Difficulty Trusting God Completely.

Rufaro - posted on 08/02/2011

Insecurity and fear of the unknown comes from the devil. God knows even the number of hairs in your head and He loves you. you must put all your trust in Him no matter what the situation is. Don't allow the devil to make you play with your thoughts. Count your blessings one y one and you will find that you are blessed. Having a husband that loves and support you is one of the blessings, because others don't have. So stop worrying and enjoy your stay at home. Do things that you couldn't do when u where at work. Have more time to play and bond with your child. Enjoy your life.
God Bless

Barb - posted on 07/31/2011

The verse that has been monumental for me in regards to trusting God is Job 13:15,

"though He slay me, yet will I trust Him."  

Ponder that for a bit. Really let it sink in. He made that very real to me personally thru a potential illness. Think about what Job went through... And he was still able to trust God. He obviously knew God well. I think the key to trusting God is understanding His nature. And knowing that He is sovereign. Do we really believe that? If we do, what do we have to worry about? I know day to day living and decisions can be difficult at times. We second guess our abilities to hear Him and be led of the Spirit. It takes experience. And dare I say practice. I know a very mature woman of God who tells the story of how she was learning to be led of the Spirit and she'd stand there in the supermarket waiting for the Spirit to move and show her which pudding to buy. It sounds funny but that was part of her training. She wanted nothing less than to hear His voice and to follow....

He is not too big or too busy to be involved in the details of our lives (as some say). No. He is IN the details. The very hairs on your head are numbered! (Matthew 10:30) - and I know, at least for me, keeping an accurate count involves retallying quite often... every day! :)

I believe that if we are lacking faith, we ought to ask Him for it. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). I don't think that just means reading the Word. I don't think we can muster it up. It's something that comes by the Spirit. We must HEAR. Ask for ears to hear. 

Don't get discouraged. Remember that when we are weak, He is strong. "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." (2 Corinthians 12:9) That is huge!

Also, try not to compare yourself to others. We do not all have the same callings. Nor the same gifts.

If you ask Him for faith... you also ought to be prepared to have that tested. That's how you'll know it's real, when you come thru the fire! Unscathed! Because He goes through it with you. God Bless!

Rebekah - posted on 07/31/2011

Hi Nancy! I am sure there are sooo many replies (Sorry, haven't taken the time to read them all yet!) But I just wanted to let you know that, first of all, you are NOT alone! And secondly, God CAN be trusted completely and absolutely. I could write pages and pages of all the times that God has proven Himself faithfull (specifically in financial areas). I was raised a Missionary kid and after much struggle with my own calling in my youth, I finally gave in to God's calling and am now serving God full time alongside my husband. I remeber that as I child I heard the stories that my parents told of God's faithfulness, and I would think "I want to tell my own stories". Well, I have been writing my own story now for some years, and I can testify first hand of God's provision. At times I have despaired and at times I have doubted, but God has always pulled us through.
A motto that hubby and I have adopted for our life is this: "We must do only what is possible and then let God do the impossible"
I know being pregnant and caring for a small child can be so stressful anyways, but it is so important to enjoy each moment that you have with them becuase that is an investement that will live on for generations to come.
Also, seek God for wisdom in practical areas...Ask Him what things you don't really need and can cut out of your monthly budget, what things can be "downsized" and most of all.....ask Him to fill your heart with the "joy that surpasses all understanding" The kind of joy that can sing even through tears of despair.....I pray that you are encouraged!

Victoria - posted on 07/30/2011

We all struggle with this at times. There is a perseverance and a time of testing that we must go through. But ultimately as we continue to see God at work in our lives, we can look back on that and have confidence that God will work in our current situations. Each new situation is like our Goliath, but just as God helped David overcome the bear & the Lion He promised to help & did help David defeat the Philistine. Allow God to lead, when struggle turn to the word, fuel up to help you make it through the next stretch and of course this wonderful group on mums is always here to give you that additional little boost in the word & in the LORD when you need it.

I stayed home with my girls for years, it was hard to go from working to being a SAHM, but it was actually just as hard to go back out to work once they were all in full time school, but God got me through the first & the latter and will get me through all the other things that I will face. Will I struggle, I'm sure I will at times, but that is what makes it a true relationship. If walking the Christian walk was easy everyone would be doing it, but this walk is not for the weak, there is a proving ouselves genuine, but God never gives us more then we can handle, but as the scripture says perseverance must finish it's work.

Pray, Praise & Persevere and surely as the LORD is God you will prosper........Spirit, Mind/Soul & Body or Spiritually, Mentally and Physically. God is so God.

Carla - posted on 07/30/2011

Nancy, sweetheart, as long as you are following after Jesus, as long as you are trying to be better every day, Jesus will meet you. Start watching your everyday life--see the ways Jesus provides for you, then recognize it for the care that it is. This will build your faith. Faith grows every day. It is very frustrating to think you have to be like someone else, and miss the mark, at least in your eyes. You have NO idea what's going on inside their heads. You see what they SHOW you. Lighten up on yourself, just REST in the Lord, and He will bring the faith. Don't worry, God loves you more than you'll ever know.

God bless, honey

Nancy - posted on 07/29/2011

thank you so much ladies for your lovely encouragement and support. I greatly appreciate your love, support, and prayers. I truly need alot of prayers because my life has been hard because of my lack of faith and trust in God. I am praying hard about it and sometimes I feel like a failure in my relationship with God b/c I look at other Christians who trust God fully and I am like why can't I just trust God fully and be know it will be okay in HIS Hands. Amen.

Carla - posted on 07/29/2011

Just a little side note to Anne's quote: Jesus said these things are what the Gentiles (unbelievers) are dying to get--ie: fancy clothes, stuff in general. Unbelievers don't have a relationship with Jesus--the God-shaped hole in their heart isn't filled, so they fill their hearts with material goods, thinking this is going to satisfy. Where we get into trouble is thinking we have to have a fancy house, two new cars, a boat and a vaca cabin. We are called to a plain, if you will, lifestyle, one that has money left over to help those in need. We forget that this life is but a blink of an eye, and Eternity with Jesus will bring rewards that will make a new house or boat look paltry and paling. When we get our minds on Jesus, look full on His wonderful face, the things of Earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace (an old song we used to sing when I was little). Stuff does not define WHO we are. Just a little fyi for a Friday ;)

God bless, sweetheart, we are praying and standing behind you.

Angela - posted on 07/29/2011

This is hard, really hard. I've struggled myself in the past.

You're not on your own though, most mothers of young families struggle at some point, most Christians go through phases of struggling to trust the Lord.

You really need to pray about all of this. Pray that the Lord will help to provide for your family's needs, and pray that He will inspire your faith and trust in Him more.

Meanwhile, I'm a great believer in the old saying "God helps those who help themselves" - and you have some great advice on money management from Carla below.

I have reached a stage in my own life where money isn't really an issue anymore. Not that I'm super-rich or anything, I'm certainly NOT wealthy! But I've learned that "enough is a feast". And life's so much easier (at least financially) when your kids are grown. But I still worry - about my health and about fitting everything into my life. Worrying STEALS time! And time is infinitely more precious than money. Here's another saying for you: "Time is far more valuable than money, if you had all the time in the world, you could (eventually) make all the money in the world, but if you had all the money in the world, you could NEVER buy all the time in the world ..." That is SO true!!

And worrying is very definitely a sin. Anne's right about that! With just about every other type of sin, you might feel good or right about it when you're committing the sin, but afterwards when your conscience kicks in you feel guilty and bad. With worrying though, you NEVER feel good or right at ANY stage of the sin process! It's a very negative kind of sin (not that I'm suggesting other sins are in any way "positive"). You're worth more than that!

None of the sayings I've given you on here are actually biblical, by the way but they're still a helpful way of putting things into perspective.

Hope your money troubles even out for you and you can learn, through prayer, to trust in the Lord.

Best wishes & good luck.

Anne - posted on 07/29/2011

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT MY REPLAY DOES NOT MEAN I THINK YOU ARE A SECOND CLASS CHRISTIAN!!!!! I SM ONLY SHARING HOW GOD HEALED ME OF FEAR!!!!!

When our daughters were young children ( they are 23 and 27 year old) I worried about EVERYTHING!!!

I even planned our youngest daughter"s funeral when she was 11 months old and scheduled to have tubes inserted into her ears. I knew this wrong and getting in the way of my Christian Walk. It was not until I REALLY read the verses in Matthew that speak about Worrying not adding a single day to our life. I also realized that Worry is really a sin. Why is it a SIN? Well everything and anything that gets in the way of our Relationship With GOD is Sin.

It took me about 11 more years of WORRYING about EVERYTHING before I could fully Trust God for EVERYTHING in my life. Now before you think I suddenly woke up one morning A Supper Christian please understand that is NOT what happened! I had several people I totally trusted to Pray for me to be able to give God my worry.

I am telling you truthfully that GOD DID HEAL ME ABOUT THIS!!!!! Now I am NOT saying that I Never have moments of concern where I have to ASAP ask God to take the worrying feelings from my heart.

I can tell you that my Healing is for real! My Proof in January of 2010 Our youngest daughter was in Mexico with a high school friend for about 10 days. About 7 days into the trip I got a text from our oldest daughter let me know that our youngest had just texted her to ask her to Pray for their safety because of some concerns she had. WELL I did call my oldest daughter to get all of the details, and to Pray with her for her sister. BUT I Can Honestly say I was not worried!

I have told you all of this to let you know that Healing of this concern is possible, and to Promise that I will Pray for you with you and for you so God can and will Heal you of this worrying.

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Matthew 6:25-26
The Message (MSG)
25-26"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

Rebekah - posted on 07/28/2011

Trust begins with believing and believing begins with reading the Truth... read it over and over and over until it seeks inside of you and then it clicks. The Bible doesn't tell us to "meditate on those things which are pure, just, holy and true" for no reason - if we would do just that on a daily basis (or LOTS of times throughout the day) you'd find that your trust in God increases.

Next write down the Scriptures of promise on pieces of paper or get decorative paper, print them on it, and hang them up ALL over your house. READ them constantly throughout the day!!!

Here are some to get you started:

"Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread." Psalm 37:25

"Stay on the path that the Lord has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and PROSPEROUS lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy." Deuteronomy 5:33

"Obey the terms of this covenant so you will prosper in everything you do." Deuteronomy 29:9

"Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own!" 1 Samuel 25:6

"He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer." Job 5:11

"If they listen and obey God, they will be BLESSED with PROSPERITY throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant." Job 36:11

One thing you'll notice in these Scriptures - God's love is unconditional BUT His promises are NOT.

So if you are worrying and stressing over the finances, realize worry and stress is a sin. Confess it to the Lord. I created "worry cards" for myself, every time I would start to worry or stress, I'd write down that burden on a card and then place it on my prayer table... so I could physically GIVE that burden to God and then pray and move on. And YES! I had the same burden written down MANY times throughout one day just because the devil would keep trying to bring it back into mind. The more you resist the thoughts of the devil, the easier it becomes to TRUST in your Heavenly Father to provide. Think of it this way... you and your husband want to PROVIDE for your children, SO DOES GOD!!! :)

Just as a little baby rests in a mother's arm cradled and that mother still goes about the day and the baby is nestled in, sleeping, peacefully, with all the distractions going on around... TRUST that you can also rest in God's arm, cradled in the nook, PEACEFULLY resting, while God handles all the things around you!

Another thing that helped me... my husband is the biggest worrier of all time, and his "worry" and "stress" affected me - I was never really this type of person. And then God spoke to me, He told me, "Stop worrying! I provided the job, I provide the paycheck - not the job! Rest in me." If you think about it, it is SOOOOO true. God orchestrates EVERYTHING in your life. When one door opens, God opened it, and He will not let that open door close! God is the one that provides the paycheck, because in Malachi it specifically tells us that if we tithe we STORE up treasures in heaven, so that blessings can be poured out on us MORE than we can handle. God unlocks the treasuries of heaven FOR YOU!!!! :)

Take heart, rest in Him, enjoy your child and pregnancy... every minute you waste worrying or stressed out, is a precious minute stolen from your child, your family, yourself, your life...

Carla - posted on 07/27/2011

I would imagine every mom on here could say they have struggled with trust. It's difficult to walk away from the comfort of two incomes and rely on God to provide, especially when you see the bills come in to an empty checkbook.



What are you doing to economize? I find when I find ways to save money, even though I can't work, I feel like I am contributing. I saved a bundle by changing our phone, internet, cable company. Check your insurance rates. Are your cars and house both with the same company? That can save money. If you have a Save-a-Lot close by, you can buy canned goods, pasta, rice, staples there at a significant savings. Make a menu for a two week period, write your shopping list off that, then shop and buy just what is on the list. When we had at least 3 teenagers, if not 6 or more at any given time, I shopped for the month (except for veggies, fruit, milk, etc.). One night we would have a ham, the next night ham, cheese and rice bake, the next night grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, then freeze the ham bone for yummy bean soup later. Same with turkey. Don't go to the store hungry! Big mistake!!! I buy our clothes at Volunteers of America, except shoes and undies. I find lots of stuff with the tags still on them, and sometimes way more expensive clothes than what I could afford retail. Lump your errands into one trip instead of going out several times a week--saves on gas. I even map out my route, so I don't waste time and money back-tracking. Look into a diaper service. With the price of disposables, you might be able to save some on a service.



Finally, sweetheart, trusting God comes with experience. David said, I was young, and now I am old, and I have never seen God's people beg bread. David learned to trust because God had been with him all through his life. Same with me. I wasn't so hot in faith when I was young, but He has been with me for a lot of years, and He's always proved Himself faithful. Read Psalms, about the struggles David writes through his poetry. Read about his life in Kings. His father-in-law spent his life trying to kill David, and he spent the majority of his youth hiding out in caves from the man he loved. Esther trusted God and saved her entire race. The Israelites wandered in the wilderness 40 years and their clothes didn't get old, their shoes didn't wear out, and their feet didn't swell. They were provided food, water and protection. They had no other choice than to trust, because they were alone in the wilderness. Read about these people who put their trust in Him. Sing songs to yourself that hold a meaning for you. Find verses of faith and write them and stick them on the wall where you can see them. Faith is changing your entire mind-set, and this isn't done overnight. But as you work towards faith with an honest and sincere heart, God will meet you halfway.



God bless, sweetheart. Welcome. Come visit us often.