Laying Hold of an Unshakable Trust in our Lord

“Trust in Him at all times…

pour out your heart before Him”

Psalm 62:8

According to this Psalm, “trusting” and “pouring out” are inseparable.  If we are to trust God at all times, including the darkest times, then we must be pouring out our hearts to Him without ceasing.  Become bolder as we call upon the name of the Lord.  

“The Lord is my helper, 

and I will not fear what man can do to me”. 

 Hebrews 13:6

Revelation from God’s Word will uphold us in the hardest of times.  David learned to call on the Lord in every part of his life.  This godly man ran to his secret place, emptying all his fears before the Lord.  Later, when the biggest storm of David’s life came upon him, he was ready.  He already had a song in his heart that he could sing through darkness and uncertainty:  

“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, 

the God of my strength, in Him will I trust; He is my shield….

I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; 

so shall I be saved from my enemies”  

2 Samuel 22:2-4  

As David delighted his soul in God’s Word so shall we.

God wants to give us particular, specific promises for specific times in our lives.  He wants us to lay hold of these promises with our hearts, so we may stand strong and assured as we reason with Him.  We need special trust when an act of obedience casts us into the unknown.  God demanded of Abraham to step out into an unknown future.  Nobody could touch him. God was his shield and protector every day.  Because of his faith, Abraham became a friend to God.  When God asks us to step out into the unknown, it is not a one-time event.  It is a walk that’s required our entire lifetime.  Yet our obedience wins us a great reward. Genesis 15:1, “God told Abram: ‘Fear not, I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward’.”  God is telling us that those who obey Him –who step out not knowing what will happen to them or their lives, yet blindly trusting in his Word – will never be outside of his protection.  He says that I will hover over them as a shield, I will be their reward, and I will give Myself to them.

Whenever we step out in faithful obedience, the devil will bring some enticement to draw us back to the side of disobedience.  Obedience will always cost us something!  God’s Word abounds with special, specific promises for those who are called to step out in obedience…

          “If you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant,

 then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people.”  

Exodus 19:5.

         “Obey my voice, and I will be your God, 

and ye shall be My people: and walk in all the ways 

that I have commanded you that it may be well with you.”

 Jeremiah 7:23 

We also have an ironclad promise that the Holy Spirit

 will be with us through all our steps of obedience and times of testing: 

“We are his witnesses to these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, 

whom God hath given to those that obey him.” 

Acts 5:32.

If God is telling you to lay something down, step out and do it.  The Bible clearly says that if you obey the Lord, He will give you the Holy Spirit to be your guide and your strength.  He will provide you with everything you need to complete the act of obedience.  We need a special trust when God speaks to our hearts.  We've got to be able to discern these times, so we can ask God for the specific trust needed to see us through what’s ahead. 

“If you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant,

 then you shall be a special treasure unto Me above all people”.  

Exodus 19:5

This oath from God must always be the foundation of our trust.  Let it be your whole argument at the throne of grace.

Written by

Nancy Spence