Contentment = Trust (Part 2)

It was during such a season that God called me to Himself and taught me how trustworthy He is. He lovingly taught me to Trust Him, Abide in Him, Love Him and Know Him. We need a desire in our heart to truly put God first, above everything else. His love is what motivates our actions. That love that suffered at the hands of His very own beloved children is what captures our heart and makes us want to give Him our time, our full attention and our heart. Naptime was from 1:00 till 3:00 every day. This was the perfect time to meet one on one with God. There would be no answering the phone, getting the mail or giving in to any other distraction. He would be number one.  You draw near to Him by reading the Bible. If you just get the Word of God in, that living and active Word that pierces bone from marrow, soul from spirit and judges the very heart of man, it will change you, whether you understand it all or not. Its not easy. The distractions come in many attractive forms: a call from a dear friend from out of state telling you she has great news, the UPS truck delivering something exciting on the front porch, suddenly remembering an important item that needs to be taken care of that second.  And then there is the battle to read the Word. You get bored or simply are not in the mood to read. The kids fight their naps or keep making noise. There are a million thoughts running through the mind as you try to concentrate. Sometimes you  just fall asleep. It is a battle.

Day by day with perseverance something beautiful will start to happen. You start to understand what you are reading. You lose track of time and don't want it to end. The words are alive as you read them. The more time spent reading the living Words that come from God’s very heart, the more you come to know Him and trust Him. God is loving and faithful in all that He does. He will never leave us nor forsake us. He is for us and not against us. He loves us with an everlasting love, a sacrificial love that holds nothing back.  

This journey leads to a desire for deeper fellowship with God. He tells us to abide in Him just as the branches to a vine. The branches receive their nourishment and life from the vine. When we abide in Him He abides in us. His life flows through us and nourishes us and changes us. You will start to take the Bible with you places, even on vacation. The shower becomes a place to sing praises. Empty notebooks become places to journal your heart to God. Middle of the night feedings became havens of prayer and alone time with God. You will start to see life differently. You won't have to plan everything out so that you get your way. There is a more excellent way, Gods way. His way is so much higher than ours and its not motivated by selfishness, it is motivated by love.