Where Do We Put Our Trust?
Let's talk about trust for a minute. The other day I was riding behind an enormous vehicle transport truck. You know the kind that can transport about six or eight SUV's at a time?! As I was following this monstrous load I began to study how these vehicles are loaded into this carrier. And suddenly I noticed that the last vehicle on this rig looked like it was literally hanging off the back end. That at any moment that vehicle could slide right off the back end.
I'd been following directly behind that rig for about 20 minutes on the highway, trusting that whoever loaded those SUV's onto the rig secured them properly and completely. I had a brief 'what if' thought in my head but I kept driving along right behind after my brain resolved that I was completely safe.
Later it occurred to me how quickly and easily I gave up worry and concern in that situation completely trusting an unknown person or persons to have loaded and secured the vehicles being transported. I didn't slow down. I didn't change lanes. I dismissed that 'what if' thought essentially putting my trust and safety in a complete stranger!
We say we trust God and yet we worry over things so often as if to say we don't believe that He really is taking care of us. I've caught myself saying "I'm afraid that..." or "I worry that...". When we say that about a situation, especially after coming to know God's nature and character, that He cares about everything that concerns us, we are opening the door to doubt and fear. Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Today, let's choose to trust the goodness and faithfulness of God in ALL our ways.
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