In God We Trust?
Why don’t we trust God?
How can we have faith, yet no trust? Do we truly have faith if we don’t have trust?
How can we trust Him with the big things, such as our eternal home, but not the little things, like our jobs and finances? We trust Him on our money, but not in our money. We dedicate our children to Him, the one who blessed us with them, but we still call them “ours”.
Is it because we don’t think he cares about those “little things”?
Is it because we’re control freaks and want to try to do things our way first?
Is it because we’re so afraid of suffering, that we’re trying everything we can to avoid it?
We know that suffering is a part of life. We know God will let us suffer “a little while” (1 Peter 5:10), but we don’t know what that means, how long that is, or how much suffering He’s going to allow, and we want to avoid it, right?
Maybe we don’t trust Him because we don’t know His will for us and we’re trying to take it into our own hands? Or, maybe we do know, but we’re letting the voice whispering in our ear “You’re not good enough”, “You can’t do that”, “You’ll never beat that fear/addiction/struggle” get a little louder.
Ephesians 6:10-18
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Why do we have such a hard time just being still and trusting God?
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
I don’t have the answers, just some thoughts and some scriptures that my prayers have led me to.
What do you think? Why don’t we trust God?
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