Trust Issues

Have you ever had those moments when a wave of fear hits you and blinds you to reality and sensible thinking? When the glass is half empty and you have no idea where you can get more water? When the only word that seems to accurately describe your situation is "impossible"? Yeah...me neither. ;)

I'd like to say that my knee-jerk reaction in those moments is total faith and confidence in God, but it's not. In those moments I go cerebral and try to figure out the answer, the solution, the way out. And, certainly, God gave us a brain to use, BUT...we have more at our disposal than just our reasoning faculties. Sometimes, the answer isn't in your brain. Then what?

God gave us His written Word, He gave us the Living Word, He gave us His Spirit (Who lives in every believer to help us, show us things to come, and guide us into all Truth). That's quite an arsenal. All those things - working together with the wits He gave us - are enough to face the unknown. 

As I purposefully venture into 2014, I'm reminded of this verse:

Trust in The Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall make straight your paths.   Proverbs 3:5-6

I don't know all the details of what the future holds for me, but I don't venture there alone or unarmed. I have a faithful Companion Who cares for me affectionately and about me watchfully (1 Peter 5:7 AMP). No matter what my initial response to a matter is, this truth is where I choose to land: He is faithful and I trust Him. 

"...oh, for grace to trust Him more..."