Yesterday I talked about placing our trust in God and not in the "stuff" of this world. Indeed it is very difficult to fully place our trust in God; but oh the blessings that come when we do. So many things in this world distract us, entice us, attract us, worry us, and confuse us that our trust is misplaced in things other than God.
Truly, we should be putting our trust in God daily. But what does that look like?
You have been told "Trust in God" - you have been told "Trust God with it." To me, it is all about a giving up and a handing over. To trust in God, we are to give up what we are holding to. Romans 15:13 says "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." If God is to fill us, we must be emptied. If we are to be filled with his joy and peace we must give up our selfishness, our pride, our anxiety, our fear, our greed....easier said that done right! Maybe so, but that is what trust is about. As we hand over our "stuff" and "ourselves" then we will "overflow with hope" given us by the "power of the Holy Spirit."
What are you trusting in today that is not God? Lay it down - hand it over - give it up and do a trust fall into the arms of Jesus. Be brave enough to lay it down. He will catch you every time and he will deliver you through each day, each moment, each second. And when Jesus catches you he will fill you with all the joy and peace you could ever imagine - no matter the season of your life.
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