Jeremiah 39: 15 While Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the
word of the Lord came to him: 16 “Go
and tell Ebed-Melek the Cushite, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill my words against
this city—words concerning disaster, not prosperity. At that time they will be
fulfilled before your eyes. 17 But I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be given into the hands of those you fear.
18 I will save you; you
will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in
me, declares the Lord.’”
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Nervous about what I was trying to accomplish I tried to
move ahead, but something kept coming up. Each time I tried to put one step
forward, something would come up and it seemed like I was just standing still. “How
am I supposed to do this?” I exclaimed. I mean it seemed like I was facing
nothing but opposition.
- Sometimes I cannot see my way out of the situation.
- Sometimes the situation seems so bleak that I cannot fix it or even dream of a solution.
- Sometimes the odds seem so overwhelming that I cannot even think I could get myself out of it.
Many times I have faced something that seemed so
overwhelming that I felt like just giving up. “Why continue” or “Why try” would
be the words of despair that I was tempted to believe in.BUT GOD had other
words for me.
- GOD says to me “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding.”
- GOD says to me “Trust and obey and you will live long and prosper.”
- GOD says to me I will save you because you trust in ME.”
Trust is different than faith. I mean it takes faith in
order to “trust” GOD. It means I look to GOD for the truth, for HIS direction,
for HIS way instead of mine. Trust means I don’t listen to myself rather I look
to GOD’s word for the correct answer. When GOD says something I can trust that
it will most definitely, exactly, positively come true. When HE says HE is
always with me, I can “always” trust that HE “is” there, for HE has never let
me down.
- Where are you looking for your answers?
- Do you trust GOD or are you following your own instincts?
- Will you start putting your trust in GOD today?
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