Trust – God has spoken that word to me many times while I have been on this trip. When something goes wrong, I hear God say, “trust Me.” Or, when I really do not know what to do, I hear God say, “trust Me.” And every time He calls me, it takes me to a new level of trust with God.
Trust in the unknown
Trust when it does not make sense
Trust when everything seems to be going wrong
Trust He has it all in control
Trust to keep me safe
Trust that He will work it all out
Trust where He is leading me
Trust in what He is saying to me
Trust in him to give me the words to say
Trust Him to show me how He wants me to share His love
Trust has become more then a word to me – it has become more about releasing more control to God. Letting go and letting God have more control in my life. It is knowing that no matter what is happening around me, all I have to do is look to God for the answer.
My mentor Stephanie shared in our last debrief what the Lord had shown her about trusting God. She compared it to a pie chart with three sections. One is that part given completely to God, another is the part we are working on giving to God and the last part is the part we are still holding onto. We may have thought we have given it all to God; then we see the pie chart and realize it is not 100% God. There are still parts we are holding onto. We each go though different seasons and in each one we release more control to God.
On this trip, I have gone to deeper levels of trust with God and where He is leading me. I am learning to give Him control of every situation and the direction of my life. Since I have now seen Him move over and over again on this trip, I know God is not going to fail me. I know He is not going to give me something more than I can handle and He is going to give me the strength to complete it. He is a good Father who is always there to help me.
The deeper I go, the more I release. And I find it becoming easier to release more to God. He is saying “trust Me My daughter, I have it all under control.”
I can’t help but think of the lyrics of Oceans by Hillsong:
“Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
let me walk upon the water wherever you will call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wonder
and my faith will be made stronger in the presence of My Savior.”
We sing this song but do we fully know what we are asking? I have begun to realize that the trust God is building in me is in preparation for the next season that I will enter. He is getting me ready for what He has called me to do!
My faith and trust in God is stronger than when I first left the States. Even in those situations when it is hard to trust, I am still choosing to trust in God because of how faithful He has been since the beginning.
I know it is harder in some areas than others but giving God full control over your life is the best thing you can ever do. He knows what He is doing and why He is doing it.
