More Trust = Less Worrying

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“Wake up! Wake up!” The heart stopping screams jolt you out of bed as the blare from the fire alarm shatters a tranquil night's sleep. In that moment do you sit in your bed fretting over how the fire started or do you get up and get your family out of the house? The answer is quite obvious. If it was a movie and the guy was just sitting there crying instead of taking action, people would be yelling at the screen. Ironically, many of us face our own problems the same way as the guy in the movie… so focused on our trouble we miss the solution.

You see when it comes to facing life’s challenges there are two categories of people: you're either problem oriented or solution oriented. Problem oriented people tend to look at their problems as insurmountable and it overwhelms them. They’re quick to complain and tend to think negatively. We all know someone who’s always coming up with a million reasons why something won't work (hopefully that’s not you). I hate to say it, but if you’re problem oriented, your mindset is antithetical to how God wants us to think. You’re suppose to “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”‭‭(Prov ‭3‬:‭5‬). 

We have to focus on God and not our problems and the only way you can do that is through trust. Contrary to what non Christians claim, God doesn’t tell us to blindly trust in him. The miracles Jesus performed were recorded in the Bible so that you may believe (John 20:30-31). You’re own experiences also show you can trust God. How many times have you gotten bailed out of a situation and you had no idea how it ended up in your favor? How about the time you were having trouble at work and God either moved the trouble-maker or opened the door for you to get a better job?


Once you start trusting you’ll begin your transformation to becoming solution oriented. Solution oriented people concentrate on how to solve their problems rather than worrying or getting distraught. Challenges motivate them. They’re positive thinkers because they know God is always by their side (Isaiah 41:10). It allows them to think under pressure and pay attention to the signs God gives as He directs us. Sometimes God will close a door to make us turn to other options, other opportunities. 


Our Lord doesn't want us worrying about how to get out of this or how to pay for that. Worrying is the worst thing you can do and it doesn't accomplish anything except make you grow old faster. Speaking of which, “Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” (Matt 6:27). Jesus is asking a rhetorical question to make us remember this profound fact: He’s in control. So open up to God and you’ll open yourself up to solutions. 


Think about it. 


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