“Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but don’t worry… God never blinks.” Anon

Trust. A small word that we sometimes have big problems with. Let’s face it, we’ve all been let down by family, friends, colleagues, and so on, to one degree or another. And hence all of us have some issue, even if it’s small, with trust.

Trusting someone makes us vulnerable, it puts us out there, and many times it takes putting our hope, our future, even our life in someone’s hands. We trust our dentist to do a good job, yet we have problems trusting the tax man; sometimes for good reason . We trust our friends; saying that, we are sometimes wary of our friends. We trust our pastor (or we should), yet we sometimes have problems trusting God.

Why is that? Why do we have problems trusting in God who tells us over and over in His Word to trust Him? It strikes me whenever I read Scripture that God is the first person we should trust, yet so many times in my life I have done just the opposite.

Take for instance where my family and I find ourselves right now. I am trusting that God will reveal his will to us as we seek Him over the coming days, weeks, and months. We desire to do His will; we are seeking Him with our whole hearts; and we know that He has our back. And yet, there’s still that nagging voice that contradicts everything I know to be true.

It’s not like God has ever let me down. I cannot think of one time when God didn’t come through for me and mine, provide for me and mine, take care of me and mine… There have been times when we’ve faced giant walls and He’s helped us climb them; when we’ve been in deep holes and He’s helped us climb out; when we’ve been drowning in an ocean of doubt and insecurity and He’s rescued us from the depths. I have no reason to doubt in God, no reason to not trust Him. And yet…

Psalm 40:4 tells us, “Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust.” Elsewhere in Scripture we are told not to put our trust in things, but in God. And trust in God is a fundamental foundation in faith; trusting in Him and His ways, knowing He is in control at all times.

Proverbs 3:5 further tells us, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Perhaps that’s the problem. Whenever I face uncertainty I tend to look at the situation and, not being able to discern a way forward, I sometimes begin to panic. I then begin to lean on my own understanding and try and figure stuff out with my limited knowledge, instead of looking to God… and trusting Him.

Right now my family and I are looking to a future that’s full of possibilities, and yet we have little direction as to how to get there. Let me explain. I am currently looking into the possibilities of going back into pastoral ministry (don’t worry I’m still going to write and keep HardcoreFaith.com going). Our house looks like it has sold and we have around four months to sort something out. And in my humanness I am beginning to panic. All the how, what, why, when, and how questions are rattling around in my skull, and I’m feeling a little frustrated and out of the loop.

And yet, I know that I should trust. “Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but don’t worry… God never blinks.” I love that. It’s so true, and I want it to be true of my life and faith. So here goes…

Lord, please help me to have the faith to trust in You and Your ways. I may not fully see the road ahead, but You do. I may not know the whole plan, but You do. And that is enough for me, knowing that You are in control.
So Lord, I leave it all in your capable hands, knowing that you have never let me down, and I know You never will.
In Your holy name I commit the future of my family and me, trusting that we rest in you guidance and provision.
Amen!

Christian St John M.Div, BChM, ACS
January, 2010

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