trust God to single-syllable words that
you have heard forever but you will
discover as time passes how difficult
they are to obey trust
god
of course I have no way of knowing what
the future holds for you you may lose
your home and everything in a fire you
may lose your spouse to an early disease
detected but not cured you may lose your
dreams your hopes you may lose a
relationship that you have cultivated
over the years all losses are painful we
pray just as hard for my father when his
health went downhill as we did for my
mother we quoted the same scriptures we
asked God to restore as hell to let him
live but my father went to be with the
Lord it didn't happen the way I wanted
there will always be unanswered
questions why didn't my loved one making
why am I not getting better why did this
person leave some things are not going
to make sense but God wouldn't have
allowed it if he wasn't going to bring
good out of it you may not see it at the
time but God knows what he's doing he
has your best interest at heart it's not
random it's a part of his plan trust in
the Lord with all your heart and lean
not to your own understanding in all
your ways acknowledge him and he will
make your paths straight all your heart
all your ways trust
trust but what about when things aren't
going our way our prayers aren't being
answered the problem isn't turning
around we're not seeing favor too often
we get discouraged thank God
why aren't you doing something you can
see I'm being mistreated my health isn't
good
I worked hard but I didn't get the
promotion we think when it changes we'll
be happy when I meet the right person
when my health improves when we have
this baby then we'll have a good
attitude that's conditional trust God if
you meet my demands if you answer my
prayers the way I want on my timetable
then I'll be my best
the problem with conditional trust is
there will always be things we don't
understand something that's not
happening fast enough it didn't work out
the way we wanted if I would have had
conditional trust I would have gotten
upset bitter God why didn't you answer
my prayers
the truth is God did answer my prayer it
just wasn't the way I wanted are you
mature enough to accept God's answers
even though they're not what you were
hoping for
God is a sovereign God we're not going
to understand everything that happens
faith is trusting God when life doesn't
make sense God doesn't take us in a
straight line
they'll be twists turns the
disappointments the lost the bad breaks
they're all a part of his plan but if
you have conditional trust you'll get
discouraged and think why is this
happening I'm going the wrong way but
God is still directing your steps trust
him when you don't understand trust him
even when it feels like you go in the
wrong direction
living worried frustrated disappointed
that takes our passion it steals our joy
and it can keep us from seeing God's
favor
sometimes the closed doors the
disappointments they are simply a test
God wants to see if we'll trust him when
we don't understand it when life doesn't
make sense we have to show him that we
don't have to have the house to be happy
if we don't have the baby we're not
going to live bitter and sour you
believe in for your health to improve
but when you can say if it doesn't get
better god I'm still going to honor you
I'm still going to be my best when God
sees that you don't have to have it many
times like him God will give you back
what you were willing to give up
are you living frustrated because your
prayers aren't being answered the way
you want your plans aren't working out
take the pressure off God is in control
he knows what's best for you you're not
always going to understand it if you did
it wouldn't take anything I'm asking you
to trust him unconditionally if you'll
do this I believe and declare God is
going to work out his plan for your life
he's going to open the right doors bring
the right people turn negative
situations around and take you to the
fullness of your destiny
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