So...I've been on hiatus while I stressed over Christmas, tried to fix my internal and external aches and pains and put figurative band-aids on my husband and children. In other words, I've been stuck down in a pit and trusting in chariots. Where was God in all of this? Still there. I was busy making my pit more comfortable instead of reaching my hand out to Him to pull me out. I'd forgotten He desires to hear my prayers and pleas. He knows my every thought but wants me to talk to Him. Maybe I've been afraid of His answers and timing. Control freak, maybe? Can you relate?
In our humanness, we use every earthly tool available to cure our ills. But I was reminded of the many stories of the Old Testament where God desired His children to trust in Him alone. Inevitably, they'd believe that He wasn't enough. They trusted instead in power, weapons and pride to defeat their enemies. It never worked out very well for them. When they finally listened and trusted in God alone, they didn't even have to use a weapon to see their enemies crumble beneath their feet. Slow learners then, slow learners now.
I have been resistant to His words. I pray that He changes my heart and I can trust in His provision alone. Take a listen to what He's told us....
"Trust in the Lord and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths." Proverbs 3: 5, 6. "He who trusts in His own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered." Proverbs 28:26
