Trusting God



The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg." (Luke 16:1-13)

Often these verses are a reminder that we cannot serve both God and money, and it is often not a choice of God and money or good and bad for most people. We know the difference, but we choose "good things" and push the "great things"—our priorities, our loves—to the margins of our lives, which often happens gradually with small choices.

We see this beginning in verse 3 with an internal question, "What now?" Throughout life, we have times when we have the same questions: "I've lost my job, what now? I want to be at my son's game, but I should work, what now? I don't have the money, but I want it, what now?" We are faced with a choice and may not be proud when we reflect upon our decision. So, what now?

• Micah 6:8: Do justice, love with kindness and walk humbly with the Lord.

• 1 Peter 4:19: Trust in the Lord and continue to do good.

Those two verses are relatively easy to recite but challenging to live by because they get to the central issue of trust. Do we trust God? Do we trust ourselves to make Christ-like decisions? Throughout the Psalms, David wrote about trusting God. Psalm 56:3 sums this up well, "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you [God]."

We will be faced with "What now?" moments throughout life. In the face of these questions, we can choose to trust God (Psalm 56:3), make justice, love with kindness, walk humbly with the Lord (Micah 6:8), and continue to do good (1 Peter 4:19). If we do those things, we will consistently take the next step to make Christ-like decisions.

LET US PRAY - Lord, help us to trust amid questions. Allow us to choose to live with kindness in a time of decision. Enable us to reflect on you as we continue to do good. Thank you, God.



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