Trusting in God

I always love taking time to look at the meaning and heart of our beloved hymns. Today I wanted to look at the hymn “If You but Trust in God to Guide You”. It is so basic to our faith. Without trust, we really have nothing. Without trust, His promises are of no value to us. The first verse states, “If you but trust in God to guide you And place your confidence in Him, You’ll find Him always there beside you, To give you hope and strength within. For those who trust God’s changeless love Build on the rock that will not move.” The sign that we really trust Him is when we go from talking about ideas and philosophies to putting the trust and confidence in the only One who holds all things in His hands. As we walk in that faith, we can have confidence of His presence and leading. That trust that we have in God is not wasted because it lays the foundation on what the rest of our life will be built on. Verse 2 goes on, “What gain is there in futile weeping, In helpless anger and distress? If you are in His care and keeping, In sorrow will He love you less? For He who took for you a cross Will bring you safe through every loss.” There are many times that we get overwhelmed with life and our circumstances. Too many times, this seems to overwhelm us and render us helpless. No matter what we are going through, know that if you walk by faith, He will not leave you in your sorrow, but lifts you up to begin again. The assurance that we have is in what Jesus willing did for us on the cross to free us from the things pull us down. Verse 3, “In patient trust await His leisure In cheerful hope, with heart content To take whate’er your Father’s pleasure And all discerning love have sent; Doubt not your inmost wants are known To Him who chose you for His own.” We can get confused between trusting God and His timing and expecting God to do for us as we please. We await Him and His call for our lives. When God is slow to answer (from our perspective), do not see it as uncaring or indifferent. His timing is perfect and He knows your every need. Verse 4, “Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving, Offer your service faithfully, And trust His word; though undeserving, You’ll find His promise true to be. God never will forsake in need The soul that trusts in Him indeed.” So, trust his with all that you have. Lord, How quickly we trust what the world says and how slow we are to really trust You. Change our heart, O Lord. Amen