewise.

The prophet, Azariah said this of King Asa, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you" (2 Chronicles 15:2). As we look back in history, we see that the Word of God is true: Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD and cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength (Jeremiah 17:5, 7). God is no respecter of persons. His word works for all who would believe and act upon it.