The past few weeks God has been taking me through a journey of trust. I have, in the past, struggled alot with fear. I worry about everything. Safety is the biggest. I also worry about the future, the current status of relationships, and what other people are thinking. I want to plan out my life so that I know what will happen next and I won't be taken by surprise. But I bet you can guess what happens!
God always throws me for a loop by not giving me what I plan and surprising me anyways.
Matthew 6 :25-34 has always been in the back of my head, where God tells us not to worry. But recently He pointed out specifically Matthew 6:27 "Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" I have been trying to remember that God is in 100% control of my life and the life of those around me, especially when it comes to matters of life and death.
Also, along these lines, I am starting to learn about the concept of asking and receiving from God. In my study of the book of Mark, I have read about so many of Jesus' miracles. All Jesus wanted was glory to God and for the people to see and believe. He wanted the people to lay down their lives and whole-heartedly trust in God. God also promises that through faith He will give us what we ask. In Mark it says "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." In praying on this and thinking about this, I realized that God has already given me what I have asked for (it just may look different that I had planned). In some ways, it is more important that I trust that God has already answered my prayer and my desire rather than questioning Him because I don't see it or feel it in the way I had expected.
This is looking to be a long journey of learning to trust God but I am dedicated to give my life fully to Him and to trust Him in all things!
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