Trust is a common cliche that we use often within the Christian circle. Its been widely discussed, mentioned, studied and memorised even, but unfortunately put very little into practice. I have preached on it zillions of times (I think??!!?) yet everyday brings a new challenge to experience its reality. Faced with many obstacles, trials, calamities and frustrations daily give one a clearer perspective on the significamce of the word. Trust is not much talked about when things go well, especially trusting in God. We have the greatest tendency to trust oursleves, our abilities and our achievements when times are good, when there seems to be no obvious reason for us to re..al..ly trusting in the Lord. For the most part our understanding of trusting in God is when things go bad and the going gets tough. We trust God only for our needs, our wants and our difficulties. It is not our responsibility to trust God for a holy life, or be an encouragement and a blessing to others. It is not our responsibility to be a witness and to show Christlike love to those around us, to people we work with or live with. Its not even our responsibility to be a channel of God's blessings by sharing our God-given resources and gifts for the salvation and well-being of others. ITS ALL ABOUT ME!!
The other reality is when others are face with grim physical or medical challenges and we would say let's trust the Lord or you should just trust God, until it actually happen to us and hit us like a ton of bricks, then suddenly its, well you don't understand the pain do you?
TRUST, is it just a word? Is it just a cliche or a Christian jargon? Or ois it an experiential truth in our daily lives? I have been awakened afresh just this recent week. I have just been hit by the expected and what do I say, how do I think and what would my response to God and to others be? This is my quest, to be a Trusting, Faithful and Obedient servant of God both in good and bad (nothing is bad really since all things work for good) times. Will you join me in this?
IN His Mercy
Kenny Gan
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