Chosen Grace

To trust someone is to have the firm belief ands reliability that someone or something can do something. (Thanks Google!) 

I know that in  my spiritual walk, and in others, we often say that we trust God. But, do we? 

I realized that I don’t really trust Him like I should. And I know, reader, that it may sound crazy…..but we all fail to honestly trust God at some point. 

You see, we Christians are infamous for quoting this verse: 

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 

We’re good with the first part, Trust in the Lord with all thine heart. But as soon as we get to the next part, that when it gets hard. 

..lean not unto your own understanding… 

God brought this to my attention the other day. I was so busy worried about this and that, that I fully forgot to trust Him. 

Now, I wasn’t saying: “Oh no, God can’t handle this.” But, I was saying “Can God really handle this?” 

The more and more I tried to handle it, the more and more God was showing me how the matter was too big for me. 

He was showing me how I couldn’t handle the situation, so he could. As I’ve said before, God has a funny way of showing us things. 

He showed me that I need to put my trust fully in Him. Not anyone else. Not even myself, but in Him. And once I did, this happened: 

…and he shall direct thy paths… 

He did it. He directed my paths. Straightened it, cleared it, lightened it. He did it, once I trusted Him.

He took the load for Himself. And I praise Him for that. 

And ever since I’ve done it, my life has been a whole lot simpler. I think clearly and I know that God can handle anything. Nothing is too big for Him. 

With love, 

Malaysia