What's Left For Us To Do? Faith That He Can, Trust That He Will....

How many of us realize we more than often do this:  When faced with trouble, we often pray to God as if we were unwilling to really believe God wants to grant us answers to our prayers.  We might agonize, shed tears and plead with Him, as if we have to wrestle for an answers to our request.  

Nothing is further from the truth.  In God's love for us He is more than eager to answer us when we call on Him.  He has already delivered us from the worst fate we will ever face ... we are delivered from hell.  To save us He made the greatest sacrifice, giving up His only Son, Jesus to die for our sin on a cross.   The Apostle Paul reminds us that if God paid such a high price for our redemption, we can be sure He will freely give us everything else we also need.   

No Problem is beyond God's Power
When Jesus walked this earth, mankind witnessed the power of God close up, and this brought many more people into church everyday.  
-   He stilled raging storms
-   Multiplied the bread to feed the multitudes
-   He worked on water
-   He cast our demons
-   He opened the eyes of the blind and opened deaf ears
-   He healed every kind of sickness and raised the dead

Because of sin, Satan holds all of mankind captive; and because of it,  we were all destined for hell.  Yet the power of the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin and sets us free to become sons and daughters of God.  We have the same divine power working for us  — when we cast all our cares upon Him.  Our natural response is to do the opposite of what we find in this scripture.  We first and most often worry, get anxious, and imagine the worst outcome.  We have to purposely retrain ourselves according to God's Word.  We must deliberately practice being helped by God's own Spirit the next time we encounter a problem in our home, with our children, or in our ministry.  

Our part is to trust Him completely.  That is called FAITH!  The best thing we can do to honor God is thank Him even before we see answers... before we see evidence of His intervention.  When we do this His peace will fill our heart protecting us from fear and despair.  That's His promise,  "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication and with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:6-7.

Psalm 86 verses  3-13  A Prayer of David. 

  Incline thy ear, O Lord, and answer me...
  save thy servant who trusts in thee.
 Thou art my God...

Gladden the soul of thy servant,
for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
hearken to my cry of supplication.
In the day of my trouble I call on thee,
for thou dost answer me.

There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord,
nor are there any works like thine.
All the nations thou hast made shall come
and bow down before thee, O Lord,
and shall glorify thy name.

For thou art great and do wondrous things,
thou alone art God.

 Teach me thy way, O Lord, that I may walk in thy truth;
unite my heart to fear thy name.

I give thanks to thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
and I will glorify thy name for ever.
For great is thy steadfast love toward me;
thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.