A Reflection On Trusting God

When my faith is put to the test

How do you react in a crisis? Or, to ask an even more revealing question, how do you react in the minor irritations of everyday life? As much as we say that God is trustworthy and true, our tower of strength and our shield, those are only words until they are tested. And in this world, they are tested often. The truth of our relationship with God comes out when the heat is on. We discover whether we really trust Him only when we’re put in a position of having to trust Him. A belief in God’s providence means little until one lacks essentials, and a belief in God’s strength means little until one is completely helpless. Then the truth comes out.

Where do you stand? Do you have a shallow belief in God’s faithfulness, applying His promises to others’ situations but not to your own? We must know who our Fortress is. We are not to become strong; we are to find our strength in Him. We must let His peace speak louder to us than our trials do. God stands firm when everything else moves. Can you?

The wicked are crushed by disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.

Proverbs 14:32