Monday, May 9, 2011
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him..."
Jeremiah 17:5-8 has just been continually coming up ever since my training to come here. It's really been neat to see how God has used one verse in so many different situautions. And also, how He keeps showing me new meanings of the verse. Like this week, verse 7 ( “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him") really stuck out to me and I realized I kind of breezed over it before. I more focused on the part where it says to be like a tree planted by the stream (to really make sure my roots are deeply rooted into God). God recently pointed out to me that it says “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream..." That that is how we become like the tree with our roots planted by the water, by trusting in Him and having our confidence in Him. That just never really clicked before, even though I have read the verse a lot. I feel like trusting in the Lord, I generally understand the concept (not that I can't learn more or always do it), but putting my confidence in God I don't feel like I completely comprehend (so if you have any thoughts I would appreciate them). I mean, I am thinking along the lines of having confidence in Him and not my own abilities, but then I think He gave me my abilities, so maybe just remembering that and realizing it's not my own strength? Or having confidence in His plan for me, but how does that differ from trust? So, I definitely need to keep seeking wisdom on the topic, but I am excited to learn more and that God is showing me new things.
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