"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight," -- Proverbs 3:11 (NIV)
Lately whenever I pick up my Bible I somehow always seem to go back to this chapter and this verse. I read it over and over again and the words from this verse linger in my mind.
Trust in the Lord. With all my heart. And lean not on my own understanding. Trusting in God seems like it should be such an easy thing to follow and yet it's always been something I've overlooked. Luckily I have a God who is understanding ... forgiving ... and always finds a way to remind me. It's as if He says "Hey I'm here! Don't worry about anything. Trust me!"
I heard those words late into the night after I woke up from a bad dream. It was a dream about my husband's upcoming surgery. I'm not going to lie, I've been worried about it. I know my husband is relieved to finally get this taken care of so he will no longer have to deal with the pain he's been going through for awhile. I'm happy about that too. I don't like knowing this sweet man has to go through pain and suffering. I'm also grateful for medicine and doctors and that they have a way of fixing this problem. However, since I'm only human I can so easily fall into worry and fear. Then God reveals Himself to me and assures me it's going to be okay. "Trust me!"
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by
giving 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" -- Philippians 4:6-7
I've also been having other issues for a long time in regards to being judged wrongly by others. Sometimes I do have a tendency of saying or doing something out of anger or even just jokingly. Again, I am only human. These people have never understood much about me or why I have acted out in any way I have. They have never come to me with questions or considered my feelings in the matter. They have judged me as a person, as a Christian, as a wife and as a mother. My husband tells me that I shouldn't worry about the views of those who don't even live with us. I've come to realize that if someone hasn't spent every moment of every day with me then they don't know me. If they can't read every thought in my mind then they don't know me. If they haven't asked me what my feelings are towards certain things then they don't know me. No one knows me like God knows me so He is the only opinion that matters first and foremost. And so my trust needs to be in Him. Always.
Of course as humans we want to be accepted by other humans. We want others to see us as good people who do good in life. We don't want to be judged. We don't want to be criticized. We want to be loved by people. I feel all of those things. It's human nature. As important as it may be to have those people in our lives it's more important to understand and believe that God is the one and only opinion who should matter the most.
It's funny, as I was walking around the house thinking of these things I've been going through I decided to jump on Facebook and in my newsfeed was this:
"God loves you constantly! You belong to God. In His eyes you have infinite worth and value. If you have been rejected or treated badly, don't let resentment build up in your heart. Keep your eyes on God and follow His instructions. Always believe what God says about you above your own feelings or what others say about you. God's opinion is the only one that matters." -- Joyce Meyer.
Wow! God really has a way of getting through to me. The moment I started thinking about the people who have recently hurt me with their harsh words and judgement this quote from Joyce Meyer pops up. I love when God speaks to me in these ways. He is so amazing and it's more proof that he exists and hears my prayers and knows my heart. He knows exactly what I need to hear at the perfect time. I am grateful for His unfailing love and I need to remember to always trust in Him.
"Hey I'm here! Don't worry about anything. Trust me!" Thank you God!
"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped" -- Psalm 28:7
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