Trust Issues

     I got the following script from my friend Helen yesterday: The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 1 Cor 2:10  There is no way I can understand God's word unless he reveals it to me by his spirit.  I depend on the Holy Spirit to help me see and understand. In order to do this, I need to pay close attention to what God is doing in my life...then I need to obey. God Bless You, Helen

     If obeying were easy, we'd all be saints! At least that's how I feel, as I'm not, nor have I ever been particularly good at obeying. I could always see way too many other possibilities that didn't seem too bad and could possibly be fun, if I didn't obey. But that's where I got into all matter of trouble, over and over in my life. Even after I became a Christian, I found other options that maybe God hadn't thought of at the time (of course I say that "tongue in cheek" and also found out why later He hadn't suggested those options:)

     It occurred to me last night why I can't seem to stay in God's path as well as hear and obey the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I have trust issues! I don't trust myself to follow through and stay strong, so I don't trust God either. Except I'm forgetting the obvious, God is nothing like me. He is complete, omnipotent, all-knowing and most importantly, the creator of humans. Thus my job, if I'm willing to take it, is to trust, rest and relax in Him, remembering that I'm not able, but He is always able! He's also willing to take on all my trust issues with His great mercy and grace, if I will only ask and release them to Him.
     Thank you Lord! Forgive me Lord for trying to do things in my own energy with worry and regrets. Help me to trust you with my mind, body, soul, and spirit. Amen.

We don't have to pretend to be all grown up with our act all together,
God knows better and He loves us anyway:)

Psalm 119:165-168 (Much of Psalm 119 is on obeying God.)

Great peace have those who love your law,
    and nothing can make them stumble. 
¹⁶⁶ I wait for your salvation, Lord,
    and I follow your commands.
¹⁶⁷ I obey your statutes,
    for I love them greatly.
¹⁶⁸ I obey your precepts and your statutes, 
    for all my ways are known to you.