Trust don’t try
Wednesday, November 4
Trust don’t try
So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. Hebrews 4:9
The key to having abundant life in Christ is living by God’s grace through faith. Because grace is His power working in us, enabling us to do whatever we need to do in life. Do not try living this life on your own strength but lean on God’s to see you through it all. When we try to do everything in our own strength and leave God out of the equation, we wind up tired. In the end we are worn-out and frustrated by our mistakes and failures. But when we lean on God, we actually enter into His rest and can enjoy our lives, no matter what our circumstances may be.
Hebrews 4:9-11 says, So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. 10 For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. 11 So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.
When you are trying, you’re not resting. When you are working it out, you are not trusting. But when you leave it alone and truly allow God to fix it, then you are resting. Living by faith is not a struggle, it’s a rest!
Often the stress in life is caused by the way we approach the circumstances and the attitude we have toward them. It was a turning point for me when I realized that the world will probably never change, but I could learn how to change the way I go about handling situations that are challenging.
It’s so refreshing to know that God is always with us, giving us His grace for everything we need to do in life. Trust God’s unconditional love for you today. Do what you can do and give Him everything else. And when you find yourself getting frustrated or feeling overwhelmed, like you just can’t do it anymore, remember to STOP, get your focus back on Him and enter into His rest once again.