To trust is to give someone your most valuable possessions—tangible and intangible—and know they have your best interest in mind.
Considering this, I have to pause and ask, do I trust God this much? Do I believe in Him enough to give Him my most valuable possession… my soul? I’d like to think so, but I am left to question this practically; do I trust God with my security, satisfaction, and salvation?
Trusting God with my security
I’ve spent countless hours in my life striving to create a sense of security, down to the details of how I care for my body to what is in my bank account. I’ve worked hard to find stability in earthly things. There is a necessity to do this, but the motive with which it is done must be kept in check. If I am doing things in my life to have a more secure self-esteem, I am failing to trust God to provide me security.
Upon further examination, I must ask—if I believe that God could provide for me better than I can provide for myself, why do I live so differently?
Moses had to trust God with his security. God spoke to Him out of a burning bush and asked him to march back into the land he ran from and “steal” a bunch of the slaves away. Do you think Moses thought God was out of His mind? Absolutely. Yet he looked to the great “I AM” to stand behind him as he went before Pharaoh. I can’t think of a better example of having to trust God with your security.
Trusting God with my Satisfaction
Sin is what we do when God is not enough for us. As a bunch of sin-hungry-selfish-people, we grab our sin and indulge in it as if there is nothing God could ever do to bring us that much satisfaction. I must love God more than I love my sin.
The habitual sin in my life has to stand up to the great God. When it measures up short (because it always will), I must acknowledge this and banish sin from my life. If I truly want more of God then I must desire less of sin.
I must stop and answer this honestly—do I genuinely believe that God can’t suffice for me?
Trusting God with my satisfaction means I believe God can meet my every need and desire. Yes, there are things that God has planted in me to desire and some of these thing are the same things He’s told me not to have (like my neighbor’s possessions) or have too much of (like food and money).
Trusting God with my Salvation
When I was a child I gave my life to Christ. Yet, even though I was transformed and given new life, there are days where I revert to my “old self.” Do I not believe His transforming work is powerful enough to save and sustain me? Why is it that hypocrisy so easily finds a foothold in my life?
Perhaps I have a small view of Christ and what He did for me. As David begged God—I must return to the joy of my salvation!
It may be foolish to trust someone, but it is not foolish to trust the one true God. So today, take a look at your own life, specifically in the areas of security, satisfaction, and salvation; do you trust God entirely in these areas? If you did, how would your life be different right now?
If you don’t know how to trust God with your salvation, please email me – I’d love to explain it to you!
