Trust God’s Promises
It’s when you don’t feel like trusting God’s promises that you have to trust God’s promises.
It’s easy to trust God on the good days, when I’m at a worship service at church with arms held high singing at the top of my lungs. I can’t keep count of how many times I’ve stood up to proclaim God’s word and remind audiences that God is good, that He is faithful, that His promises never fail.
It’s rainy days and Mondays that always get me down. You’d think that several decades into my walk with Jesus I’d have figured this thing out already. I have concluded that I’m not as godly as the rest of you guys. I’m still learning the basics.
I’m still trying to remember that God is not ruffled by the delays in my life.
And that God knows how impatient I am.
I’m still trying to grasp the idea that His grace is freely mine even when I keep forgetting how good He is. And that bad things won’t happen to me because I should have figured this thing out by now.
Lately when I’m tired and down I find myself mindlessly scrolling through American Idol auditions. I can’t seem to get enough of them. By the third audition I’m blubbering in tears. I don’t cry at sunsets, and I’m underwhelmed at weddings, but put me in front of an America’s Got Talent segment and I’m toast.
I think I’ve figured out why I’m so moved by these musical performances, and I promise you it has nothing to do with Simon Cowell or Katy Perry. The reason I’m moved by these auditions is that they are stories of turn around. Just when you think someone’s story is over, a miracle takes place. New life is born. It’s like catching a shooting star or the aurora borealis.
Anything can happen when you least expect it. Anything can happen when you refuse to stop looking for it.
In Romans 4 Paul recounts the Biblical version of a golden buzzer moment. Abraham has waited twenty-five years for the son God has promised him. Year after painful year Abraham is tempted to give up all hope of a turn around, but something keeps him tethered to God’s promise. Even after his wife goes through the change, Abraham can’t stop shaking the notion that God might still come through for him. Even when he looks at his reflection in the Jordan – or whatever body of water he might have lived by – Abraham refuses to cave to the idea that God has forgotten His promise to him. Oh, Abraham blundered it a few times, but he steps back up to the mic, clears his voice, and declares with conviction that God is able to do what He promised.
“In hope Abraham believed against hope.”
Are you struggling to hold on to hope today? You’re not alone. Rainy days and Mondays will always get us down. But one thing’s for sure, God’s promises never will.
This month we’re resting our hearts and minds on the promises of God. Which of His promises are you holding on to for dear life? Let’s hold each other accountable. Let’s encourage one another with hope. Let’s refuse to back down with our tails between our legs.
The same God who came through for Abraham is coming through for you.
I’d love to hear from you!
What is a God promise you’re hanging on to these days?
You can deepen your trust in God!
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A sermon to encourage you!
We also thought we’d share one of the messages I taught recently on God’s goodness in the waiting. I believe it will uplift you today!
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this is a good post..Its easy to trust God when things are going your way. The struggle comes when you are not seeing any improvements in your life or you have a bad day week, month or year. Sometimes we just have to learn to look at the situation in a different light. Count our blessings. I know I struggle to count my blessings when I just want to focus on the problems in my life.. Anyway Lina I recently just finished THRIVE..FANTASTIC!!! I found you on Allie Beth Stuckey and been a fan since! Oh yeah I am from Northwest Indiana... MY grandfather grew up on the Northside of Chicago in the 1920 before alot of the skyscrapers even existed! God bless and thank you, your testimony is awesome! Jesus Christ is LORD OF LORDS and King of KIngs!
Morning Lina! I am hanging on the promise that I will make it through this. My prayer is that people will see Jesus in me while I walk through this. “In Christ alone my hope is found.”