Trust in God is a quality I need to continually develop in my life. I'm an anxious person, and I like to be prepared, to know what's going to happen next, and to quickly resolve uncertainties. However, as Christians we're often called to live in an in-between state, waiting for God's Will to be revealed. Here's how author Brennan Manning once put it:
"The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some pre-determined clearly delineated plan for the future. The next step discloses itself only out of discernment of God acting in ... the present moment. The reality of naked trust is the life of a pilgrim who leaves what is nailed down, obvious, and secure, and walks into the unknown without any rational explanation to justify the decision or guarantee the future. Why? Because God has signaled the movement and offered his presence and his promise."
Here are some of those promises:
"The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8
"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
""For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
He will always be with us; He is working everything out for our benefit; we will live with Him forever. Do you trust Him?
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