So many times you are in a situation and you are looking to find help to get through it and you hear “just trust God” , and your reply “how can I when ….” I know the feeling.
Do you remember when God lead the children of Israel by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night? “21The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 22The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people”. Exodus 13:21-22 (Amplified Bible)
Well I believe you would agree that they were used as signs to let them know that God was with them. This method was also used for God to let them know when it was time to stay still or time to move.
Obviously the use of their senses played a significant role in them learning how to trust God because they responded according to what they saw.
Let’s look at the word trust:
1. Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.
2. Something committed into the care of another; charge.
If you have ever worked a day in your life you definitely have some experience in this. You trusted your employer to pay you at the end of the week so you gave him your time and work. How about trusting in the promise of your parents who said they would give you a specific gift for your birthday or Christmas.
Yes it is easy to trust or rely on God when you see the evidence of a pillar of cloud or fire in your presence. The challenge comes when there is no evidence of him. How do you hold on and keep trusting God when there is no sign of his presence. Nothing to see, nothing to touch, nothing to feel. There’s no trace.
Trace:
1. To follow the course or trail of.
2. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing.
3.Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige.
I’m sure you would have had experiences where it feels like God is nowhere around. So do you stop, give in throw in the towel and pack up on God and life?
Let’s see what God is doing during these times:
1. Sensitizing your ear to hear his voice. - Is 55:3a
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live;
2. Strengthening your faith - Rom. 4:20-21
20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform
3. Developing your patience - James 1:3
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4. Preparing you for his glory - Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Take care until…......and God Bless ya
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Are you ready to face eternity? If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour of your life and desire to make that commitment now please repeat the following prayer:
Lord Jesus be merciful to me a sinner. I realize that I have sinned against you and come short of your glory. I confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and I believe in my heart that God has raised him from the dead. I pray for your forgiveness and ask that you save me now and accept me into your kingdom. Give me eternal life today.
In Jesus Name, Amen.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Trusting God when you can’t trace him
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Issue # 30 ‘It’s ‘T’ time
Things, people and places do not successfully prove themselves until they go through a …
...test.
Well we might as well get straight to the bottom of things. It’s time for your 'test'. Thank God we are moving on in our series A-Z. we still have a few more yards to go but before you know it we’ll be at the end of the race.
Test:
1. A procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality
2. A set of questions or exercises designed to determine knowledge or skill
3. A means by which individuals are compared and judged.
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”.
Abraham Lincoln
Have you noticed that you love to prove how smart or intelligent you are but don’t love taking the tests to prove it. There is a reason behind every test you take. Your degree of strength is determined by the test you go through.
Not because you fail a test means you are a failure. If you really evaluate it, it was revealed what you know and understand and what you don’t.-Your response? Work on developing you’re your weak points and polish up where you did well. Be consistent with this practice and there should be GREAT results.
Do you know what’s your best learning method? Are you a theory person or practical? I think this is where you give up at times because the way you was trying to learn hasn’t been encouraging. Well, let me say try another way.
The reality is that very few people achieve success on their first attempt. All of the inventors, scientists and revolutionaries who have made large and small contributions to the evolution of our world – more than likely didn’t succeed on their first attempt. Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Henry Ford and Beethoven are only a few of the countless, famous & successful people who experienced and overcame adversity, rejection, personal and financial limitations and many attempts at success.
Let me say to you that you are tested many times by God himself. If you believe He is fair and just you should celebrate when he gives one to you. Why? He knows that you can pass it. "No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it". 1 Corinthians 10:13 (The Message Bible)
As you know when you passed your tests in school it was time to move on to the next grade or level. God does not test you until he knows you are ready. His aim is to provide an opportunity for you to be promoted.
And so, if you are being tested right now go ahead take it and rejoice because your promotion isn’t far. Finally, remember with the test there will be no TESTimony. Let me say in advance enjoy your promotion.
Bible reading
1 Corinthians 10:13
Coming next………………letter ‘U’
Are you ready to face eternity? If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour of your life and desire to make that commitment now please repeat the following prayer:
Lord Jesus be merciful to me a sinner. I realize that I have sinned against you and come
short of your glory. I confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and I believe in my heart that God has raised him from the dead. I pray for your forgiveness and ask that you save me now and accept me into your kingdom. Give me eternal life today.
In Jesus Name, Amen.
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