Trust

I read this blog a while ago and wanted to share a couple of gems from what she wrote about learning to trust God, read the whole thing though, it's great :)

"Trusting in God does not equate to believing that God is going to give me the life that I want. That is wishful thinking, not trust. 

Trusting means looking to him, relying on him and his goodness, even when the situation is not as we hoped or wanted. Trusting means loving him and rejoicing in him, even when we don’t understand what he is doing. Trusting means hanging on when he is silent.

Trusting is saying, as Job did, ‘Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him’ (Job 13:15). It is saying, with Habakkuk, ‘Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines…yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my saviour.’ (Hab 3:17-18)"

And speaking of Job...