Trust

There in one Proverb in the Bible that I know by heart. It is found on Proverbs 3:5-6 and says:

"Trust in the Lord With All Thy Heart,
And lean not unto your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him
and He will direct your path".

This proverb gives a very simple instruction, yet in our modern world it is something that is hard to grasp. How can we trust someone or something we cannot even see, hear or touch? How can He direct my path and how can I follow when I cannot see Him leading the way?

One can only truly understand this by experience. In my life, this Proverb is so true. I do not practice it as I consistently should, but when I get to that point when I really "trust" God and not lean on my understanding", things go so much better.

One example is my job. When I got "laid off", many people felt "sorry" for me, but in my heart I actually felt a huge relief. Not that I hated my job because I loved it. It's just that I know God has something for me that I need to do for the time being and the only way that I can accomplish those is by having the freedom to stay at home more and spend more time with my kids. The first fear that comes out after the phrase "laid off from a job" is "where are we going to get the money to pay our bills". That's when "trusting" God's Word when he said "but my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches" comes in. I will not discuss in details how God is supplying our daily needs daily, but I can truly say that even with my unemployment we have everything we need right now and even a bit more.

For the sake of the skepticals, here's one example of how God specifically provided for us: When I got "laid off", I needed to surrender the company car back that our boss let me use while I was employed with them. That means I won't have a car, which is extremely inconvenient on Maui. A few days before I needed to return the company car, God provided the money specifically for the car. Now we had to find a good used car that would fit the money we got. A day before I returned the car, we found a car for me. My husband just happened to mention this need of a car to our friend, who happened to hear that day they their secretary is thinking of selling her daughter's car because she got a newer one from her grandfather. The long and the short of the story, is we got a great car for the right price at the right timing. Only God can arranged such great timing and provision.

I can go on and on sharing about how "trusting God" works in my life, but I would stop here for now. Today is Sunday and when I went to the Sunday Scribblings page to see what the prompt for this week is, I was amused to see that the prompt is "Trust". Go check out some of the other scribblings there too :)