Who do you trust?

Do you trust the Lord? If some one asked you that question every one of us would immediately answer yes, of course. I heard this statement last week. Sometimes it is hard to trust the God when we know we might suffer. And it has made me think about that the question all week. Do I trust the Lord? I have trusted God with my life and eternal future, just like you probably have. (If you haven’t you need to now!) But can I trust Him when it might cost me, or I might suffer some. None of us want to suffer but sometimes trusting God will cause us to suffer.

In Luke 22, we see Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, and we know how He struggled with doing God’s will and fulfilling the Father’s purpose for why He came. We know the rest of the story, that Jesus suffered, died and raised again all for us. He suffered doing God’s will. But He trusted the Father.

In 2 Cor. 11:22-3, Paul talks about all the things he suffered for doing God’s will for his life. Paul trusted the Lord, even when he knew it was going to cost him something. Paul’s attitude about these things was this.

2 Cor.4:17-18 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. So continue to trust the Lord and know that everything is going to work out for the good. God is in control

Psalm 84:12 O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

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