Learning to Trust
Sometimes I think it is in our blood
to worry. Whether it be raising our children correctly, upcoming
tests for school or just our silly selves worrying over things that
won't ever happen, naturally I think the feeling of worry gets to all
of us at some point. Lately, I have found myself doing the exact
thing, worrying. I worry about school, my job, my Christian family,
my friends, you name it, and I've probably freaked out about it at
one point.
Recently though, I've found myself
just worrying about life in general. Will I ever fall in love? Will I
ever live my dream and someday be a mother? Will I be glorifying God
the way I should be in the next few years? Will I be the best person
I can be? I understand that I am still young and Lord willing will
have many years to come, but I can't help but think upon these major
parts in life and wonder if they will ever happen.
A few weeks ago, I just so happened to
stumble upon which is now one of my favorite verses. In Psalms 37:4
is says “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the
desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust in him, and
he will act.” What an amazing verse for me to find, right when I
was stumbling upon my worries. For women, or for me at least, I don't
think much about how God knows my every thought. He knows me better
than I know myself, and although it is scary to think that God knows
how many times I have stumbled, it is incredibly comforting to know
that God knows all my desires and goals. I know that I may not get
everything in life, and I'm sure my life will turn out nothing like I
exactly pictured it, but in the end God will lead me on the path I
need to be on.
One of my favorite songs, which now
listen to every time I start to worry about something, is by Brandon
Heath. He sings “If we’re gonna pray about it / There’s no use
in worrying / If we’re gonna worry about it / Why are we praying /
Just leave it in the hands of the Father” This song plucked my
heartstrings, reminding me that I need to trust God and pray about
it, we all do.
Although I still struggle with
worrying, I now know that going to God and praying about it is what I
need to do. We may not always understand why things happen in our
life, but I know now that it is crucial to trust in God. In Psalms
56:3-4 it says “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God,
whose word I praise, in God I trust, I shall not be afraid.”
I hope that next time you find
yourself worrying, or maybe you see someone who is stressed or having
a hard time with a situation, you can come back to these verses and
be comforted by God's amazing love. Life will never be easy, and we
don't know what always lies ahead, but if we trust in Him and pray
God will hear our prayers.
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