i enjoyed my quiet time today...God kinda pulled together a few things he's been showing me over the last few days and it makes sense...like all my other lightbulb moments im excited. so i have to share it... it kinda stemed from one verse Jeremiah 17:7 and me wondering why two similar words are used in the same sentence.
When you throw a one year old baby in the air, he laughs because he knows you will catch him.... thats TRUST.... right now i feel like im in the air - not sure if im laughin, but im deep down i know God wont drop me... trust is vulnerable. it is dependent on relationship. it relies on values and ethics. as always i question myself when im challenged with a new idea...if im in the air so to speak, knowing that i cannot catch myself, i have no choice but to trust someone else to. so do i allow myself to relax and enjoy the free-fall or am i spending time worryin about how much pain im going to be in if i do hit the floor? the stronger my relationship with God, the less likely i am to try and figure out a plan B as a just incase... after my episode of fear the otherday i know I need to trust Him more. trust is related to faith, which needs to take the highest position. faith and fear are opposite - there's only room for one to take residence in my heart. i need to put my trust in God that He will do me no harm, and that my future is secure and planned out. it will work out.
a short story goes: one day, the villagers decided to pray for rain. on the day of prayer, everyone gathered and only one boy came with an umbrella... thats CONFIDENCE... im praying for an answer, direction, confirmation - anything about whats gona happen next. i trust him enough to ask, but do i have enough confidence that he will also deliver? the good chrisitan answer would be yes, but im working on my heart here... the answer may not arrive when or how i want the answer to be but i'll get it. i want to be like that one boy...it dawned on me the other day that when i ask God for somethin He usually will either say Yes and gives me wat i wanted or He says no and gives me somethin better, or He says wait and gives me what he had in mind which is obviously the best... im understandin that confidence on the other hand is put in someones skills or ability. confidence is set against achievement. in maths a formula can be used because it has been tried and tested - it shows that despite the figures substituted, the answer will be correct and can be accepted with confidence that the same result will be obtained even on repetition. to put it another way: i have confidence that the postman will deliver my mail everyday despite the weather. when repeated consistency is apparent, im more likely to be confident that they will not let me down if circumstances changed. so the bible says God doesnt change (Hebrews 13:8) so if He has shown himself to be faithful, merciful, kind, loving and all the rest of it up to this point, i can be confident that he will continue to be regardless of the situation, or my short-comings / impatience.
time to trust in God and put my confidence in Him
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"But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him" - Jeremiah 17:7
Sunday
where does my trust and confidence lie
Posted by Elle Naturelle at Sunday, July 12, 2009
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These are some amazing analogies! It's so very true how we can't fit faith and fear in our lives, and how God's consistency is key. The fact that He never changes and that He's always pulled me through the rough times and blessed me beyond my imagination is a driving factor in my life. Patience is probably the hardest part to it though, His timing isn't always what we expect or want it to be. Keep trusting in Him and don't let the anxiety get to you(sort of like when your birthday or Christmas was coming up as a child and you couldn't wait for the gift you wanted and your parents/guardian finally provided and it was more than you could've asked for; God is your Father and always gives the best Gifts to His children!)
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