Faith Filled Family Magazine September 2016 | Page 87

Lord with all our heart (Proverbs
3:5) is a key to knowing that God
will work things out for us.

live vice what God wants from us
takes courage and audacity from
us to walk away. If we are not
where God wants us to be in life,
When we trust the Lord, we have He will knock on our hearts until
faith that His will--will be done we open our hearts and bend
in our lives. We cannot do it on to His will. Not out of obligaour own because without God tion, but out of our love for Him
our actions will be a fruitless should we do this. If we can take
endeavor. Trust involves letting that step away from fear and into
go of control of ourselves, our the trustful ways of God, He will
selfish thoughts and desires, be with us, no matter what.
and letting God drive the car of
our lives. When we trust in the When we step out in faith and
Lord, we find things work out. trust in God that His vision for our
Of course, there may be some lives is true, we can be assured
bumps in the road along the way we can be successful because
because we inject our wills into He will strengthen us to do so
the process, but as the growth (Philippians ,4:13) When we are
in trust moves along, there are afraid, all we need to do is put
less bumps. Without faith in God our trust in Him (Psalm 56:3).
(Hebrews 11:6) to do right by us If we trust Him, He will be with
and to take care of us through our us and strengthen us to do His
trust in Him, we trip up which can will. Each follower of Jesus has
lead to failure in our effort to fulfill a seed, a unique vision, planted
the vision He gave us. When we in their hearts to fulfill His purlearn to trust God and apply trust pose for them. How the seed is
to our relationship with Him, we recognized, watered, trimmed,
become more tenacious in doing and cared for over time is done
His will and living our purpose. through putting our trust and faith
This take the courage to step in God to make this happen. We
out of ourselves and letting God cannot create our own visions
step into us.
In, Joshua 1:9 (NASB), God
says, “Have I not commanded
you? Be strong and courageous!
Do not tremble or be dismayed,
for the LORD your God is with
you wherever you go.” Courage
is needed to break free from the
bonds of the world. The world
wants to keep a tight grip on
us to be adverse to the voice
of God for our lives. To give up
what we have, if it be our career,
our income level, or material
goods, etc.takes courage and
trust in God as Joshua said in
this verse. To let the world and
society dictate what and how we

to create our own purpose for
ourselves. This must come from
God. Man does not give us
visions for God. Society can’t tell
us what way to go, only God can,
if we listen and trust Him. God
won’t abandon us. He is there for
us. If you are not seeking to fulfill
God’s purpose for you, don’t be
scared, but trust and step out in
faith. His vision for us is there in
front of us, we just need to open
our eyes and heart to recognize
it. Walking away from what we
know in this world to do God’s
will be scary and will inhibit us
from moving forward. If we can
trust and move towards what He
wants from us, we will be okay.
The world may turn on us for
doing so, but really, who cares
what they think? They can’t give
us salvation, hope, trust, and
fearlessness, only God can.
John Lysaught resides in El Paso,
TX. He is an active member in
his church and humbly serves
God. He is married with four children and is celebrating his seventeenth wedding anniversary
this month.