Learning to trust God

"Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ," (Phil.3.8)

Very few people can make these assertions the Apostle Paul made in this verse. He said 'I count all things but loss'. Not Somethings but all things.

Do you remember the rich young ruler!? He had come to Jesus for the same reason that Apostle Paul had given us here - to gain Christ. The Bible record that he left in sorry. (see Mark:1017-27)

"And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions." (Mark.10.22) Another translation says, he left sad because he was holding unto a lot of things.

Can you trust God with your stuff? Can you let go and let God? A lot of people are holding unto a lot of things, that have taken the place of God in their lives. Can you trust God enough to count all things but dung?

It is also important for us to note that it was not only the good stuff that the Apostle Paul counted as dung but also the bad stuff. He said, 'for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung'. He also counts the things he suffered as dung.

For some people, it is not the good stuff - the cars, money, good marriage - that they are holding onto or that is holding them back. It is the bad stuff, the things they've suffered or stuffing - no money, no child, no visa, no job - that is holding them back from trusting God. They've given up not only on the ability of God but also on the sovereignty of God - the part of God that knows what's best for them.

Trust God with your pain, trust him with the good and the bad stuff. Count all things - good, bad, and ugly - as dung.

Why?

So that you will gain Christ. He says, "for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord:...that I may win Christ",(Phil.3.8) There's much more gain in winning Christ...learn to trust God. I trust you, Lord. Do you?

Good day,
And have a great day today,
EmmA (aka Mr. Lift)
@Liftemma

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What's in a name?

Image
What's in a name?  "He named him Noah, saying, "This one will give us a break from the hard work of farming the ground that GOD cursed." (Gen.5.29)  Names have prophetic attributes in them. When a thing is named, the name defines what it does and what it cannot do. When a person is named, his future is foretold, especially when the persons parents are in tune with the agenda of God. But that person has to work to bring that prophecy to reality.  John the baptist was a case in point when the wrong name would have been given. If the parent had not listened and obeyed God's instruction but instead bow to family and societal pressure.  "And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John." (Luke.1.60)  Another example is Benjamin, the second son from the loved-wife of Jacob. As the mother was dying from the pain of childbirth, he called the child Benoni but his father says not so, he shall be called Benjamin  "With her las
Read more

Jesus is the answer to the sin problem

Jesus is the answer to the sin problem  "When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good--not only ours, but the whole world's". (1John.1.2 MSB) When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, the sin passed through them to all men. And so the Bible recorded that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.  "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Rom.5.12)  But that was just the beginning of the story. Sin entered the world, and death came as a result of sin. It appears that mankind was doomed.  But Jesus came and served the punishment for sin and in so doing, He solved the sin problem for good. Now mankind has access once again to the Father. Now everything the Father has for us is at our disposal. Now we can reign by Jesus Christ and receive the abundance that God has for us.  "For if by one man's offence death reigned b
Read more

Who makes me who I am

Image
An Isoko adage says, "the name you call yourself is what others will call you. Meeting students, I have had cause to ask them if that was the name their parents named them and they say no. My real name is...and then they tell me. But whatever they call themselves is what other students call them. You are who you say you are, but the truth is, you act the way you become because you think that's who you are. So if you called yourself a policeman when you are a soldier, you will act as a policeman. If you are an eagle but call yourself a chicken, then you will act like a chicken. If you call yourself a failure, that's what you begin to act as. Little wonder, Jabez changed his name in the place of prayer, he declared that he is blessed and God granted his prayers. (see 1Chro:4:9-10). The way you act is a deep-seated product of who you think you are and who you think you are is a product of who you call yourself. What do you call yourself? Who are you? "What
Read more