Growing up, whenever I had a problem, I could turn to my parents, and my grandmother, and they would either figure it out or help me figure it out. If I needed money, they had it. If I had issues with a teacher, they’d handle it. Even if I needed something last minute, they were there and they took care of it. This continued when I became an adult (Mom and Dad; Grandma passed away in 2012).
Fast forward to now: married with a kid. These past 4.5 years have been a roller coaster to say the least. We’d ups, downs, and downer downs. Were there times when we needed help from family? Absolutely, but we ultimately had to depend on God. I couldn’t run to Mom and Dad about everything like before. I was married now and had a new family.
Having the husband that I have has shown me how to rely on God in ways that I didn’t before. Not because he was a difficult person or anything like that, but because he trusts God with everything. When we needed things, I’d want to reach out to family, but husband would always say, “God said trust Him.” That’s what we did, and God always came through. Always. Husband is the head of the household, so I had to learn to trust Him and trust God through Him. Not solely dependent on his trust in God, but trusting God enough to know that He was speaking to my husband.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV
I’ve learned that even when I ran to my family for everything, it was still God. It was always God. They were a resource, but He was THE source. He provided through them. I’m grateful that He used them to help. Now I am to the point where I can go to Him directly. I acknowledge Him as the help that’s always been there. Protecting, providing, guiding. I’m learning to go to God about everything.
There will be situations in your life where you can go to no one but God. You have to trust that He knows you, He knows what’s best for you, and He won’t leave you hanging. Many times we try to figure out situations on our own, and God never told us to do that. He told us to seek His kingdom first (Matt. 6:33), and to trust Him (Prov. 3:5-6). We can’t control the situation, so how would we control the outcome? Ergo, trust God.
BE FREE. GIVE LOVE. TRUST GOD.
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