We know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.
1 John 4:16
No matter what...No Matter What...NO MATTER WHAT I can trust God. Clear enough?
But it can't be that easy, can it?
You're right, nothing is ever that easy. There's always a catch. The catch here is that before you can trust God completely, you must understand and believe two critical facts:
1. God loves you.
You cannot really trust someone if you don't believe they care deeply for you. True, you can have a type of superficial trust for someone you may not even know, but you cannot have a deep, rock-solid trust unless you believe that someone loves you and honestly wants what is best for you. As the apostle John wrote, we can "know and rely on the love God has for us."
2. God really does want what is best for you, even if it makes no sense to you
We are all familiar with Jeremiah 29:11: "'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future'". There is no doubt that God has a plan for your life! Unfortunately, we spend too much time asking, "What is God's plan for my life?" instead of boldly declaring, "My life for God's plan!" As an act of surrender, we must acknowledge that God enables each of us to make wise decisions and face even the most difficult of situations. He desires that we trust him fully, understanding that he will equip us for whatever lies ahead.
When we understand that God loves us and wants what is best for us, only then can we surrender ourselves to his will, trusting both the short-term and long-term outcomes for our lives to his plan.
Leading others requires first that we submit to God' gentle voice, trusting that the decisions we make as a result will reflect his love, his compassion, and his wisdom. When you surrender and trust, your life will go according to his plan.
