Trust In The Lord

I don't know how your mind works; especially when fear is involved. Mine - well, sometimes it just takes me on a journey that is about as much fun as a trip to a pig farm (before someone gets their feelings hurt - I love little piggies - it's just not a trip I want to take often - most would have said "trip to the dentist", but I love going to the dentist). Anyway.......

This past week I began thinking about something in my life that is extremely painful and I literally worked myself into a stew. It affected my tempermant, my feelings, my reactions to people, and my sleep. Since I don't like anything affecting my sleep I knew this had to be resolved. As I lay in bed last night the Lord gave me a talkin' to. He just unveiled my heart and I didn't like what I saw. I realized that I was oozing, (as my husband would say), just a little bit. But more importantly, it has affected my communication with the Lord. He just gave me a talking to about where my trust was. Was it in me? In my abilities? Or was it in Him? Oooch!!!

So, I asked the Lord about what I was afraid of and we had a wonderful conversation. But He didn't just come out and answer the question of my fears. We talked about it and He ended it with...Wait! Don't you love it? He still is wanting me to depend on Him. He could have so beautifully answered the fear of my heart, but instead He said "Wait". It really wasn't too bad. He was tender in how He handled my feelings but he was more concerned about my dependency on Him than in my fear. You see, He already knew my fears. What He was looking for in me was TRUST. Trust in Him! Total trust, not 98.9%, but total 100% trust that He has a plan and a purpose just for me. As I surrendered my fear to Him an incredible peace came over me. I slept like I had not slept in weeks. I rested in Him.

So, when I read Beth Moore's blog this morning she recommended Psalm 112:7. It was perfect for me, perfect for today. Is that not just like our Lord? He is so tender in His love for us.

Trust.......in Him.

Read for yourself and see if it speaks to you as it did to me.

Ps. 112:7 He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. (NIV)