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#31dbc! I’m in the South this weekend, visiting my son and daughter-in-law. I just love Tennessee! If I had my way I would live in this great state! But as much as I love the Nashville area, I have to admit I prefer the Eastern side of the state. Yikes! Did I just admit that while I am still here?!
Yes, I love the mountains! Give me the Smoky’s, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Ruby Falls, oh my, I have been crazy about that part of the country since I was a little girl. It has been my dream to be able to retire there. Maybe some day…
I’m sharing this beautiful picture of the Chicago skyline with you today and this thought…
There was a disciple who walked with Jesus, named Thomas, 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 one of the most famous…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 FIRST, not ask to have everything shown to us!
The world says “Show Me the Money”!!
But 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!
“Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:8.
“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?! He is faithful! Claim these promises as your own today!
You can then lean back in your chair and say,”Lord I trust You…You don’t even have to show me.”
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Thank Janis. I link up almost every Sunday! Thank you for hosting! Have a great week.
Great post. It is a turned upside down world – we have to learn to stand on our heads. Seeking God every minute for what is the truth.
Found you at Proverbs 31 Wife,
Would love you to link to Sunday Stillness.
Blessings,
Janis http://www.janiscox.com
Thank you Betty! I love making new friends! Please don’t be a stranger!
Hi, I am making the rounds with Let’s Get Social Sunday. I followed you on all your social media. Here is my BlogLovin link if your interested. http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/11133059
This is so true and so well put. I enjoyed reading and thinking about it. Thanks so much for sharing these thoughts.
I love it as I am here and there on different blogs and see the sweet picture of you and your husband smiling at me!!
That was a good analogy! And lol at all of the saying about money, I’ve heard most of them too. 🙂
Thank you for linking to Super Sunday Sync.
This is such a remarkable blog post. You’re so right in that if we trust in God, he will show us that he’s real. He’ll show us what HIS plans are for our lives. He gives us everything we need and then some. We just have to have faith in him.
Dear Nannette
Because faith is about receiving God’s ability to display His glory, I think trust in His provision will grow only as much as we are able to receive His love and grace. He tells us that we need to receive freely to give freely. So as we learn to receive our Lord’s grace more and more, we will be able to trust Him more and more.
Blessings XX
Mia
Yep, yep, yep! And He shows us alllllll the time, in His time. Just look back….and see….in awe….of His care, watching over us, provision, tenderness, grace and mercy. He is who we adore and trust…..minute by minute, hour by hour. It is my desire to always go to TRUST….hands opened, arms spread wide, heart tender, tender….and see His goodness.
Hello Sweet Friend! I have been missing you! I hope all is well. I will be praying about your situation…God is in control..waiting is hard but we can trust Him! Thanks for stopping by today, would love to hear how you are doing. Blessings! ♥
Hello dear friend! I am having a good time down here although it is just as cold as Hoosier land! Should warm up here later today though. We are programmed to be skeptics, aren’t we? But the more we fill ourselves with the Word and His presence we can learn to give it to our Lord! Love you! ♥
Oh my dear mother in the Lord thank you for this very timely word. I really needed to hear this today. My family and have made a big decision and now we are just waiting on the Lord to provide what we need. Thank you for being so encouraging.:)
Great analogy. As you said, it is sometimes hard to do. We are programmed to be skeptical, and not trust, lest someone “takes us for a ride”! Thanks for a great reminder to restrict that thinking to earthly transactions, and to trust completely in Jesus Christ.
Enjoy TN, and your kids 🙂