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Writer's pictureCaroline Cella

Humble Trust In God

A short psalm, of total trust. The arrogant rely on themselves and refuse to

submit to God, but the true believer is as dependent on God as a little child on one’s

parents. How dependent on God are we? Answering this in honesty, can lead us to

needed, deeper reflection. Reading Scripture and spiritual books, enable us to hear

God’s voice speaking to our personal needs and as caretakers, we can use all the help

we can get.


Quoting from “Urgings of the Heart” (pg148) Wilkie Au and Noreen Cannon, “Our

Christian faith reassures us that because God raised Jesus from the dead, reality is

ultimately, gracious and God can be trusted. Thus, Christians are called to trust in the

provident love of God and go with the flow of God’s grace, which can do infinitely more

than we can ask or imagine.” This passage is quoting Ephesians 3:20-21, “Now to Him

who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work

within us, to Him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever

and ever. Amen.”


Gratefully, on a few occasions, I have had prayers answered better than I could

imagine. The Lord understands our heartfelt sorrows and silent apprehensions, plus our

highest dreams. Everything resonates with the heart of God. We gain confidence from

Psalm 72:12, “For He rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no

one to help.” Sustain your trust to lift you through distress and enduring pain. The trials

we face are not meant to break us, but to strengthen our faith and trust in God. In every

weakness, lean on Him. As we embrace God’s strength it will fuel our spirit and enable

us to keep on keeping on. Difficulties may be there, but the focus of our faith needs to

remain on trusting the Lord, a moment at a time. Believe God has got whatever it is, we

are grappling with.


It says in 2 Corinthians 5:7, “For we walk by faith, not by sight,” and is an

inspiration that God’s power is able to do far more than we can see ‘at this time.’ When

suffering it’s not uncommon to feel forsaken. God’s love is like that of a mother for her

infant child. He has compassion for us and is right by our side as confirmed in Isaiah

49:16, “See, upon the palms of My hands I have engraved you; your walls are ever

before Me.”


Let us pray for comfort and encouragement in trusting these words from Psalm

46:1-4, “God is our refuge and our strength an ever-present help in distress. Thus, we do not fear, though earth be shaken and mountains quake to the depths of the sea,

though its waters rage and foam and mountains totter at its surging.” May our trust

shine through all circumstances, expecting God’s miracles and hope, as our faith

increases!

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