Maybe it’s not all about believing in God, it’s about trusting in Him. Even satan and his demons believe.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord, and depart from evil. It will be healthy to your body, and nourishment to your bones” – Proverbs 3:5-8.
It’s hard not to give in to our own fears, thoughts, and feelings. And follow the advice in this scripture. The promises of God are “yes and Amen” but they are not always tangible or visible when we want them to be. Isaiah 55:8 tells us that God’s thoughts and ways are higher than ours. On the one hand, I can celebrate that, but on the other, it can be challenging because what the Lord is saying doesn’t look like what I want to hear or see.
All my life I have wanted to help people. I wanted to help people learn to cope with trauma in there lives in a healthy way. I wanted to work at a job doing this. I never understood why I hit roadblocks every time I tried to accomplish this. But it had never come to pass. It was something I thought I wouldn’t have to struggle about.
I’ve come to realize this isn’t where God wants to be. But I can help people who enter my life and with the odd jobs I’ve had throughout life. Which is where I’m pretty sure God wants me. But we’re times I think God didn’t care. Buy in the end through my prayers I know God has me right where He needs me. And that’s all I really care about is being able to serve God.
Satan was able to deceive Eve because her trust in God was misplaced, and he will gladly do the same to us of we allow him.
We need to trust God from the bottom of our hearts, and not try to figure out everything on our own. Listen for God’s voice in everything we do and everywhere we go, because He’s the only one who will keep us on track. Never assume we know it all. When we get in trouble run to God and away from satan. When we do this we can feel an overwhelming sense of peace. We only need to trust God.
From Pity to Praise 