Step In. Trust. Be blessed.

Surprised.  I received a phone call.  A prayer had been answered.  A prayer we had prayed for decades.  DECADES!   It had seemed the answer might be no.  Apparently, it was wait.  It made me think about how we are more apt to doubt, than trust, especially when we are required to wait.  We prayed, believed, hoped, and waited.  And, we were completely surprised.  The truth is . . . we often respond to our inabilities, doubt, and weaknesses  . . rather than the power, presence, and promises of God. So. We are surprised when we pray, knocking at the door, and then it opens.  But.  Trust does not end with the door opening. To step through the doorway, we must step in with trust.

When God opens the door, and He does, step in with trust. 

Even in the best of moments, trust can't be almost.  The Bible, God's message to us, in all sorts of ways clearly delineates we are to trust, making it extremely clear that we are not to worry, to stress, to be discouraged or fearful.

We are promised God has a plan,  God is present, and God won't leave.  

It is a choice to trust God or to worry and stress over something that is not in our realm of control.  When you get down to it, trust is non-negotiable if we want to live strong, experiencing the fullness of life God has promised.  Even so.  Trust can be a struggle.  It seems to me, we struggle trusting because we don't have any idea what the final outcome will be. So.  We have to make the decision to step in and trust.  The thing is . . . only God can make all things possible . . . and once we step in with trust, we experience the possible through the power, presence, and peace of God.

Consider:

 Blessed are those who make the LORD their trust, who do not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.  Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare. (Psalm 40: 4-5, TNIV)

To be blessed is to trust God . . .  stepping into the unknown of every moment looking only to God   . . .  remembering all that God has done . . .  focusing on all God plans to do . . . believing God is with and for you, not far away or against you, with the perspective that none can compare to God.

God will open the door.  Step in.  Trust. Be blessed, none can compare with God.

Learning to Kickstart the day blessed by stepping through the open door with trust,
Kerrie

(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)