In God We Trust.... right?

The message taught at my church on Sunday was how important to God it is when you turn to Him – even if you make him your last resort. All that matters to God is that you turn to Him, period. I firmly believe God expects us to help ourselves in many situations, or even help Him help us. Without God, nothing is truly possible, so in all that you do, remember to involve God!



Psalms 9:10 states, “Those who know your name trust you, O LORD, because you have never deserted those who seek your help.” In both Kings and Hebrews the bible tells us he will never leave us, or forsake us. Over and over God’s faithfulness is proven throughout the Word and in our lives as well. A major factor in trust is credibility. Even without it God is the only one you could trust, or would want to.



There are those who may refuse to trust God because they feel wronged by Him. There was not one life lived that was perfect or fair. Many look at Jesus as a sign of perfection, but although he lived the most righteous of lives, if we were dealt his cards we would see how unfair things might’ve been. Jesus died for people who abuse his name every day and disrespect and refuse him. How fair is that? And we whine and grope about things as little as everyday stresses all the way to blaming God for the people in our life we lose. We have to realize that everything that happens in your life, happens for a reason. God has purpose for many events, and knowing what is going to happen before it does, I feel the decisions you make for yourself are even set.



With this said, the decision for you to put your trust in the Lord weighs heavily on the path in which your life will go. God knows when you’re going to chose to turn to Him. All He’s left to do then is to wait patiently for you to choose Him as your help. Another message taught in Sunday’s lesson was that unlike most, in times of need God stands behind you as support, letting you help yourself as well as your help. The message came from Psalm 20:1-3. “The Lord will answer you in times of trouble, he will send you help from his holy place and support you from Zion. He will remember all your grain offerings and look with favor on your burnt offerings.”



Find your favor in the Lord and you truly should have no troubles or worries. If you seem to have trouble with this, cast all your cares over to God anyway. Although it’s comforting to know so and you should, you don’t really have to trust God to turn your problems over to him. He loves you enough to handle your situation. I’m not saying don’t trust him! By all means, you’ve got nothing to lose in doing so. I’m just making a point in showing God’s love. Knowing all this, who else could you toss your troubles on? You’d be crazy not to put your trust in someone with such compassion for you. Bill Withers said it best in “Lean On Me”. We all need someone to lean on. Unknown to many, we all have Someone that will be there every time. Trust and believe it that!



Be blessed and Stay Blessed,

C.j.