Stress Stress Stress

We are surrounded by stressful things continually. God's Word tells us in John 14:1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God ; trust also in me." But why is it continually so hard for us to trust in the Lord? I know many times this is a struggle for me more than I'd like it to be. Life is crazy for me and I don't see things easing up any time soon. I am going to have to rely on the Lord for strength. I've realized that I cannot make it without him. Shame on me for ever thinking I could!

My prayer today is that my faith will increase. I do feel this process happening inside my heart gradually. Just think about life for a minute. There are so many things that we do based on "Faith" that we don't even realize. We wake up in the morning and get ready for our day. Going out to our cars we have faith that they will start and that we'll get to our destination safely. We have faith that if we go to work our employers will pay us. We have faith that once that traffic light turns green its safe to proceed. I could go on. What I'm getting at is this question. Why is it that when the rubber meets the road in our physical lives we tend to trust ourselves more than we would ever trust the Lord with our lives?

There are so many things in my life that are uncertain at this very moment. I have taken on the task of pursuing my Masters Degree as a Physicians Assistant and I have no idea how it's all going to work out. I'm excited, a bit scared but mostly becoming more and more faithful. I know that in Hebrews 13 God's word tells me that he will never leave or forsake us and this is a great encouragement for me. This verse I'll hold onto as I let go of the stresses that seem to entangle so much of me. Thank you Lord for your Word!