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***cmc*** · 02-14-2011, 01:47 PM

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Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalm 62:8

Some people say there are times when we need to forgive God. This implies that God does wrong, which is never true. However, we may find it hard to place faith in God if we're convinced that He's let us down.

God is trustworthy, but we don't always know His mind, His reasons, or His ultimate intentions. We're prone to misinterpreting His actions in our lives.

Friends, our problem with trusting God doesn't stem from His untrustworthiness. It stems from our willful, misplaced determination to stand as judges over God Himself—determining right from wrong, good from bad, and better from best.

Yet one thing remains certain: You can trust God infinitely more than you trust yourself. So surrender to His wisdom, love, and mercy, and stop demanding that He act as we see fit.

"It is impossible to go through life without trust; that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself." -Graham Greene (1904-1991)

New Life Ministries

Taken from The Life Recovery Devotional: Thirty Meditations from Scripture for Each Step in Recovery by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop. Copyright © 1991 by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

GodsHolyWill · 02-25-2011, 12:20 AM

Thank you for sharing this!!! It's so true!!! God is Good!!!

02-14-2011, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
*cmc* Community Greeter Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: FL Posts: 14,239	Trust Daily New Life Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8 Some people say there are times when we need to forgive God. This implies that God does wrong, which is never true. However, we may find it hard to place faith in God if we're convinced that He's let us down. God is trustworthy, but we don't always know His mind, His reasons, or His ultimate intentions. We're prone to misinterpreting His actions in our lives. Friends, our problem with trusting God doesn't stem from His untrustworthiness. It stems from our willful, misplaced determination to stand as judges over God Himself—determining right from wrong, good from bad, and better from best. Yet one thing remains certain: You can trust God infinitely more than you trust yourself. So surrender to His wisdom, love, and mercy, and stop demanding that He act as we see fit. "It is impossible to go through life without trust; that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself." -Graham Greene (1904-1991) New Life Ministries Taken from The Life Recovery Devotional: Thirty Meditations from Scripture for Each Step in Recovery by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop. Copyright © 1991 by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. __________________ We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. ~Albert Einstein

02-25-2011, 12:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
GodsHolyWill Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 267	Thank you for sharing this!!! It's so true!!! God is Good!!!

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