I have peace in my heart because of choices I've made along my way to trust.
How do I make a choice to trust when I've been damaged or hurt in the past? How do I know I can trust? My answer to the pain and hurt I experienced was that I learned to trust a trustworthy person. I learned to trust Jesus.
I trust Jesus, and while it took a longer time, I also trust Yahweh: Father God the maker of Heaven and Earth.
Along my way, I also learned what's in the Bible. I studied for myself, allowing my own mind and heart to look into what the Bible had to say. I learned by experience and answered prayer, to trust what was in that book and to trust the one who inspired it.
I trust the Holy Spirit and the Holy Bible and recognize that the where the Spirit leads there is truth, safety and majesty.
These may seem like sentimental or religious concepts, but they are the truth of my experience.
You know those weight loss images of 'before' and 'after'? Well, in my self image, there is the 'before' and 'after' of my life. While I always had a belief in Jesus as the Son of God, I didn't trust him or know him as a friend and Lord until I was 24.
Before 24 I was an emotional mess. At 24 I had a moment where I said, "If you're there I'll follow you." Then, he gave me a job where there was none, and new hope, and I realized He was there. So, I followed.
Now, at 55, I am following him still.
This time, I have peace in my heart through an international move. My family is moving to Spain (from Ontario, Canada) and I have peace.
Oh, it's busy, exciting and an emotional roller coaster. But it's a wonderful time.
There is a verse (2 actually) in Proverbs in the Bible that says,
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
In All your ways acknowledge Him and He will give you the desires of your heart." Proverbs 3:5,6
I am preparing my family for the move. We have all chosen - even my nine-year-old - to trust this move is for our good and for good purpose in the bigger picture. Our attitude to trust makes it all the easier to make the move, even though moving is up high on the list of stressful circumstances, such as divorce and job loss.
Trust was an initial decision I made 31 years ago. And trust has deepened with each experience, as each experience has proven worthy of trust; every outcome has brought a good end. I've naturally deepened my trust. This has been my journey of some thirty years and so I continue.
Peace in my heart reigns because I choose to trust, every time, the God of the universe.
Best to you for the week. May you have wisdom in each of your decisions, and people worthy of your trust in your life.
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| Me, taken by my son |
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