Why is it so difficult for us to trust? Do we trust in ourselves more or are we just terrified of not knowing what God has in store for our lives?
We are reluctant to obeying God because we don’t trust Him. We can’t take that fall. We will always be hesitant and untrusting of God and if He will catch us. Trust is difficult for us because it involves us giving something up. Giving up power, control and safety; things we relinquish when we put our trust in something other than ourselves.
Just look at how broken humanity is. We constantly fail, stumble and let other people down. But God’s love is unfailing. His perfect, flawless and absolute love is something that when we trust it, it will never fail us.
Overcoming distrust is not easy to do. But when we put our confidence in God, we don’t have to worry in times of trial. The imagery depicted in the verses found in Jeremiah 17 says that even when heat and drought comes to this tree, it still is green and produces fruit. That when we fully put our reluctance aside and our confidence rests in God, we will be like the tree and become fruitful in hard times.
May the God of power and unfailing love give you the strength and courage to overcome fears of trust. And let our trust in God during the good times and the bad be reflective of His glory and the salvation that is found in Jesus Christ.