I used to be afraid to trust God. And it bothered me.
I wanted to slip my hand in His and let Him lead.
I wanted to put my concerns in His capable arms
and believe He could take better care of them than I could.
I wanted to have more faith.
But I didn’t. And one day I realized why.
It’s hard to trust someone we don’t really know.
Therein was the reason for my hearts hesitancy to fully rely on God.
You see, I knew a lot about God but I didn’t really know God.
So I decided to start spending time with Him like a friend, getting to know Him.
Talking to Him with simple-sentence and conversational prayers
listening to Him through promises in His Word
depending on Him in different circumstances
relying on Him in faith as I struggled with different fears.
Over time my “knowing” and trusting God got stronger and stronger.
And my depth of dependence grew as I depended on Him and found He is dependable.
What about you? Do you ever struggle with trusting God, like really trusting Him and fully relying on Him to meet your needs like I have? One thing that has really helped me get to know God and push through my fear of dependence is remembering the names of God and giving Him a chance to show me the faithfulness of His character through the power of His names.
The truth is we can’t know God as Jehovah Jireh, our Provider, if we aren’t in need. And when we are, we can learn to trust Him as we depend on Him to meet ours needs. The more we do this, the more our trust will deepen and our relationship with Christ with be strengthened.
Our confidence in Him will grow as we live in the powerful promise of this beautiful verse: “Those who know your name trust you, O LORD, because you have never deserted those who seek your help” (Psalm 9:10). Let’s pray: Lord, I want to know You for who You really are. I desire to trust and follow You more and more each day.
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ENTER TO WIN: I Know His Name by Wendy Blight
My friend, Wendy Blight, has written a five-session Bible study about discovering power in the names of God. This study is for any woman who wants to move beyond simply knowing about God to really knowing God in a very personal way. This study will help women to:
- Realize their infinite worth as they explore the nature of the God who created and formed them.
- Live with bold assurance that their God is a personal God who sees them, hears them, and knows them by name.
- Walk confidently in knowing both who they are and Whose they are.
- Arm themselves with seven tools to pray more confidently and effectively in any situation or circumstance.
- Transform their walk with Jesus as they discover how He fulfills the Old Testament names of God.
ENTER TO WIN by sharing why you’d like to study this topic and have a copy of Wendy’s new book. Simply click SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS below. One winner will be randomly selected on Friday and notified via email.
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I have always wanted to Study the Names of God! i feel it is important to know His Names!
I would love to have the book because I’m truly in need of learning. More about God and who he is.coming from a family who never talked about God and who he is. as. new Christian I see the need to get to know him and his word for my life as I walk daily.
A friend of mine gave me a “just because” gift a couple of months ago. She is also a leader for our Bible studies our ladies do every spring and fall. I would love to give this gift to her!
I already ordered the book but I would love to bless someone else with a free copy.
I love studying the names of God.
Jehovah Shammah – no matter where I am in my daily walk, He’s already there! I am excited about the study and I want to know Him more!
I have already purchased the book & I am signed up for the 5 week Bible Class. I would give the book to a dear friend & invite her to join me in knowing God better.
I would like to win a copy of the book because I know that there’s always room to grow in my relationship with the Lord, and this sounds like a unique and heartfelt way of a closer walk with God. I’d also like to share it with my two daughters.
When I was in my twenties I tried to end my life several times and ended up in many mental hospitals. It was a very trying and challenging time. I had immense family and friend support. However the best friend and the one that I gained the most strength from was my Lord and Savior Jesus. Without my Lord I never would have made it through. I am doing much better and am volunteering at an animal shelter now. I still have my rough days but I always make time for my Lord. I would feel so blessed to be able to win this book. I hope that in some small way I am making an impact on this world and I believe God made me a stronger person for what I went through. Thank you and God bless.
I would love to win a copy of the book so that I will learn to trust the LORD completely.
I would to know God so deeply that I will be able to listen to His voice when he talks to me.
After losing my mom and my son having gone through a life threatening injury and 12 surgeries so far I need to read this, discover how to pray more confidently and really and truly believe and know the lord more intimately.
I would so love to read this book and do the study, to get to know God in a more personal intimate way. I want to grow in my relationship with Him – to walk and to talk and to listen to Him.
I want to know the Lord more intimately, to really know Him. I want to fully trust Him with every area of my life. I know He is all I need, but I want to really believe it.
Many of the prayers Wendy has shared on her blog have encouraged me and refreshed my thinking and my relationship with my Jesus – I especially loved one she shared on marriage. I am looking forward to sharing this study with my small group. We would love to win a copy.
I long to be able to trust the Lord with all areas and needs in my life.
It is a struggle for me and it’s my desire to grow in Him to where
my only need is Him
I would be interested in reading about the prayer tools to pray more confidently & effectively. I think I tend to feel like I don’t know what to ask for or what to share with God.
Honestly, I feel this way sometimes with my own earthly parents. I’m sure there is a connection.
I need this!
I struggle to have an intimate relationship with God; I pray that studying His different facets would help me draw closer to Him.
I know I need to trust God more but this is hard for me because I grew up believing I needed to get it all right to earn approval. That has caused me to be very independent to protect myself from being emotionally hurt or disappointed.
I am currently volunteering teaching women who are partners of addicts. They are under a lot of stress and need to know that jesus is their provider. I remember when I was married to an alcoholic and he used all of his money on alcohol. I was so stressed out all of the time because the rent was often not paid, my children did not have what they needed. i remember this one specific time when I was so downtrodden and full of despair because i did not know what to do. I was working and trying to make ends meet. The Lord spoke to me and said that I was looking to my husband to provide my needs and I needed to look to him instead because He is my provider. I want to help these women realize that Christ is their provider. I want to help them to trust in him and make Him Lord of their lives.