A Time to Lose...

"A time to gain, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away..."
Ecclesiastes 3:6-7

It is so hard to let go, even when you know God has something better for you. As C.S. Lewis once put it, it's like a child making mud pies when offered a holiday by the sea. I want to hold on to what I know, what I can see. Taking that leap of faith is hard, but should it be? Why shouldn't I trust the same God that I trust for my salvation, with my future?

I'm sure we can all recite it: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all of your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."
Proverbs 3:5-6

"I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."
Revelation 22:13

"Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Psalm 73:25-26

Why wouldn't I trust a God who has always been and will always be? A God who promises to direct my paths, who is the strength of my heart and my portion forever! Yet I try to do the opposite of the advice in Proverbs, I try to lean on what my finite mind can comprehend, instead of trusting the Alpha and Omega.

"He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered. He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered."
Proverbs 28:25-26

How many times have I trusted in my own heart? I have deceived myself countless times. God cannot deceive nor be deceived. Not only do I deceive myself, I have a proud heart. It's like I am saying that I know better for myself that God does.

So, I will try to trust in God. He's the only one who can see life from the beginning to the end. He is all knowing. I will try to trust God.

"And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."
Romans 8:28

His purpose, not mine.

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