By trusting in God instead of our own decisions and ideas we open the door for Him to fill us with the Holy Spirit and to work in our lives the way He desires, with us and inside us. He will guide us to where we should go if we just let Him.
Now there is a difference between trusting in God and simply believing in Him. So often we rely on our own gut instinct thinking that because we are Christians and believe in Him that our gut instinct must be in keeping with God’s plan. The problem with that is even though we are God’s children, we are also a part of a sinful world and more often than not our gut instinct stems from what we have learned here rather than through His word. It may work sometimes, but the only true way to live for Him is to trust and rely on God to direct our paths.
When we focus on His truth and put our trust in Him we are filled with joy and peace in our lives. That doesn't mean our lives will be a cake walk, but with God by our side we will continue to have that inner joy and peace in our hearts knowing that He is there to walk us through whatever comes our way. Our God is a God of hope, He keeps His word and we can trust in His judgments always.
I pray that we not just believe in Him but also that we put our trust in Him so that He may direct our paths and show us the true peace, joy and hope of living with Him inside us can bring.
These are very nice. Just started reading them!
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