Trust God

“My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” (2Cor 12:8)


I read somewhere that sheep are so dumb that if while being herded they were led to a cliff they would literally run off the cliff. And not just the first few. But each and every one of them. Isn’t it interesting then that in the Bible we are compared to as sheep? That may not exactly sound like a compliment!

It’s not a compliment. But it’s not an insult either. After all, we are made in God’s image. But it’s not that man is so dumb. It is that God is so wise. Compared to Almighty God we are about as wise as a sheep – if that! And that’s the message in the quote above.

To me this quote makes one thing loud and clear.

God wants us to trust Him

He’s saying He wants us to put all our faith, all our hopes, fears, anxieties, dreams, everything we have struggling inside of us in His hands. He can handle it.

Now as believers we receive that news and it sounds good, on the surface. But aren’t there times in our lives that this is extremely hard? I know it is for me.



It’s so easy to second guess God isn’t it? So easy to wonder why something is happening to us or not happening to us. Why do we do that I wonder? I think it’s because we get two important concepts confused. We start to confuse the concept of free will (that God gives us) and the concept of giving God ultimate control. There is a definite difference.

God gave us free will. We have control over the decisions we make, the actions we take. It’s totally in our hands. But that’s where it ends for us. Because as much as we can do, who ultimately controls the outcome? Who controls the result? Not us. God does.

So often we blame “circumstances” for where we are in life. “My boss didn’t give me that promotion. It’s his fault.” Well yes, we can control our actions to do the extra work to help get that promotion. But in the end God makes the call as to whether we receive that promotion. Not us. Not even your boss!

If we are going to grow in our walk with God now is the time to make a change in our thinking, in our actions and especially in our words. We need to make trusting God an action. We need to walk in our reliance on God everyday. Remember that God knew us before we were even formed in our mother’s womb. God spoke and the world was created. Just from his words! He’s all powerful and He only wants what is right for us in the long run, not the short run. Yet we still actually question Him. No wonder we’re compared to as sheep!

Let’s look at the other side of coin to be fair here. How much is God involved in our daily lives every day in every way? How much does He intercede and protect us from harm in ways we’ll never know? Everyday there are probably thousands of things that can go wrong in our lives. But God holds them in place, makes a wrong right for us, steps in so we can avoid a bad situation that literally goes unnoticed by us. Gang He’s there. He’s always there with us. Let’s be aware of this and be filled with thanks for Him

And let’s show God how much we trust Him! If you’re the person who didn’t get a promotion like the above example, start talking like a believer. A believer says “I didn’t get that promotion because that’s not the right path for me at this time. Anyway God’s got something even better for me down the road.” That’s what a trusting soul would say. How great would it be if we all led our lives like that! In true faith. How much would that please God!

Walking in our reliance in God is hard. It’s not for the faint hearted. I think sometimes Christians are wrongly looked at as weak. We rely on God. Maybe some people think that relying on God means we don’t do anything. But the fact is letting go and letting God takes courage. Great courage. When we let go and give a situation to God and stop trying to control a thing we leave ourselves open. We’re vulnerable and unprotected to the harsh elements of life. But in our hour of weakness God can show His awesome, healing, supernatural power. When we allow Him to step in, we can feel and experience God’s grace. God’s perfect peace. He’s waiting for us to trust Him. And He is pleased when we trust him.

As Paul said in 2 Corinthians 12:10: “…for when I am weak then I am strong.”

God Bless You!
To Him be the glory!