For some people, trust comes easily. This is not my case. Trusting others is one of the biggest challenges I face. When I was a teenager, I used to test my friends to see if I could trust them. I know it seems dumb… don’t worry, I don’t do this anymore. My journey in learning how to trust God hasn’t been an easy one either. I know that I need to trust Him, but it’s easier said than done.
Despite my lack of trust, God has been so amazing and so patient with me. I’ve had so many bad experiences trusting, that now I am always on guard, always doublechecking to make sure whom I can trust. You must gain my trust so I can trust you. God hasn’t always been the exception to that, and I am not proud to admit it.
The Lord said to Abraham: “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “ – Genesis 12:1
Every part of this verse would probably sound wrong if I didn’t tell the end of the story. God tells Abraham to leave his house, his country and to move to a place where He will show him. There are so many things that raise a red flag in my head… for instance: “to a land that you will show me”? When? What land? And most important, where? But God decided to reveal this at a later moment, and none of it makes any sense.
Good thing God called Abraham and not me at this moment, because further down, verse 14 blows my mind: “So Abram went, as the Lord had told him”. And just like that, Abraham goes. No questions asked, no directions required. He just goes. I would never dare drive to a place without directions, much less think about moving there. But Abraham did. That is trust.
The biggest takeaway in my opinion from this story is this: you don’t question where you are going when you trust the person who is driving.
The most difficult part for me about learning to trust God is that when He reveals something, but gives me only a 10% of the information, it really frustrates me. Honestly, God tends to push me to my limits, but I am glad He does, because this way I have grown in my walk with Him. He has also shown me I can trust Him day by day He fulfills His promises in my life. And even though He doesn’t always make sense like He didn’t with Abraham, I know that I can trust Him because I know He has a perfect plan in my life.
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