A thought by David Jeremiah, from his book, Hope: Living Fearlessly in a Scary World (p. 69). Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)
Okay, this is what I need to see today.
David says, "To trust is to be confident—to possess a strong sense of security. When we trust, we place confidence in someone or something. Trust is not an emotion that just springs up in our hearts as does anger, jealousy, or sadness. It is always a choice based on reason. We use evidence and discernment to conclude that this man or that bank or this investment is 'trustworthy.' Yes, God gives us the faith to act, but He first gives us a choice to make."
David goes on, "To illustrate the process, let’s take a look at the stock market, which is based on high-level choices of trust. If you don’t trust in a company, you don’t buy its stock. The stock price represents an index of the overall trust people have in a company. Wise people investigate to determine if there are grounds for trust, then they depend on God to guide their decisions. Having placed their trust in God, they need not live in fear of loss. Even if material loss occurs, God promises to meet the needs of His children, and the Bible is filled with repetitions of that promise."
He continues, "For example, Psalm 23 tells us that the Lord is our Shepherd, so we shall not lack. Jesus pointed to the birds and the flowers and noted that if God feeds and clothes them, won’t He do the same for His very own children (Matthew 6:25-33)? And. . . in Psalm 37, David tells us that in his long life, he has never seen God fail to meet needs (verse 25). His experience has proved God to be worthy of our trust. He will work things out.
"Paul says the same: 'My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus' (Philippians 4:19). Then, in 2 Corinthians 9:8, the Lord promises that He 'is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.'
"When we find ourselves with nowhere else to turn, can God help? It’s another obviously rhetorical question, isn’t it? He helps by offering the only stability possible in our lives.
"It’s easy to say we believe in these promises, but when financial anxiety looms like an approaching storm, we’re forced to confront our faith level. Do we really believe God is in control? Easy living does nothing for faith; when the weather is fine, we drift into the illusion of adequacy. We think we have it all figured out and under control."
He then says, "When we find ourselves with nowhere else to turn, can God help? It’s another obviously rhetorical question, isn’t it? He helps by offering the only stability possible in our lives."
He later says, "Trust in God will not make the pain go away; it means we know He will provide what we truly need. In Christ our hope stands tall, solid, and untouchable. In Him we have a home that outshines the sun, an inheritance that can never perish, and treasures that can never be taken from us. The deed to our heavenly home is signed and sealed with the blood of Christ; the contract is ratified by the Resurrection. And no one will ever foreclose on that."
And that is so true. So would you in this unstable world put your trust in that which is stable? Would you? Yes, yes! #continuethought
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