Trusting Him

This is what I talked about last Sunday during Sunday School:

My latest blog post was about how I have decided to give everything in my life to God and let Him handle it. And when I say everything, I mean everything; my hopes, dreams, desires, fears, doubts, everything. This is a big step for me, because I tend to pick these things back up again without even noticing. I thought I was doing a really good job at this, but I realized that I haven’t been doing as well a job as I thought. You see with everything that has been happening lately in our country, in my family, and with the people around me, I have not been trusting God in every situation. I just don’t understand how some of these things fit into Gods will, but it’s not for me to understand. Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Another version says, “Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own.” Clearly, I’ve been trying to figure everything that has been happening out on my own, and I can’t. That’s not what God has instructed me to do. That’s not what he instructed us to do. Yeah, it’s hard to go through life and wonder what God is doing, but He knows what he is doing. While writing this I am reminded of a picture that I found on Facebook a while back. 

I even put it as the lock screen on my iPod so I would see it daily and remember that God is in control no matter what happens. Well, that didn’t exactly work out as I planned because I am still worrying. As I think about worry I was reminded of Philippians 4:6-7, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” I always look up the verse in the message too, and I really like what is says, “ Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.” This verse makes it seem so simple to just give all of our worry to God. And you know what, I think it really is that simple, we just can’t exactly comprehend it. I’m not exactly sure why that is though. I mean God created the entire universe in 6 days. If he can do that, then I think he is capable of handling our problems, or worries. They may seem big to us, but they are small to him, its just a matter of learning to trust Him.