“Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.” Psalm 84:12
Deep Trust
There have been so many things on this unexpected journey that I have had to trust God for. Big things—and little things—but all things that I needed His help and His wisdom for. I thought I had always trusted God, but He has taken me to new depths, new understandings of “trust.”
I’ve learned that the deeper my trust goes, the greater my thankfulness is. It’s amazing how the two are so closely linked. And the more I’m thankful, the more my heart overflows with joy—which is my strength from Him. I love how God planned this all out. Trust = thankfulness = joy! A wonderful equation.
“The joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10).
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise Him” (Psalm 28:7).
“Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You” (Psalm 9:10).
As I’ve endeavored to trust God at new levels, His joy, not a worldly joy, has helped me persevere and survive. I’m so grateful for that.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13). Amen!
Confirming what the Lord said this morning. Thank you and God bless you.
Thanks for this wonderful encouragement!
God walked with me through Ovarian cancer many years ago. Through the emotional rollercoaster of chemo treatments and the :”what ifs?”, He spoke these words to me: “Thank Me for today. and trust Me for tomorrow.” Soon it was today again. A friend gave me the same verse from Romans 15:13. Those two promises have kept me and many others through life’s challenges. Blessings.
Wow. Yes! And amen!!