Trusting God, but not yourself
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Believe Bigger
Before we get started, if I haven’t said it before, I’m saying it now 100 days of Believe Bigger Devotional Journal is a must have. I’m looking back through my devotional and I can’t believe some of the things that I wrote. I feel God was literally downloading things into me on a daily basis. I can’t say enough how amazing this devotional is. God revealed so many things while doing this devotional. Please go get it. This devotional encouraged my soul and strengthened my trust in God.
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.
Psalm 143:8
It’s not you, It’s ME!
Now, back to trust. I realized through this devotional that I don’t have trust issues with God. Whew, Thank God!!! I have trust issues with me. Uh Oh!!! God has a proven track record with me, but my track record with me leaves a lot to be desired. It’s easy for me to believe God is who he says he is, but I have a hard time believing that I am who he says I am. This inability to believe I am who God said I am, has gotten in the way of me resting in the knowledge God is who God he says he is. I am still trying to his job, because I am not sure I was included in Romans 8:28.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
Romans 8:28-30
I say I can’t
I can’t rest in the knowledge that he called me. I can’t fully believe that he hears me, because I don’t fully believe that I can hear him. I can’t step out in faith, because my faith is centered around me, who I say I am and what I think I can do. Somehow, God needs me to be able to do exceedingly abundantly more than I can ask or imagine. How did I get to the place where my understanding of God is based on who I am, instead of my understanding of who I am being based on God? Not sure when the script got flipped, but the order of operations has been corrected.
He says I can
I can step out in faith, because God can do exceedingly more than I can ask or imagine. Ephesians 3:20. I can hear from God, because I serve a God that still speaks. 2 Timothy 3:16–17. I can do great things, because Jesus said I will do greater works than him. John 14:12.
Is your lense of who God is clouded by how you view yourself?
It’s ok if it is. Now that you know, it’s no longer a blind spot and you can move forward. Take a deep breath and pray this prayer.
God,
Thank you for your promises. Thank you for your love. Thank you for being trustworthy. Help me to shift my focus. Help me to view myself the way you see me. Help me to take you at your word.
Amen
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