God calls us to trust Him. To put our faith in Him alone. As far as my salvation goes, I have full confidence and trust in His work.
But how about the circumstantial parts of our day-to-day lives?
I trust Him for the big salvation elements, but can often get stuck in the daily living part. God calls us to trust Him with all of our heart, not in part: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5).
What does this look like practically? We often crave to see tangible evidence of God at work. I find it interesting that sometimes the Lord gives us obvious evidence that He is indeed at work, but more often than not, He may keep any physical sign from becoming evident.
It occurs to me that this is just further evidence of His work in our lives. It’s actually part of His grace toward us. Isaiah reminds us that “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him” (Isaiah 30:18).
I don’t know about you, but if I have some tangible evidence that something I have prayed for and waited for will transpire, my temptation is to move my gaze. My gaze then centers on the physical sign of hope, not on the perfect hope. What am I then trusting?
We are so often looking for reassurance through physical evidence of God’s hand that we miss out on resting in Him, who is our unchanging hope. My experience has shown me that He may remove all evidence of physical hope because of His greater plan. His plan is for my good, to further strengthen my walk with Him, to ground my dependence on Him, and to open the eyes of my heart and deepen my trust in Him.
The next time you are waiting and trusting and there is no crumb of tangible evidence, lift up a prayer of thanks to the Lord.
Thank Him for knowing what you need.
Thank Him for developing in you a stronger walk with Him.
Thank Him for His grace toward you in waiting.
Thank Him for removing all the crumbs so that you can enjoy the fullness of Him.
Thank Him that all His work is done in faithfulness (Psalm 33:4).
Laureen Mgrdichian, Women’s Ministry Director