Daily Checklist

Once again I sat here with nothing to write about.  I even tried earlier today, but what I began writing about did not seem right.  I had some good thoughts, but I just knew it wasn’t what He wanted me to write about.  So as the house is quiet, baby asleep, watching a movie with my hubby; I began thinking about my blog.  I asked the Lord if there was anything I was to write about, because I had nothing.  And He spoke trust to me.  As I think about that it strikes me as funny, because I am trying to be obedient to what He has asked me to do, which means that I have to trust him.  It is so obvious. 

Trust is a huge thing for all of us.  I know we like to say that we trust in the Lord.  And I know there are all kinds of verses in the Bible that talk about this.  However, for me, it is easier said than done.  It is so hard to actually do.  Is the little bit of trust I can muster up enough?  Does saying it repeatedly help?  I honestly do not know.  Maybe it is just learning step by step and day by day that the Lord will always be faithful.  It is being obedient and taking that leap.  It is battling the fear to not step out and carry out His will.  I guess it seems silly to think that the Lord has to earn our trust.  But in reality we have been betrayed by others in our lives that I think it can make it so difficult to understand that He will actually do what He says.  Trust in the Lord is being obedient and disciplined.  It is keeping our end of the bargain.  I truly believe that the Lord wants us to see that He is trustworthy by practicing.  How can we ever be sure if all we do is read and hear about trusting in the Lord.  We have to put it to practice to see it in tangibly in our lives. 

Trust is defined as reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing.  We need to truly learn how to rely on the Lord no matter what.  I honestly do not have the answer on how to do this.  I think it is in our personal and daily walk with him.  It is through the relationship that we build with the Lord that we learn how to walk and trust in Him for all that we need.  I know for me that all gets very mixed up with my wants.  Being obedient, walking in discipline and learning to trust in him.  It seems that those three things are delicately woven together.  It is so easy to see how that is possible when I am walking into something new that desperately hinges on these three things.  If I am missing one of those things, then I am doomed to fail. 

That is a good daily checklist;

1. Am I being Obedient?

2. Am I Walking in Discipline?

3. Am I Trusting the Lord?