There was a disciple who walked with Jesus who said this very thing about our Lord,“Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” John 20:25 NKJV.
He said he had to see it to believe it. But when Jesus showed up He said to Thomas, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29.
We are so quick to jump on Doubting Thomas…but how many of us are so much just like him? We have to see to believe.
When it comes to making money or making a deal with someone, we want to know what we are getting, right? We use all kinds of catch-phrases when we are wheeling and dealing:
A Day Late and A Dollar Short
A Pretty Penny
At the Drop of a Dime
Cash Cow
Cash on the Barrelhead
Chicken Feed
Dollars for Doughnuts
Don’t Take Any Wooden Nickels
Golden Rule
In for a Penny, In for a Pound
In a Clover
Keep the Wolf from the Door
Midas Touch
Money Jam
Nickel Tour
Not for Love nor Money
Pay the Piper
Red Cent
Scot Free
Sticky Fingers
The Penny Dropped
Turn on a Dime
Two Bits
And of course, Show Me the Money!
If we can’t see what we are buying, forget it. We’re not even going to make the deal. We have avenues and outlets like eBay, Craigs List, Etsy and a host of other unique sellers, but we wouldn’t buy anything from them if we couldn’t at least see a picture of the item first.
It is so programmed into us to wheel and deal and bargain with people that we have to have everything proven to us FIRST.
But when it comes to our Savior, it should never be that way. We must learn to trust Him, not ask to have everything shown to us.
If we do it God’s way…He says, Trust Me…just simply Trust Me…and He will show us.
Show us what?
He will show us that He can take care of us.
That He is in control.
That He cares about everything in our lives and there isn’t anything that comes our way that He cannot handle…
If we will trust Him…first.
It sounds so easy and yet it is so hard to do sometimes. Our carnal nature takes over and we want to help God fix things. Isn’t that funny? That we think we can actually do things better than Almighty God? The One who created the Heavens and the Earth?
Yes, this earthly flesh gets in the way…but we can keep it under submission by daily prayer and ingesting the Word of God. The more time we spend getting to know Him, the more we become like Him. And the more we know Him, the more we trust Him.
Is there anything in your life that you have been trying to make God show you first? You want to see behind the curtain before you can trust Him?
How about laying down those apprehensions today and just trusting Him?
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3: 5,6.
Let Him take care of things and you can stop worrying about where all of the answers are going to come from!
“This God–his way is perfect;the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.” Psalm 18:30.
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1.
“Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.” Psalm 37:5.
“It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.” Psalm 118:8.
“Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.” Proverbs 30:5.
See the promises in His Word?
You can lean back in your chair and say,”Lord I trust You…You don’t even have to show me.”
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I am so thankful that God has promised to provide for our needs and we must then trust Him. Thank you for sharing your inspiring post with us here at “Tell Me a Story.”
I see so many people want to wheel and deal with God. I will do this if you do that for me. I know it is ingrained in us…seeing is believing, but what a relief that all God asks for is our trust. Thanks you Nanette for sharing! I am ready to lean back in my chair and say, “Lord I trust you!” Stopping by from Tell Me A True Story.
This is so great a reminder. Thanks much! Visiting you from #TellMeATrueStory
Oh my goodness. How did you know that my middle name is Thomas? (It’s not really, but it could be – for I am a worrywart, which is a first cousin to a doubter, I think!!)
Such a great message, and yet another needed one for me! I remember once hearing someone say (rough translation), “In most things, we have to see it to believe it. With faith, we have to believe it in order to see it!”
Your post reminded me of that thought. I always want God to show me the future – because I think I want to know that everything will be *fixed* and *work out just right* and that I don’t have to worry because everything is going to *be OK*…
However, I so lose sight of the truth that when God is in control, even if the storms arrive and the winds blow and the waves come crashing in – this is still Truth:
He has fixed everything on the Cross, it’s all gonna work out just right for those who are called according to His purposes, and I don’t have to worry because everything is going to be OK forever…
Trust first, trust always. Then stand back and watch God!
“You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you…Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face…tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.” (2 Chronicles 20:17, NIV)
Amen, and amen!!
GOD BLESS!
I love how the more we trust in faith, the more we see God in action! Trust first, then see!