Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Trust me when I say the Lord has done enough for me to say I can trust Him with all my heart. The truth is that I do not always understand where my obedience of faith will lead me. My experience in this life of faith has been exciting for me because I can acknowledge that my Lord has led me to where I am today and what I am doing.

I struggle with everyday life just like everyone else. What has kept me rooted and grounded is His unfailing love. Here I am at 2:30 in the morning and the house is asleep and I get to spend this precious time with Him alone, just the two of us. It is precious to me and if I don’t get my quiet time my day is not as pleasant as I would like. I miss the peace He gives me when I cannot find that time alone with Him.

I have been given the privilege of writing to my friends and to strangers what He shares with me. I don’t know who is blessed everyday with His Word but I know I am. Sharing it seems to be the only sure thing I have where I know I can trust myself.

Trusting ourselves that we have heard the Lord and we are doing His will can be easy or it can be a real challenge. Taking that next step of faith isn’t always steady. Sometimes it is fraught with uncertainty about what is going to happen next. It depends on what the Lord has asked of us.

For those who are not sure if the Lord is using you I can only say this; step out in faith and test the path before you and see for yourselves that the Lord is leading you.

Make the most of your quiet time and listen intently. Stay in His Word. Abide in His love. Acknowledge Him always. Trust Him when He says He can use you.

Love does not disappoint.

2 Corinthians 11:2

For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Is there any doubt in our minds that His bride is His Church?

Let us avoid the semantics for the moment and concentrate on the relationship.

The relationship we have with Christ is like no other. No matter how much we love our spouses Jesus loves us more. No matter how much we know our spouses, Jesus knows us better. No matter how much we sacrifice for each other Jesus has sacrificed more. No matter how much we have to offer to our spouses Jesus is offering more.

Every human relationship is fraught with compromise. It is a matter of inserting our will into the relationship for a number of reasons. Does the husband make all the decisions? Do they talk about important decisions and decide together what is best? What takes priority in human relationships is a very complex problem with many variables.

In this relationship with Christ we are betrothed to the King of kings and Lord of lords who sits on the right hand throne of God. How can we resist Him?

If we look at good solid human love between a husband and wife we will discover that over time as we get to know each other better and better it is easier to cooperate with one another.

This relationship is similar but not exactly the same. He is never wrong and He will not compromise on what is right and just. He will never force you to do anything against your will. Love is a choice and He wants us to choose Him over everything else only because we love Him, not just because He is God.

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”

Do we trust Him enough to obey Him even when we do not fully understand what He is asking of us?

Trust is earned and if He hasn’t done enough to earn our trust, He will love us a little more and for a little while longer to earn that trust.

Has He done enough?