Growing up naturally is interesting.
There is a stage where trust in a parental figure is a given. Until something happens to suggest otherwise, it’s all good. Trust in the figure is virtually absolute.
Yet something does happen and as we get older the certainty of trust begins to change. In modern British society, it’s almost a rite of passage to dispute whatever an authority figure says. With available outside sources of trust proving to be all too fallible, the individual is encouraged to trust no one but self. Walls are built up and distances kept to minimise the risk of hurt by limiting any need for trust.
Jesus Christ then comes along and challenges us to have faith in Him. This faith is not a passive one off effort. This is an ongoing commitment to Him and all He stands for even when it costs.
This faith stretches you to believe Him for the seemingly impossible. It might be a domestic situation, it could be about church, it could be about work. Yet He will have us trust Him to come through on what He says. He wants our faith in Him.
That continually is a painful aspect of growth when for so long the only one to lean on was self. It’s a process of learning to trust Him more. Its pain is in leaving the familiar for the God-known.
As long as we walk with Him through this, however, He strengthens our faith with episode after episode. As He walks with us, so we learn to be closer drawn to Him and have confidence He will come through.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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