Trust

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. Psalms 37:34

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
 in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6

I was reminded today that we must trust the Lord with ALL our heart. You see often times we become so consumed with the world, our lives, the drama and chaos that we put our trust and heart on those things. God tells us to "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." according to Colossians 3:2.

We must not allow our minds to be trouble and conformed to the ways of this world. No matter what is going on in the superficial world around us we must continue to trust in God. We must believe that He knows what is best for us. He has a plan for us and it is good. Our thoughts are not His thoughts. He has a greater expectation and plan for us than we have for ourselves.

If we allow the outside world to influence our thoughts and keep us paralyzed in fear then we are not walking in faith. Our dreams and visions will not manifest if we are living in fear. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen"..Hebrews 11:1.

This means that faith is the substance...faith is what dreams and visions are made of. We can't manifest our dreams until we have faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God. It is impossible to get Him to move for you if you don't believe in Him.

Trust is the graduated form of faith. Faith are things that we hope for....trust is what we expect. When we have matured in our relationship with God and begin to see His faithfulness we now begin to rest in Him. We release our expectations and trust in His perfect plan. We have seen Him prove His power over and over and we can now relax and surrender to His will.

The trouble with most of us is that we think of God as man. We allow our failed relationships, disappointments and fears to distort our perception of God. The lies of your past often become the truths of your now and future because you frame your world with your thoughts. God's word says that as a man thinks so is he...Proverbs 23:7.

Our thoughts have the ability to transform our world "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." according to Romans 12:2. This means that we should not force ourselves to be like someone else or something else. We should not think like the world or act like it.

We are transformed as we renew our minds. One definition of renewed says "to resume after an interruption". Many of our lives have been interrupted by a catastrophic or life altering event. We may have experienced a death, divorce, job loss, health issue or some other form of devastation. We have allowed that incident or incidents to distract us from our purpose...from the reason we were created.

As we begin to awaken to our true identity in God we can then be transformed and resume our lives according to God's perfect will. Perfect meaning we are lacking nothing. God has our backs. We are covered under His grace and mercy. His love allows us to walk in total and complete freedom. We no longer have to be prisoners to our past.

This is a powerful truth because it gives us peace and hope. We learn through this truth that we are not defined nor limited by our past. We can start again. It's never too late and you are never too far off from beginning a new life.

Whatever your heart desires...yearns for....craves....dreams of....you can have if you trust God with it. If you place your heart in God's hands and trust Him with it then your dreams can become reality. There is no need to hope and wish. Expect it.....it's yours!

What are you expecting from God? What are you trusting Him with? Let us declare the victory together!