There is
nothing, naturally speaking, that makes us lose heart quicker than decay—the
decay of bodily beauty, of natural life, of friendship, of associations, all
these things make a man lose heart; but Paul says when we are trusting in Jesus
Christ these things do not find us discouraged, light comes through them. The Place of Help, 1032 L
This quote brings to mind the first verse of Psalm 23:
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Trusting God in Jesus Christ (or not!) is also addressed in the My Utmost for His Highest devotional:
We say,
“It’s easy to say, ’Trust in the Lord,’ but a person has to live; and besides,
Jesus has nothing with which to draw water— no means to be able to give us
these things.” And beware of exhibiting religious deceit by saying, “Oh, I have
no misgivings about Jesus, only misgivings about myself.” If we are honest, we
will admit that we never have misgivings or doubts about ourselves, because we
know exactly what we are capable or incapable of doing. But we do have
misgivings about Jesus. And our pride is hurt even at the thought that He can
do what we can’t.
My
misgivings arise from the fact that I search within to find how He will do what
He says. My doubts spring from the depths of my own inferiority. If I detect
these misgivings in myself, I should bring them into the light and confess them
openly— “Lord, I have had misgivings about You. I have not believed in Your
abilities, but only my own. And I have not believed in Your almighty power
apart from my finite understanding of it.”
The God Calling
devotional (www.twolisteners.org)
gives encouragement and instruction to build our confidence in trusting God for our help:
There is
nothing lacking in your lives because really all is yours, only you lack the
faith to know it. You are like a King's daughters who sit in rags, and yet
around them are stores of all they could desire.
Pray for
more faith, as a thirsty man in a desert prays for rain, for water. Swift comes
My help, swift and strong. Do you know what it is to feel sure that I can never
fail you? As sure as you are that you still breathe? How poor his man's faith!
So poor. Do you trust Me as much as you would a friend if that friend came and
said he would send you help? Pray daily and most diligently that your faith may
increase.
"If
ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say unto this sycamore tree,
Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the
sea; and it should obey you." Luke 17:6
Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the
sea; and it should obey you." Luke 17:6
Back to the song – the end from the beginning – and thinking
about 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (AMP) - God's love never fails:
4 Love endures long and is patient and kind; love
never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or
vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.
5 It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with
pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love
(God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for
it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful;
it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered
wrong].
6 It does not rejoice at injustice and
unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.
7 Love bears up under anything and everything
that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are
fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
8 Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete
or comes to an end]. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will
and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they
will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away [it
will lose its value and be superseded by truth].
… and my journey with Him continues …
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