TRUSTING GOD DOESN’T STOP WITH SUNDAY
“In God I have
put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
There are
719 occurrences in the Bible that tell us to trust in God. These verses give us a variety of reasons why
we should trust Him, but to summarize them; we should trust God for ALL
things. We know that God is always
there; he hears every prayer and sees everything that is happening to us.
Now, we
know this is true and we hear about it in church on Sunday, but do we thing
about it the rest of the week. It’s easy
to believe it when the preacher says it or when someone gives a heart-felt
testimony, but when Monday rolls around; we seem to only trust ourselves. Just because we don’t think about it the rest
of the week doesn’t mean that God isn’t with us.
Earlier
this week I stopped in Dollar General (not advertising) and picked up a few
things. I had put my debit card in my
pants pocket and when I checked out I put my bag in the car and headed out to
meet my daughter-in-law at McDonalds (no advertising here either). We went inside for a short visit. As we were leaving I put my hand in my pocket
and realized my card wasn’t there (sick feeling). I quickly called the store while my
daughter-in-law went through my bag of purchases. There was no card; the store hadn’t seen it
either.
I jumped in
my car and headed back down the street to the store. I prayed a simple prayer, “Lord, please let
me find my card.” As I pulled in a
parking space, I could see something bright orange lying on the cement. I hurried to pick it up and it was my debit
card just about a foot from the entrance.
A young couple was sitting in their truck with the windows down. They watched me pick up the card and so I
said to them that I had lost my card about 45 minutes earlier and here it
was. He looked at me and smiled and then
said with emphasis, “Thank God!”
I replied,
“Thank God indeed”. I knew beyond a
shadow of doubt that my heavenly father had blinded the eyes of those many
people who went in and out of that store.
I must trust God for everything in my life because He always comes
through for me. I don’t always see it,
but I know he is there beside me in all situations.
God’s
answers aren’t’ always what I want, but he knows what’s best for me. “I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge
and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” (Psalm 91:2)
Your faith may be stronger on Sunday and your trust may be weaker the
rest of the week, but he is still there.
Trusting in yourself is a sure downer.
If you think nothing will happen if you don’t take care of it, is surely
headed for failure.
Yes, we must do all we can to get through things, but
without trusting God for help and direction is losing sight of who you are as a
believer. God is with you everyday and
even every night because, as the Bible tells us, “Indeed, God who watches
over Israel Psalm 121:4
(NLT )
Don’t leave your faith and trust at church on Sunday;
carry it with you all week, then you won’t get stressed, or worn out. You can say with King David who wrote 
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