I find it interesting that the very theme my book addresses is the one God is teaching me in real life. Hope and Trust in Him.
As I edit my manuscript, I feel so inept and unable to share anything. Who am I, so weak in this area, to encourage anyone? Yet, God gave me a task, so all I can do is share as I learn.
You think you walk in a certain area until you are tested and fall flat on your face. That’s where I am. Trying to get up.
My personal journey to Trust is tied to someone else, and I am not free to share their story. But I will share my own heart process.
How do you Trust when you have been hurt? When the wound is serious? I’ve been asking myself that a lot lately.
I am finding that I have to Hope in something greater than myself before I can Trust. Then before I can take the leap, I have to believe. Believe the impossible can happen. Believe God has something better in store. Believe God will catch me.
Like a child who leaps into her father’s arms, knowing he will catch her.
How does she know?
Experience. She sees his faithfulness. She sees the evidence of his love.
She KNOWS him.
Then she can believe.
Then she can jump.
I’m somewhere in between Hoping and learning to Believe. Learning to Trust with all my heart.
I wonder if before this season I am in right now, I really Trusted God?
What do you think?
Can someone really Trust without the test of that Trust?
Trust is easily broken, and much harder to repair & restore. God is the One and only Trustworthy One. God sees. He knows. Keeping trusting Him to show you the way.
You say this so well, Angela. Enjoy reading your blogs. Trusting completely in God requires a total giving up of self…I think that's why it is such a difficult journey at times.
And somedays, the surrender is much more costly than others…one step at a time.
I can relate, Angela. It's so worth letting go and trusting, but it can take a long time and a struggle to get there!
God spoke to my heart about this issue yesterday morning. He showed me how He uses me to help provoke others to choose or not choose to demonstrate Grace. He told me to trust Him. When I stop and think about it, and I don't focus on the reactions of others to me, what I say or do, I know in my heart of hearts that I can trust Him more than I can trust any person. You are an amazing vessel that God pours Living Water out of. You can Trust Him, and He can trust you. <3