Trusting God

I'll be very honest. Trusting God is not easy. I have a very difficult time with this. It is hard to trust God with everything; finances, relationships, education; it's hard. But you know what is harder? It is harder to try to figure things out by yourself. Let me explain a bit.

I have tried so many times to try to figure things out on my own. I have done things that I regret because I was doing what I thought was right, or what I was feeling like I wanted to do. However... each time I have found out that my plan... well, it sucks. Every time, I let myself down, and I always let the people around me down too. And I'll be honest... I don't like doing that.

I'm in the process of learning to lay things down and let them go, giving them to God. Cause honestly, God knows all of it, and He knows everything that is going to happen. And I believe that God has the best plan for my life. I also think He has the best plan for your life.

The best thing that one can do to learn how to let go and trust God is to grow closer to Him. In every relationship, as you get closer to someone, you trust them more. If we grow closer to God, we will learn to trust Him more, and then we will be able to let things go. And how do we get closer to God? Well, how do you get closer to anyone? You spend time with them. You talk with them. This is what you need to do with God. You need to take time to spend with Him, praying and listening for Him to answer. You need to read His Word, and reflect on it. Just like when you think about what your friends say, think about what God says.

I'm not saying that this is going to change things completely. This is a process, and it is going to take time. The best relationships are formed over time. Your relationship with God will form. It takes time and work, just like any other relationship, but it will be worth it.

You can and will learn to trust if you want to. So, what do you want to do?

God is with You

In Exodus 33:12-23, Moses talks with God, saying that God has been telling them to go to the Promised Land. (Side note for those who do not know; God had told Moses to lead His people, the Israelites, out of Egypt, into a land God would show them; the Promised Land as it is referred to). Moses complained that God had not told him who would go with him. Moses wanted to have a plan, and know where God was leading them. It is much like each of us. "God, what are you doing?" we ask. "Where are you leading me?"
We seek an answer when really, what God wants is for us to really do is trust Him and follow Him faithfully. He tells Moses in verse fourteen, "I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest - everything will be fine for you." (NLT) God called Moses by name, because He knows Him by name, (see verse 17). God says He will be with Moses. God will be with each of us too. If God has called you to something, He will not leave you alone, but walk with you and guide you through all of it. That doesn't mean it won't be scary... it probably will be... but you can know that the King of the World is on your side.