Daily Devotion For April 18

Childlike Trust

I don't know about you, but I hate having to make certain kinds of decisions. This is especially the case if I am not sure what is the right choice to make. Well I'm often grateful that I have my husband to take care of these things.

I remember a time when we needed to make a decision about something. We discussed the matter together and shared some ideas about what we could do. We prayed about it, and then my husband made the final decision.

He said, "Okay, this is what we are going to do. We're going to go in this direction."

I listened to him and thought the decision made sense. But then I wasn't so sure about something. I shared my concern with my husband, but he said to me,

"Just trust me. I know what I am doing. Just leave it in my hands and I will take care of it."

As it so happened, he was right in his decision and it did work out.

Sometimes it is not only people and their decisions that we find hard to trust. It is very much like that in the spiritual realm too.

You see there are often times when you may not know what the Lord is doing in your life. But just like I had to trust that my husband knew what he was doing, it is the same in your spiritual life and with the Lord. He really does know what He is doing.

Proverbs 3:5 and 6 is one of my favorite Scriptures on this subject. it says,

Trust, cling to and rely on the LORD [Yahweh] with all that is within you; and do not rely on your own inner discernment.
Get to know Him fully in every aspect of your journey through life, and he will make your road straight and smooth.

Do you really trust the Lord and lean on Him in faith? Or do you try and figure out in your mind how the solution is going to come?

I know that it is often hard to do this, because I think we are so used to finding solutions to things ourselves. But it is wonderful when you can trust the Lord like a child.

When you give Him first place and put your total trust in Him, He will take you by the hand and lead you along the path to blessing.

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Thank you Lord that you know our paths and that you have them mapped out for us.

Thank you that we simply need to trust you even if we don't understand what is happening, and you will lead us to blessing.

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Today may you trust the Lord like a little child, knowing that He will direct and lead you in the right way.