As humans it’s so easy for us to begin to place our trust upon things/people that we can see. It’s pretty natural to do so. But we aren’t called to live a natural life, we’re called to live a supernatural life.
In this supernatural life we know that God is our only hope, full stop.
Sure, we should be wise in voting and stay informed and involved. Sure, we should be wise in who we allow to pastor our families. Sure, it’s important to be fully involved in the education of our children.
But the only hope we ever have is God.
We can only rely on Him. Our own strength will fail. Our hearts are fickle. But we have this promise…
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. Jer. 17:7
I am constantly reminding myself that God is my security. No job. No person. No amount of money. Only God. As I remain tethered to Him in that, I find so much freedom.
Fear leaves.
Insecurity goes.
Anxiety flees.
I am found steady in His heart.
I encourage you to tether yourself to Him today. Intentionally look to Him for the answers and let the unknown go. He is in tomorrow. In fact, He wrote its story.
I love the following scripture. It’s such a good reminder of why we place our trust in Him. It’s also humbling and good to remember that our hearts are deceitful.
As the world says, “Follow your heart.” I say, “Follow God and ask Him to bring your heart into alignment with His.”
Follow your heart…has always felt wrong to me.
Follow His heart…that makes sense.
This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land. But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. 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 never stop producing fruit. The human heart is the most deceitful of all things and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.” Jeremiah 17:5-10
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