Trust Issues And Where They Lead
Where do you put your trust? When you are failing? When you are succeeding? No doubt, the most obvious and most common object of our trust is ourselves. We look to our strength, our abilities, our talents, our intelligence, our…wait, that’s a bit of a problem. Somehow, we’ve forgotten that everything we are or ever will be is not ours. In fact everything that exists belongs to the creator and sustainer of it all. The One who’s eternal purpose will prevail. And if we will surrender our agenda’s so that our lives are on His page, we just might get to see the supernatural hand of God do things we can only imagine.
Yesterday I was spending some time looking at Jeremiah 17:5-8 and was confronted again by one of the greatest issues I face. Trusting in something other than God. When you dissect this passage, you see such a common pattern of the human heart. In the text Jeremiah records the words of the Lord contrasting the man who’s trust in mankind and the one who’s trust is in God. The startling reality is sobering for me and yet encouraging at the same time. Maybe you will benefit from a reflection on these powerful verses.
The Man Who Trusts In Mankind (vs 5 & 6)
- Limited strength
- Heart disconnected from God
- Cursed
- Struggling to survive
- Only see’s the negative
- Spends his life in the spiritual waste land
- Isolated
- Surrounded by death
The Man Who Trusts In The LORD (vs 7 & 8 )
- Unlimited power at his disposal
- Confident in God
- Blessed by God
- Deeply connected to God
- Never-ending supply of spiritual nourishment
- Eyes of faith that overcome fear
- Thriving and productive even in difficult times
- Vibrant life evident to all
Ok, so which one will you choose?
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