"The Trust Test"

I heard a story about a frenchmen named Vlondin. He walked over niagra falls on a tight rope. Once he was finished he looked over the massive crowd asking the question Do you believe that I can do this again? The crowd boldly answered a resounding YES! He than targeted a member in the audience and said Get on my back. The guy refused. He failed the test. The fact is each one of us are going to throughout life have to take "the trust test" Its easy to trust God when there is food in the fridge, gas in the tank and money in the account. Its another thing when what we see with our natual eyes are not yet aligned with our spiritual eyes. Maybe something hasent turned out the way YOU have envisioned. We got to be like Rocky Balboa and say "Yo I havent heard no bell" In other its NOT OVER YET! Gods working all things together for good to those that are called according to his purpose(Rom 8:28) we have to like side with Job and declare YET WILL I TRUST HIM!(Job 13:15) Here are some ways to enter into the trust. number one, Rest. The bible says those that believe enter into rest(Heb 4:3) Its very easy to know when there is an area in our lives that is not saturated in total trust. Are we upset, or irritable? Do we have anxiety and worry? If the answer is yes, were not in his rest. Now this doesent mean irresponsibility. It just simply means that were no longer under the weight and heaviness of it. Which leads us to number Two, We must cast ALL our cares upon the Lord(1 Peter 5:7) Another translation says to roll the whole of the care and all the anxiety upon Him cause he cares for us watchfully and effectionatially. The word cast comes from the grk work EKBALO. It implies millitant millitary force. In other words when thoughts come attempting to be a burden upon us we have to get midevil about it. We have to refuse to get into the care. Jesus tells us in the book of Mark that cares ENTERING IN CHOKE the word causing it to become unfruitful(Mark 4:19) You see if we are carrying the care, guess who's not? Its Jesus himself! We were not wired to carry a care. The bible says it will effect our very physical body. A broken spirit drieth the bones(Prov 17:22) It can bring rotness to the bones(Prov 14:30) This can include arthritis in the joints and many other ailments. Number three, Lean not to your own understanding. Its challenging to trust while suffering from "paralysis fron analysis" Refuse the temptation to disect the direction, or his plan or purpose. You see we dont have to understand how a black cow can eat green grass while at the same time producing white milk and yellow butter. Theres a song that goes "Trust and obey for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obey" If we are doing are absolute best before God to seek him first and his righteousness, He will see to it that we will not come behind in any good thing. I think that we've got to realize & recognize that Gods ways are higher than our ways as the HEAVENS ARE ABOVE THE EARTH(Isiah 55:8,9) Notice the analogy he uses. He could've said from the ground to the clouds. They just so supercede ours totally completely and absolutely! Number four, WORDS. Remember that were very easily located by our words. Why? Becuse the words of our mouth come from the abundance of our own hearts. What is in us, comes out of us. We can be just like that dude in the crowd before Vlondin. In the midst of seeing nonething changing in the natural, Job litterally decreed and declared the favor of God over his life! Job 10:12 says Thou HAST granted my LIFE FAVOR. Think about the word HAST. That word is in the PAST TENSE He was using his words to change, not describe! It revealed that his trust was in God to turn the captivity even in the face of his wife and friends and contrary circumstances. Number five, Confidence. The bible says CAST not away our confidence which has GREAT RECOMPENSE OF REWARD(Heb 10:35) This is the benefit of trust in God. Another translation says PAYDAY IS COMING! Confidence and trust are like flip sides of the very same coin. He promises that the reward will COME! God said that Hes not a man that he should lie nether the son of man that he must repent, hath he spoken it, will he not make it good?(Num 23:19) Number six, Abiding in his love. Jesus said that he kept the Fathers commandment thus abiding in his love(John 15:10) Its important for us to abide in it as well. This comes by and through revelation. The bible says That we have known and BELIEVED the LOVE that God HATH TOWARD US! If we were to take a survey with the question Do you know God loves you there maybe alot of yes's. However if were to ask Do you believe God loves you? The answers could be different. When we are so renewed in the Fathers love, trust becomes the easiest thing no matter the wind or wave. Number seven, Fellowship. Its challenging to trust someone that we dont know. Trust comes through time. Job said Acquaint now thyself with him(Job 22:21) The more time we spend leading his word and ways our trust in him will grow stronger and stronger everyday in everyway. The Lord does this in our lives as well. Many people mistake trust for love. Oh no, they are two completely different things. We can love someone and not be able to trust them as far as we can throw them. Love is unconditional, trust is conditional, love in unearned, trust is earned. Number Eight, Faithfulness. our faithfulness to him is a indicater of our trust in him. Jesus said When were faithful in few things, he'll make us rulers over many(Luke 16:10) Our faithfulness proves to him that we trust him! Lets make a commitment to pass "the trust test"