and so it goes

the trust lesson continues-

today as i read matthew 6 i was especially struck by the last portion of the chapter, where we are instructed not to worry.
after reading about the impossibility of trying to serve God and any other master, we are given a "therefore."
after we decide to let God be our master, we have to let him be our master. sounds simple enough, right?
unfortunately, i seem to want to be master over my life more often than i would like to admit.

what a wonder that God does not merely provide for our needs. he cares for things that don't serve a purpose much beyond looking beautiful, like flowers, as if to prove how much he cares for us.

and he even gives us something to occupy our energy instead of worrying.
"but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." v. 33
i have better things to think about than how to help God in the direction my life should go.
and when i put my mind to living for his glory instead of my own way, God blesses me.
yet i have such a time remembering that!
and i know God is quite aware of that fact, as he shows me again and again how much he wants me to simply trust him.

that's what he's asking me to do right now.
trust.
he couldn't make it any more obvious.
trust.
alright. i think i'm getting it.
trust.

"give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes." -matthew 6:34, the message