Trust and Trust Again

When I look back at my life, how far God has brought me, how he has worked in me and through me I can hold to his hand with even more confidence.   Do you feel that way today?  Lets take a moment today to look back.  Have you ever trusted God with something? What were the things you gave to God with complete trust?  What is your story of those things? 

I remember at Stout I was trusting God with something big.  It was taking up so much of my mind and my thinking that I knew  I was not TRULY letting it be in Gods hands.  I said that with my mouth, but with my actions my thinking my questions I was really just putting it right back into my imperfect hands and imperfect plan.

One day I got a revelation from Jesus about this.  He whispered to my heart,  Erika every time you worry, every time you fuss you are taking what you have given to me and my plan back into your hands where I can't work on it.  It gave me a great picture in my mind.  When it was surrendered and under the trust and care of the Lord it was in his hands, I saw it there.  But when I started worry and wonder and doubt I took it out of His hands into mine.  This picture really helped me be in check, was  I holding it or letting God work on it.  It was a great way for me to picture my worry as a true action, that really had an effect.  And when I let it stay in his hand  I could tell, I could see the faithfulness of the Lord.  I CAN TRUST the one who MADE ALL THINGS, KNOWS ALL THINGS,  can you? do you?

Once you have made your list of the things you have trusted God with in your past and what he did do or is still doing, I pray that even your own testimony will speak to your heart today. May you hold to his hand with even more confidence. 

Maybe you say today, "Erika it is not that easy, it sounds easy but is is NOT easy."  and I say you are right! Bring that right to God, talk to him about how it is hard and how you are STILL going  to trust him.  May your heart say YES, even in the hard and what seems impossible!  God will listen, bring your thoughts and feelings right to his feet today.  He listens!  

In all things, God is worthy of my trust.

~ Erika Hallbeck