TRUST ISSUES.Sample

As we learned yesterday, the word for “trust” in the Old Testament for Proverbs 3:5 is bâţach. According to Strong’s Concordance and Brown–Driver–Briggs, bâţach means to trust in; have confidence in; to be bold, secure, feel safe, and careless. It seems that God is telling us to trust and have confidence in Him alone, and then from that place of trust, we will feel safe, secure, bold, and careless.

It’s wild because we worship God and we sing these songs about how powerful He is, yet we often have trust issues, unintentionally doubting that He is who He says He is. You’re not alone. He’s working on me in this area too! What I believe God is saying through His Word is that when we, with our own free will, choose to trust Him regardless of what our situation looks like, we will ultimately feel safe and secure, "for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap" (Proverbs 3:26). From this place of truly trusting in Him will come a sense of boldness and carelessness: a boldness to live unashamed, knowing that His way is best and nothing is going to stop us from trusting and obeying Him; a carelessness, preaching the Gospel with no doubts or fear of what anyone might say or think about us—a supernatural carelessness towards any persecution or negative worldly ramifications that come as a result of obeying the Lord.

With this newfound trust in the Lord, you’ll be able to confidently walk through the doors that the Lord opens for you. Ultimately, it’s a trust that speaks through your actions.