Trust and Obey

There is a wonderful old hymn entitled “Trust and Obey.”  The words sum up everything that the entire Old Testament was trying to tell us.  “Trust and obey for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.”  Throughout the Bible, God is speaking to us with such encouragement.  Even when we fall short and make mistakes, He lovingly reminds us that trusting Him by being obedient will continue to open the door for His blessings to be poured out on our lives.  It is when we try to make decisions without His clear direction that we tend to yoke ourselves with all of the cares of the world.  Psalm 37:3 assures us that our future is secure when we let God handle even the smallest details of our lives, “Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.  Delight yourself in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”  The word “heart” comes from the Hebrew word “leb.”  Just like in the English language, it is representative of not only our natural heart but also of our intellect, awareness, mind, inner person, inner feelings deepest thoughts and inner self.  God is able to discern what is in our heart and to meet our needs and meet our heart’s desires when we are able to trust in Him to do it and we are obedient to His Word.  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).