I love this quote from Oswald Chambers: “Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” Let those words sink into your heart for a moment.
As Christians, don’t we all have times when we wonder what in the world God is up to? We have surrendered control of our lives to Him, and He allows us to go through times that we find very confusing and frightening. We have said (to quote a song title) “Jesus, take the wheel” and He takes the car of our lives through rugged, bumpy terrain. We scratch our heads and wonder, “God, what are you doing?”
When we find ourselves in those episodes of life, I can tell you through personal experience that the best course of action is simply to trust God. You see, this Oswald Chambers quote helped me during a recent painful season of life when new challenges and stresses were piling on me. Chambers' words inspired me anew to trust in God and His character.
The Bible tells us over and over to trust in God. For example, in Psalm 37:5 we read, “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” Psalm 118:8 says, “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” Jeremiah 17:7 tells us, “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.” Is this an easy thing to do? Not necessarily. Even so, the fact of the matter is God is absolutely reliable, dependable, and trustworthy, no matter what.
Kevin
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