Trusting God While Walking Through the Fire

I am constantly amazed at how God reveals himself to bring comfort, peace, and even discipline through scriptures. Have you ever prayed, "God will you please open their eyes and soften their hearts?" Well, I have! To be honest that is not a bad prayer, but most times when I pray these words I am not thinking, "God what can I learn from these circumstances or situation?" My prayer is for God to fix this individual or situation to my liking or comfort.

Just recently, God has revealed to me a "trust issue" via scripture. If you know me, then you know I am a control freak I like things done correctly, in an orderly fashion and in a timely manner (this is probably why I chose accounting as my major years ago). So when I pray, that is exactly what I am expecting from God. Answer my prayer my way! Here is the deal, we serve such an amazing God. He knows just how I am, He knows what I need and the time frame in which I need it, but when I try to tell God what He needs to do, my trust issue is revealed. Do I really trust God for who He is and what He says He will do? Apparently I do not, because lately that is just what He keeps revealing to me. My heart tells me to trust God, but my head tells me to move forward in my own will. It is so frustrating!

For Christmas, our son gave my husband and I devotionals. Today's devotional is titled, "No Matter What" and it was taken from Daniel 3:16-18. "Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it and he will rescue us from your hand, O king." Although these three boys were taken from their home and security, they trusted God no matter what! They were not willing to compromise their faith in God to anyone, not even King Nebuchadnezzar. Their faith and actions revealed their TRUST in God, even while walking through the fire.

If that is not enough, I was in a church service yesterday and the scripture was, Psalms 46:1-7, "God is our refuge and strength, and ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, thought its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress." The two points that the pastor shared are:

1. "God is always in control in every out-of-control situation."
2. "God is always in control of every out-of-control person."

God is always in control! All I have to do is trust Him the way that He wants me to. Just like Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego!

Father, my heart tells me to trust you with my whole being, no matter the circumstance, help me to be faithful and trust you in everything. Protect my thoughts and actions, help me to focus on WHO YOU ARE! Keep my heart and my thoughts equally connected to you.