Four Gifts
“Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.” — Psalm 62:8
There is a place where you are always welcome. In that place you are completely safe. There you continually feel loved, no matter who walks into or out of your life. Even through dark times, that place is always able to give the fresh glow only the Son can give. To get there, all you need to do is get down on one knee and then the other, close your eyes, and tell God that you are giving him your all. Give him present or past relationships that you are hurting from. Tell Him your frustrations and anxieties. God wants to be the friend you talk to in the middle of the night, the one you greet when He wakes you, and the one you thank when you see a beautiful sunset.
But there’s a catch: in order to get there, you need a solid foundation of trust that only comes from a heart-to-heart between you and Him. It is only by testing and trying God that we are able to trust Him and trust for all the things He’s promised. Through our journey of testing we often feel disbelief at first, and when He comes through we are amazed and ready to give more of ourselves. In the end we are no longer testing Him — it has beautifully bloomed into a reliance and trust.
When we establish this level of relationship with God, He gives us three gifts in our heart. These are peace, perfect joy, and complete protection. Like a rock, these three things cannot be moved or shaken from our lives. Once we enter into this level of intimacy and allow Him to move into our being, He will hold us up amidst all of our troubles. We can be at peace, because even at our most jaded state of being, there is a solid foundation of God grounded in our core.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3: 5-6
I like the part that explains the “trying”. Yes our God can handle us trying Him because He knows where we are at, at all times. He knows that His ways are not our ways and He wants us to know His ways. In the “trying process” He can then open up our understanding to His mind and then with the smallest glimmer of the impossible our trust in Him as ignighted. Once we have allowed ourselves to “prove” Him, He welcomes us into a realm of confidance and security that is not of this world. Yes, we can try Him. He’s always waiting…
Great summary of the life God has for us. You’re right about the catch, our trust has to be tested. I hope people will purpose to pass the tests and move into that great place in Christ.