Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust
~ Psalm 40:4
What is faith if it’s
never tested?
What is love if it’s never
stretched?
What is trust if it’s
never asked of us?
What’s the point if we don’t walk them out in the hard
times, as well as in the good?
My two favorite verses are becoming clearer to me every
day. “In this world you will have
trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world,” and “everyone
born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the
world, even our faith,” (John 16:33, 1 John 5:4). We are never given the opportunity to
overcome anything if life is always perfect inside our little bubble. But we don’t live inside of bubbles; we live
in the world. God asks us to be a shining
light to the world, but we’re only able to do that when we’re tested,
stretched, and asked.
Thank you Father for showing me that trust is only trust
when I use it, faith is only faith when I follow, and love is only love when it’s
unconditionally given.
Whatever this world may throw at me, I choose to make You
my center, my core, my trust.
