ODB: Learning to Trust
May 8, 2011
God’s care surrounds us.
READ: Isaiah 66:7-13
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. —Psalm 37:3
When I stuck my camera into the bush to take a picture of the baby robins, they opened their mouths without opening their eyes. They were so used to having mama robin feed them whenever the branches moved that they didn’t even look to see who (or what) was causing the disturbance.
That is the kind of trust that loving mothers instill in their children. That is the kind of mom I am blessed to have. Growing up, I could eat whatever food she put on the table without fear that it would harm me. Although she made me eat things I didn’t like, I knew she did so because they were good for me. If she cared only about what was easy for her, she would have let me eat junk food. No matter what Mom told me to do, or not to do, I knew she had my best interest in mind. She wasn’t trying to keep me from having fun; she was trying to protect me from being hurt.
That is the kind of relationship we have with God, who compared Himself to a mother: “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you” (Isa. 66:13). As His children, we have no reason to fear what happens to us nor to envy what happens to others: “Do not . . . be envious of the workers of iniquity” (Ps. 37:1). When we trust His goodness, we are fed by His faithfulness.
— Julie Ackerman Link
Source: Our Daily Bread
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Baby is navie but we as adult are not and should not. However, the idea of giving 100% trust without having to doubt the Lord is commendable. As adults, we are informed of who the Lord is and based on what He has done in order to trust Him in His leading amidst of our daily challenges. It is precisely, we know what to think and have our opinions that make it challenging to trust the Lord completely. The Word of God guides our thoughts and aligns our ideas with biblical reasoning besides affecting the way we reflect or respond to any given situation that we face. Well, I believe that is where faith comes in – not out of ignorant or being navie but well inform.