Total Trust

There are plenty of opportunities to doubt God on life's journey. The tests and trials are relentless. To doubt means to not believe. It means to question the truth or facts about something. To doubt God is a serious thing. It means not to believe God or His promises. It means to question the truth of God's existence, His steadfast love, and His faithfulness.

While praying yesterday I asked God a simple question. I asked Him, "What do you want from me?" A pretty simple question. The whisper I received from the Holy Spirit was equally simple, "Total trust."

What is total trust. The word total means total and absolute.  What does trust mean?

trust |trəst| noun1 firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or somethingIf you put those two words together it means to absolutely and totally put firm belief in the reliability and strength of someone. In our case it means in God. There are plenty of opportunities to believe in God along the way. For everything from salvation to death and all things in between. Hebrews 11:6 (ESV) ⁶  And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. It takes faith, or put another way, trust to please God. It take faith in s the ubstitutionary atonement of Jesus for salvation. It takes faith to believe in the sufficiency of Christ to give what is needed for salvation. It requires faith to obey Him day in and day out. It takes faith to believe Him to bring us through crisis and difficulties. It takes faith to trust Him for raising children, provision, peace, and strength through trials. Total trust. That means absolute trust on the good days. It also means absolute trust on the bad days as well. Over the years Brenda and I have seen our share of both. In the bad days we had a choice. We could choose total trust and doubt. I am not proud to say we have doubted many days when pressed between a rock and a hard place. There were times when we could not see a way of escape. There were dark days when the light of hope did not seem to shine on us. We prayed. We fought to maintain faith. In the most creative ways, though means we never expected, we can testify God came through for us time and time again. He has warranted our total trust.