The Contented Life Daily DevotionalSample

Trust Is A Weapon

Worry is using your ability to imagine and talk about a negative scenario that hasn't happened and possibly never will, and it takes work.

In the book 'Bruchko,' Bruce Olson tells how he planned his educational path toward a Ph.D. in philology, but while attending a conference as a teenager, the idea of becoming a missionary to South America interrupted his plans. His parents were concerned, and the missions board he had asked to support him rejected his application, yet amid all the opposition, he felt faith rise.

Through miraculous circumstances, Bruce eventually found himself in Venezuela, yet he endured extreme anxiety once he arrived. Loneliness, a language barrier, and the locals' lack of trust in him as an American plagued him. Finances and health issues were also a constant struggle. He worried that his step of obedience would never accomplish anything, yet 30 years later, 70% of the indigenous Motilone/Bari people he felt called to reach with the gospel are now Christians.

In Matthew 6:25, Jesus calls you to a life of trust, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life."

Trust is the opposite of worry. All it requires from you is to believe what God has said about Himself is true. When you are consumed with anxiety and worry, you have a choice—you can continually speak of your concerns, or you can say the praises and promises of God. Because if you can worry, you can trust. Trust is a spiritual weapon with a powerful effect on your life that brings contentment and reassurance that God has His best for your future.

You may not be called into a full-time missionary life like Bruce Olson, but like him, you must cast the cares limiting you from fulfilling all God could do through your life; you can trust Him with your circumstances. The result will ultimately include leading others to the cross of salvation, bringing joy to your heart, and glory to God!

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By: Cheryl Koop