Trusting God

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.”  

-Proverbs 3:5-6 

In today’s society, we often hear things like “Follow your heart” or “Let your heart guide you”, to put it simply: It’s rubbish. 

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" 

-Jeremiah 17:9 

In this Bible verse, it becomes very clear that we are not to follow the heart.  If we do, we are straying from God’s commands. We are to accomplish God’s will above all other things. 

You’ve probably heard “God needs to be in the driver seat” or something along those lines, and it’s pretty self-explicatory. God is to be in charge of your life. We don’t have him the back seat giving you suggestions that you quickly discard. You ‘give him the reins’ so to speak, because when God’s in control, your life will end much better than you ever could've done on your own. That’s not to say there won’t be struggles and trials, there will be, but they won’t be nearly as bad if you have God controlling your life. 

God’s perfect. He will never lead you astray. Trust is one of the most important things in a Christian life. Without trust, your life won’t be much better than any other person’s. You must trust God or you're not going to have the life that God intended you to have. 

Are you going to let God direct your paths? It all comes down to you. Nobody will force you, and God won’t make you, but it will not go well if you don’t. Will you trust him? 

"When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" 

-Psalm 56:3-4 

We shouldn’t just trust God when we’re in a rough time. It should be ALL the time. 

“Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." 

- Psalm 37:5 

Memorize the Bible

Psalm 119: 11 “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not

sin against thee.’ Do you ever memorize verses? The psalmist says that he

has hid God’s word in his heart, why? It is so that he will not sin against

God. Saying he has hid God’s word in his heart means that he has

memorized them, he knows them well. We should also keep God’s word in

our heart.

Proverbs 3:1-4 says: “My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep

my commandments: For length of days and long life, and peace, shall they

add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy

neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shall thou find favour

and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” In it says “forget

not my law” that means remember them! Memorizing them has lots of

benefits! It keeps us from sinning against God, (Psalm 119) having long

life, peace, as well as finding favor and good understanding in the sight

God and man! Proverbs 7:1-3 has something similar to say: “ My son,

keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. Keep my

commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them

upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.” Memorizing

means to commit to memory, learn by heart. That is why the word heart is

mentioned so many times. We should know God’s word, which is the

Bible, by heart.

2 Timothy 2:15 states: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a

workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of

truth.” We should be studying our Bible, to show ourselves approved unto

God. We can be someone who is not ashamed, some who rightly divides

the word of truth (the Bible). Memorizing the Bible can help us achieve all

that!

Some helpful tips for memorizing are:

- Write it down. Using a pen (or pencil) and paper has been shown to help

your brain remember and retain information better.

- Keeping it written on a card that you can keep in your pocket or

somewhere close by, so you can check it through out the day

- Repeating it little by little. Say the first phrase, then the first sentence,

add a word or two, and keep going until you can say the whole verse by

memory. Repetition is key.

- Putting it to music! You can use simple well known tunes (such as Jesus

Loves Me), but instead of the lyrics sing your verse.

Remember people are different, and they remember things differently. Do

not compare yourself to other people in how much you have memorized,

or at what speed you can memorize verses, or chapters.

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and

Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

All verses used are from the KJV

Being an Example

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and

glorify your Father which is in heaven.

This verse teaches us that we should be a godly example to those

around us. In this post, I will talk about three reasons to be a godly example.

1. It will honor God.

Matthew 5:16: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see

your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

2. It can be a great way to start a conversation about God.

When you be a godly example and other people see it it, they might ask

you questions about it and you can use that to springboard into a

conversation about Christ.

3. It will encourage others to be an example.

If Christians who are backslidden see you be a Godly example it might

encourage them to be an example.