Believing God

“He that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6)The above verse pretty much sums up the Christian life. All God asks of us is that we believe Him, trust Him in every situation, even when the outlook is grim.

We see this principle played out throughout the Scripture. When Jesus was teaching the 5000 in the countryside the disciples wanted to send them home to eat. Jesus wanted them to look to Him and trust Him in the situation. Jesus then miraculously multiplied the fish and fed the whole crowd with leftovers.

When Lazarus died, the disciples and Lazarus’s sisters wondered why Jesus didn’t come sooner. But He wanted them to trust Him even though it meant the death of Lazarus. Jesus then proceeded to raise Lazarus from the dead. Jesus wanted them to trust in Him, even in the face of death.

Enoch is probably one of the greatest examples of trusting God. The Scripture says, “By faith Enoch was translated.” Because of his faith and trust in God he didn’t even have to die, God just took him up to heaven. Enoch trusted God and he had no Bible, no songbook, and no teacher, no indwelling Holy Spirit but yet he trusted and believed God. We have all those things but find it difficult to trust Him when we are in difficult times.

There are benefits when we choose by an act of our will to trust God. Listed below are three benefits for you to consider.

1 God will control our lives. For the believer who chooses to go it on his own will soon realize his life is spinning out of control. That’s when Satan steps in and attempts to manipulate and gain a foothold in our life. Faith says I can’t do it on my own, apart from Him I can do nothing. To allow God to control our lives we must surrender our rights and expectations and trust every area of our life to His control.

2. We can live in the light. The world is searching for meaning and significance. They are groping in the dark looking for something to make sense of their life. When they decide to trust God, the Holy Spirit and the Word of God will provide light and understanding.

3. The walk of faith and trust protects us from our enemies. The Scripture says in Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon formed against us shall prosper.” The Hebrew in this verse indicates that “No plan, no instrument of destruction, no satanic artillery shall push you or run over you, but it will be done away with.”

Certainly there are many more benefits of trusting and walking with God. I would like to encourage you to take a personal inventory to determine if you are trusting God in every area of your life. If not, acknowledge your lack of trust and then determine with God’s help to trust Him in everything.

Faith ends where worry begins, and worry ends where faith begins. George Mueller