Trusting

 

It’s going to be a nice summer weekend that you plan with a friend to go away.   You’re waiting on them  to come pick you up.  The friend calls to inform you they should be there in five minutes.   Based on what was stated, you proceed to head downstairs to meet your friend when they arrive.

Question:  did you see your friend as they were telling you this, or did you just believe what they said as you trust them and acted accordingly?

Trust

Is the belief in reliability or strength of someone/something.

Trust was involved in believing that friend will be there within five minutes without seeing it be a reality yet due to belief in that person reliability.  So here is another question:

How's your trust in God?

It sounds like such a simple yes, but at times can feel so complex.

Adjusting to widowhood has certainly changed my whole entire life.  Just getting out of the bed each day recognizing over and over again that my spouse is no longer present is an act of needing God’s grace.  Yet I find myself struggling to fully trust God with what I think are the big things.  Should I move to another state or move at all?  Should I try to switch careers for more money?  Feeling emotions like Abba, don’t you see me down here with this high cost of living while being physically alone.

Then I am reminded of the woman at the well and how God met her right where she was and by an act of his love changed her whole life around all-in-one day.  The battle of the mind is so real, but HIS blood is greater. 

So I encourage us widows that find ourselves in the valley of being alone on the street called decision making that He’s EL Roi, He is the God that sees.   He is ALWAYS reliable, and His strength is untouched!  Trusting can feel so hard, but in Abba it is worth it!