Fifteen years ago, the Holy Spirit made a deep impression in my spirit with the following passage:
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)
My husband had been in the hospital for the second time in two weeks. The doctors could not find out what was wrong with him even though he was very sick. I had served God for many years, but I was discouraged, filled with doubt, and afraid during this time. I was at a place with no answers.
One morning, The Holy Spirit dropped Proverbs 3:5 in my spirit. I began to quote it, meditate on it and spoke it. I would walk the halls of the hospital, saying, “I trust you, Lord, no matter what, I trust you.” After two weeks of studying this scripture, I finally understood what the Holy Spirit was doing in my life.
No matter what I face in life when everything is going wrong and crashing around me, this one thing I know, I can trust in my God, and He will get me through. To trust in the Lord, we have to realize He is God almighty. He is the one that sticks closer than a brother. He is the one who knows the very number of hairs on our head. He is the very breath we breathe. He is the one that saved us and brought us out of the life of sin. He is the one that loves us no matter what we do. He is our soon coming King. When we learn to trust God, we make Him bigger than our problems.
“Great is our Lord and of great power; His understanding is infinite.” Psalm 147:5 (KJV)
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh, is there anything too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27 (KJV)
As I begin to trust God more and more, I saw Him get bigger in my life. I begin to understand the depth of His love for me. I found all my hope was in Him.
Fifteen years later, I found myself in a place of trusting God like never before. I received a call from a hospital with a report that my 40-year-old son was in critical condition and was going into surgery, but there was a chance he might not make it. But God, who is rich in mercy (Ephesians 2:4), came down to me and assured me everything would be alright.
My God, whom I had trusted when my feet were knock out from under me. My God, the healer of my body when the doctor said I could have cancer. My God, the comforter when my husband passed. My God, who walked with us when my children were hurting. My God, who carried me through so much heartache, He has proven Himself to me so many times. Once again, I had to trust Him. I had to NOT lean on my own understanding. I knew without a doubt that He was with my son, He could raise him from this illness, and I praise God because He did.
Trust God! Don’t try to make it on your own. Don’t try to figure everything out. Don’t try to be in control. Know in your heart that God is Bigger than unrest in our country, problems on your job, depression, broken marriages, sickness, problems with children, death, doubt, and fear. Get Him “bigger” in your heart than your problems by knowing Him, seeking Him, loving Him, obeying Him, and trusting Him.
Finish this sentence with the struggle that is challenging your faith today: ” My God is bigger than ____________________.” Trust Him to get you through because He is indeed “bigger!”.
Patti League
Lean into Jesus Ministries
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