Are we really to trust God with everything?

We live our lives trusting that people are going to do the right thing, but the reality is, that is not really going to happen.  Don’t get wrong I’m not down on people I’m pointing out that for most of the time we are going to make mistakes, forget something, not call when we should, you get the picture.  Another word for trust is faith; if we put our faith in someone we are saying that we trust them.  But are we really putting our trust in God, do we really believe that He is going to be able to take care of us when we need Him.  Is our faith weak like that of the Israelites when Moses lead them out of Egypt?  More than once we read about how they grumbled and complained at times saying has God sent us out of Egypt to die in the desert?  They had seen many powerful signs from God, yet they could not believe, because of their disbelief that God could not deliver them many had to wonder in the dessert for 40 years.  Numbers 14:20-24 says “Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, according to your word; ^but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord— ^because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not heeded My voice,^ they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it. ^ But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.”  Did you notice the part where God says “for those who rejected me,”  did you ever think about when you do not put your trust in God that you are rejecting Him?

        God doesn’t want us to just trust Him when we want to but at all times, things may not be going well for you.  God says trust me I am with you, do not worry about it I’m taking care of you.  “Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; He will never permit.(psalm 55:22)  God wants us to trust Him enough that we come to Him with all of our burdens, we can trust that God is not going to let us down.  The prophet Jeremiah tells us this, “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. ⁸ They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit.”(17:7-8)  Do we want to be a people that go back and forth, complaining about what is not happening in our lives?  Or do we want to be strong in God, putting our trust in God knowing that through all things God is with us and is making us stronger in Him each day?

Do you know that Christ tells us that when we ask for something in prayer believe that you have received it?  That is right, it is in Mark 11:22-25, “Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God.  I assure you that you can say to this mountain, ‘May God lift you up and throw you into the sea,’ and your command will be obeyed. All that’s required is that you really believe and do not doubt in your heart.  Listen to me! You can pray for anything, and if you believe, you will have it.  But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”   God wants us to know we are to trust Him in all things to put are faith in Him, not in the world around us.