I Can Trust God in Everything

In Psalm 33:4 I read, “For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does.” (NLT)

One of the great questions of life is, “Who are I going to trust?” The way I answer this question will determine whether I’m happy or miserable, whether I succeed or fail, and whether I make something of my life or I waste it.

Who always has my best interest in mind? Who will help me make decisions important to my life? Should I trust popular opinion? That may not be a good idea since it constantly changes. Should I trust celebrities who set the latest trends? Trends change, and fads fade. Should I make critical life decisions based on what I read on social media? Just because it’s online doesn’t mean it’s truly trustworthy or reliable.

What about trusting myself? The truth is, my emotions can lie to me. The Bible says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9 KJV). When I live by emotions, I can be easily manipulated by others and by my changing moods.

If I’m going to entrust my life and my future to someone or something, I’d better choose someone who has my best interest at heart, knows everything, is perfect, and will never lie to me. That kind of limits my options to God.

No one is ever going to always tell me the truth. They’re going to shade it. They’re going to filter it. They’re going to make it sound nice. They won’t tell me what I need to hear. But what I need to hear is the truth, because it is the truth that sets me free. Lies about myself, others, the world, and how life really is, only keep me in bondage.

To be set free, I must have the truth. The truth will set me free, but first it makes me miserable. I don’t always like the truth. I don’t want to hear that most of the problems in my life were brought on by poor decisions on my part. I don’t want to hear that it’s my own stubbornness and ego and insecurity that cause the stress in my life, but it’s true.

Psalm 33:4 reminds me, “For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does” (NLT).

God said it, and that settles it, whether or not I believe it. God isn’t waiting on my opinion to figure out what’s right and what’s wrong. If God says it, it’s true. I can trust God.

In summary, God’s word is true and I can trust everything he says and does. I need to decide who I'm going to trust, who always has my best interest in mind. Who will help me make decisions important to my life, or should I trust myself. The truth is, my emotions can lie to me. If I live by emotions, I can be easily manipulated by others and by my changing moods. So If I’m going to entrust my life and my future to someone or something, I’d better choose someone who has my best interest at heart, knows everything, is perfect, and will never lie to me. That leaves God. To be set free, I must have the truth. And Jesus said the truth will set me free, but first it makes me miserable. I don’t want to hear that most of the problems in my life were brought on by poor decisions on my part. I need to settle on that God said it, whether or not I believe it. For God isn’t waiting on my opinion. If He says it, it’s true. I can trust in him.

I need to continually decide to put my trust in God for my life and to follow his truths. God has my best interests in heart. I will leave my underpinning concern with him over my next job role. Today I ask for your wisdom and guidance for my day, my work, my leadership and my interactions with others. I ask this through you Son Jesus’ name, amen.