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Do we really trust God? Have we put our whole life in His hands? Or have we been trying to take control of things and wanting to do it our way?
I confess that this has been a great difficulty of mine. For this very reason, I would like to talk to you about it!
Come with me!
Learning to rest in my life
As I said before, I have had great difficulty resting in God and in His plans for me. Not only I have it, but most part of my life I suffered with this. It is extremely difficult for me and shows that my faith is small and that I do not trust God. It is as if I feared more to displease myself than to displease God.
But I don’t have to take care of everything. I don’t have to take the reins of my life and do things my way. I am a child of God and it is He who cares for me and my heart.
The Lord has shown me this fault of mine and has guided me to improve. Thanks to the care him for me, my leader talked to me about it and the Lord reminded me of of a Brazilian old song that says,
“It’s mine, only mine all the work
Não Tenhas Sobre Ti (Name of the song in Portuguese)
and your job is to rest on me”
Though something difficult, I have understood that rest, trust and delight in the Lord is the most important. He’s done everything for me, I just need to trust.
What does the Bible say?
“But as for me, I am poor and needy;
Psalms 40:17
may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
you are my God, do not delay.”
This is exactly what I need to understand: by my strength, I may be able to take care of something, but it would never be perfect in the way that God does. I need to learn to let the Lord take care of me and not worry about wanting to take care of everything.
Okay, but how do you do that?
“Commit your way to the Lord;
Psalms 37: 5
trust in him and he will do this:”
My duty is to hand everything over to Him, so that my heart may be centered on the will of God. In this way, I cannot be shaken, because my expectations and hopes are in the Lord, and He does not fail.
If, like me, you find it difficult to delight in God and trust in His plans, I recommend that we start giving up not only our wills, but our lives.
Grace and peace.
Amen, this blessed my soul. And it’s my testament as well.i try to take care of everything and everyone, failing to take care of MYSELF. BUT GOD has a way of making His self FIRST.!!!
Amen.
So im 50 years old and have realized that I have no control over anything. I guess I realized this one morning and said ok God it’s in your hands. I just live my life what ever he sends me I look at it and say ok God what are you teaching me today. I could say alot but going to keep it short. Lost 4 family members in 9 months, it was very hard got depressed. Again looked to God and said ok when you want me out of my depression it will happen. When it did I moved on it takes alot of trust and faith. Thank you God for everything.
Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for keeping me,my family,and my friends safe during this COVID-19 I love you Jesus
In Jesus name I 🙏 pray AMEN
I am divorced (not what I wanted nor my doing). I prayed to God to not let the divorce happen, but nothing I tried nor prayer I prayed made a difference. Before the divorce happened I got baptized and told God I trusted Him. It’s been 4 years and I’ve gone through some of the worst experiences of my entire life since then – I just turned 36 a week ago and I have learned that some things in life just happen. I can honestly say that I don’t love nor trust God the way I once did not after everything He allowed me to go through for no good reason. I cried out for help and waited – that help never came. I’m not angry but I’ve learned through the hardships that when life happenes, we have to cut our loses and move on. Everyones journey is different and this unfortunately is mine.
I know its easier said than done but dont give up the bumps and bruises are to help us not destroy us when you come out you won’t even look like what you’ve been through…just hang on vfc to him and his unchanging hands I promise you he has you!!!
Thank you Christopher.
Hi, I dont know what help you were asking the Lord for, but I do know He will not violate another persons will. Nor will He always answer our prayers when we want or the way we expect. He doesn’t operate the way we do. I’ve asked for a particular healing in my body. Things are getting worse, although He gives me better days. I believe the Lord will cause my body to heal as my faith for healing grows, and I don’t waiver or doubt. There are things spiritually I have to do cause God won’t do them for me, like trusting and obeying Him. He won’t make us, but by the Holy Spirit, He will lead us to do His will, which should be our will.
Am sorry that this is how u feel after been baptized. God gives his strongest soliders the hardest bottles to fight, thou u have been walking with him u have not completely given everything over to God. He told us that he takes care of the birds and the lillies of the valley and he can do much more for us. Have u ever considered y he says our faith should be as small as a mustard seed? God knew from the beginning of time that we will say we have faith but do not know how to exercise it. Faith is hoping and believing that somethings will work without having any evidence of it occurring. All that you are going through and have been going through is Gods way of preparing you for the good to come. He has to take u through water and fire, rub u down and polish u to make u shine. Just go back to basics, ask for forgiveness, and lef His will be done in your life. He has promised to defend you and be with you to the end. Continue looking to Him, this is not the time to give up, your breakthrough is closer than u think. Get up and magnify God for what he has done and thank him for what he’s going to do.
Saidene – thank you for your powerful words they nearly brought me to tears. I do believe God has been refining me through the painful process. And I do believe He has a plan for my life though I have no clue what it is. I hope to marry someone new someday and be the loving husband I truly desire to be. Thank you for responding.
I’m just reading 1 Samuel 21 – 23 about David being chased by Saul and I thought of you. David trusted God but he was still in danger from Saul. It would seem that David is going through this for no good reason. But he continued to trust God and God brought him out the other side – eventually. I’m not suggesting that it will be easy for you but when God is in control it WILL work out for you in the long run. Hang in there and remember that people are praying for you.
Cathy – thank you for your words. I do believe God has a plan.
Super Mario,please love God with all your heart and trust him even more. All things work together for good . God is up to something good.it may tarry but it will surely manifest.Please wait patiently. You shall smile again soon.Amen.
Thank you Ola.
Super Mario, take heart! Please read as many translations of 1 Corinthians 10:13 as you can. Meditate on it, absorb it into the very core of your being! I will pray His words, His PROMISES, be revealed and offer His perfect peace. Thanks be to God!
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Amen and AMEN!!!
Thank you Father for showing me the way lead me down the right path I put it all in your hands show me and tell me what to do I love you Jesus amen
Very timely word for me at this time in this pandemic grieving a decesed wife and celebrating a new wife and a recently adopted new puppy! My life is in your hands dear Lord!
Thank you for this MESSAGE it really hit home for me. Especially in these times. Trusting him is a practice i continue to do daily.
I think we, as a society, have been taught to DIY, pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you can do it, etc. Trusting wholly in God is a difficult concept to adapt to. Unfortunately many of us don’t learn this godly principle until we’re in a desperate, life threatening situation where we can ONLY look to Him for help. We need to learn to trust Him in every area of our lives!!
It’s so difficult to let go and let god be,as human it hard am strugling to rest every thing in god hands .I want to let go and let all in his hand but i find my self still trying to help god not know God does not need help,how to do it where to start is my daily fight.
God has sent this message for me to learn. Thank you for this message.
You are absolutely correct it is hard not to try and do all yourself however, I think because we are born in sin and taught to be the best you can be, do the right thing, treat others the way you want to be treated. Through our journey obeying the principles and morals we begin to rely on self. Once we give our life to God now we learn to trust in him and he will do it for us. This is not easy to do although through it all in our journey we learn to trust in him. Thank you for allowing me to share. Be Blessed
I am dealing with the same thing, not that I don’t trust GOD but my struggle is how to let go when you are weak to the situation.
As far as weak to the situation, I thought of this verse, “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong., in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10”
Also, I think a really good question to ask ourselves is, If I let go and give it to God, Do I trust God enough to handle it?
It may be hard but God works everything out for our good in our lives. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28”
So if we trust God, we know we can’t lose because He’s working it out for our good. God is faithful and is able to keep you through it all. Don’t let the fear of thinking on what we will lose or what will happen or what people will think or any other fear stop you from letting God have full control in your situation or life. I know this from experience but when I let God have control I see now it worked out for my good.
God bless and may Good continue to keep you, bless you and strengthen you in Jesus’ name.
Thank you for this text. It helped me to remember that song I’ve forgotten.
I have the same struggle. My most problem is judging myself . I think, I need to do right, for God to take charge of my life, like I’m not good enough for me to rest on God. I need this kind of encouragement. Thank you
I thank for the word of today indeed I need only to rest on God and him in me
Thanks for the new hope, I pray that God will fulfill His promises in my life.
I find myself holding on to my strength even when I say I put it all on God.
Why people doesn’t want to believe or trust that there is GOD?
Thanks for giving me a new hope to put my trust on GOD. Sometimes as a human being, you think otherwise and no hope if you are praying. But I realise that there is no other GOD to talk to except our saviour JESUS.
It is also my struggle. It’s because I’m still not completely sure how to rest in the Lord🙏
Hi Anthea I was like and In in prigres in trusting Him. you may begin by knowing Him through the Bible spend some time with the Word of God, thats how my relationship until I know Jesus.
Ia.also faced with the delima on how to put my trust and rest in him
Have a look at the monestry of Joseph Prince on YouTube. He has helped me a lot.
God bless
Sorry I mean MINESTRY
Awesome and Amen about REST. Today my devotion personally is REST. What a confirmation! I read Hebrews 4,…. I’m resting on His Promises, I played Promise’s Never Fail and Yes And Amen, to get deeper,….I pray we all dwell in REST today in Jesus Christ Name, and keep our focus on Isaiah 26:3
Amen
Quite a liberating teaching here especially in this season
I also feel the same way as you do. May God enlighten my soul and my heart that I should trust his plans 😔
Really it’s worth reading. Please tell us how to lead a happy life. I have problems in my ears. I can’t hear properly , I am very much tensed . As I am a teacher it’s neccesary for me to hear properly , my life has become misarable please reply me . Waiting for the reply. Amen .
Learning to rest in GOD. Lord help me
I too hv this problem of worrying. Though i know i cannot change the sitiation by worrying but it still haunt me. Pray that i am focus to let GOD do the rest. Now am worrying abt my job.
I feel the same way..😔🙏