Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, my soul. I will praise
the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Do not
put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit
departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to
nothing. Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the
Lord their God. He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in
them—he remains faithful forever. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and
gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to
the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the
righteous. The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and
the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. The Lord reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord.
Greetings My Beloved!
I hope you are having a blessed day! I have really been
blessed by the scripture above. In the past, I have spoken so strongly about
allowing God to be our source. It is such an important lesson, and I think that
each day we learn something new from it. It strengthens your faith so
much, and it is a constant reminder of comfort. It is comforting knowing that
the God that created the Universe is in control.
This past weekend for Father's day, we went and saw the
new Superman movie "Man of Steel." In all of the fighting sequences,
I kept realizing as the army was fighting the aliens, they were completely
defenseless. Of course, this is just a fictitious movie, but it got
me thinking. As a child, we always trusted that the Police were the ones to
call when we were in danger, the military would protect us when our country was
in danger, and there was nothing more comforting than being in the arms of your
parents. But now, as our world becomes more and more chaotic, it makes me
wonder, what would we do in a time when our parent, police, or military cannot
protect us?
It is about time we learn how to trust in God. The future
is unknown, and when the darkness closes in fear starts showing its taunting
face. How often have you laid awake in bed wondering exactly how things are going
to pan out? I know I have done this many a night. Especially, when you are
about to embark in a new season, and not all of the questions have been
answered yet. We are preparing to move to a new city. I have never moved to a
new city before, and as daunting as that can be, we are moving almost
completely blind. Sometimes trusting in God, stepping out in faith, can be the
scariest thing. The scariest thing to me about this move is we do not
have a job or an income prepared for us for when we get there. Normally,
when you move an income is the first thing you want make sure you
have before you move, but when God calls, sometimes you don't have these
answers until the last possible second. Why? Well, if you knew all of the
answers, how can you trust God?
This has been an issue God and I have had almost my
entire life. I have always been a bit of a control freak, and if I can't have
control over the situation, then I run away from it. I keep everything close
around me, for if they fall too far off course, how can I have control? God has
graciously knocked me off of my controlled path, just so I can learn how to
trust in Him. Why is it that 3rd world countries can see the miraculous hand of
God working? They see it, because they have had to learn to trust solely in
God. It is kind of hard to trust God for the next meal you are about to eat,
when you can run to the grocery store to buy food, or go to the local
restaurant to eat. It is hard to trust that God will provide a roof over your
head, when you have your nice cozy home and bed. It is hard to trust that God
will provide clothing for you to wear, when you go to your closet full of
clothes, or the local clothing store. We have stores for everything. And the
days when you are worried if you can stretch the last of your paycheck to the
end of the month, you think you have such great faith. Now, this isn't to
downplay our complicated lives, but it is a reality check. When we have
everything provided for us, it is really difficult to understand how much
faith we actually have. So, when adversity strikes, we feel
unprepared. However, we need to recognize that when adversity strikes, our
faith grows:
2 Thessalonians 1:3-4
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and
sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the
love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s
churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and
trials you are enduring.
So, why do we fear when trials come our way? Should we
not rejoice, because in the end we will have a deeper knowledge of our
faith in God? However, we can only gain this, if we put our hope in Him when we
face the trials in life.
I pray that God will be so prevalent in our
lives that we can't help but relinquish all of the control to Him.
Let us seek deep within to discover the areas in our life that we need to give
to God. Perhaps it's our family, our jobs, or the trials that we
face, whatever it may be allow God to take control. It may be scary at first,
but in the end you will find great comfort.
Blessings!
Christina
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