January Prayer Topic: One Word

One Word Resolution - Trust

We have decided to pray about what one word can shape or define this year with God for us.  Our new year with God resolution.  I have been thinking on this for a while.  What one word can shape or define this year for me?

Then the Lord showed it to me. 2015 in a word Trust.   So, for me this is the one word that will shape and define this year.  Trust is very tough word for me, but I truly believe that the Lord is trying to teach me that.  My heart is open to let Him teach me.

Several years ago, I was reading the Bible and I saw the verse “Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4)  I was so excited, and telling God, “Yes, I do take delight in You.  You know my desires.”

Then I continued to read through Psalm 37.   Psalm 37:7 - Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.  I started laughing, “Okay Lord, I will wait patiently.”  Yet, deep down, I did not truly trust Him that His word was true. I would not admit that, even to myself.

Now, fast forward several years, and many spiritual ups and downs later.  Early morning, September 30, 2014, in my dreams the Lord showed me the fulfillment of one of the desires of my heart.  I was excited to know that God wanted to fulfill one of my desires. Yet, I still didn’t know the specifics of how the Lord would fulfill them.  I became anxious, and wondered when and how.

Deep in my soul, I was afraid that God would forget about His promise to me.  I didn’t trust Him to keep His word.  Because of things that have happened to me in my past, I felt so incomplete and not whole. It was difficult for me to trust people.  So, I truly didn’t trust God to always be there.  Yet, I would never have admitted that either. 

November 15, 2014, Sabbath morning, I awoke, and the anxiety was gone.  I felt complete and whole in God. It finally clicked, and all made sense.  That morning, I gave it all to the Lord.  I surrendered all to Him, including myself.  I finally let Him in completely.  I finally understood that I can trust God. 

Looking back at my life, He has proven over and over again that He can be trusted.   I just wasn’t looking close enough. God hasn’t forgotten me, and loves me.  In Him, I am a new person.  So, I trust that if He shows me something, He will complete it.

Every morning, I give myself to God.  I surrender it all to Him.  They are His challenges, and problems.  I trust the Lord to be there, and to not leave me.  He won’t hurt me. 

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

So, TRUST will define my year.  I surrender myself to Him, all my anxieties and fears and dreams to Him.  I trust that He is God.  I trust Him.

Let’s pray that God will continue to be our new year’s resolution. 

Dear Lord, You have shown me that I can trust You.  I trust You to be my God.  I trust You to not turn Your back on me.  I trust that You made me whole and complete, and for that I thank You.

I TRUST YOU.

Amen



Laura Maxson

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