Trust God knows what I need

I wrote about silence yesterday Some of my friends yesterday made me realize he's not being silent but maybe saying "no" or "wait"
This article by Matthew Paul Turner made me realize as well that I need to trust that God knows what I need


"Again in Matthew 6, a part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, He addresses these same concerns: “Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern. So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries” (NLT).

In the years when Jesus was 100 percent human and 100 percent sovereign, He tasted the fear we humans cling to that God is complacent in our lives. He, too, was tempted to fear God’s seeming complacency in His own life. On the cross, Jesus cried out toward heaven, “Why have You forsaken Me?” Jesus’ words portrayed His own terror that God had somehow left Him. But Jesus addressed that kind of fear; He did not leave us stranded. I believe He realized how easily our faith can be pulled astray when we doubt whether God cares for the human race. Jesus was the ultimate evidence that God always has our best interest in mind. But, of course, God does not promise that we’ll understand His ways or be able to demand a miraculous performance. He says we must simply trust Him. And that is difficult—often overwhelmingly so.

I do believe God is merciful toward our unbelief. But He longs to pull us out of our jaunt of mediocre faith and allow us to see that He is trustworthy, faithful and always good—always. We must trust this.

I must admit that sometimes I have been jealous of God’s work in the lives of others. Sometimes, He seemingly speaks and moves all day long in the lives of some believers. But I’ve learned that in my pursuit of provocative faith in God I must never look at the way God is dealing in the life of others and wish Him to do the same in my life. Like Jesus said many times, God knows what I need. My needs are different than yours. Your needs are different than your pastor’s. Do not look at the lives of others and compare. That’s not faith.

Often we say we’re trusting God, but instead of trusting for His best, we’re looking for Him to provide a particular outcome to our experience. And when we trust Him for a specific event to occur or a circumstance to happen, we really aren’t trusting at all. We’re hoping, wishing—but not trusting. We’re telling God what to do instead of asking Him for His ultimate goodness to be revealed.
God is good. We may not always understand His goodness, but we must learn to keep our hearts and minds open to the truth that Jesus understands us. He knows how our minds work, but He also knows what we need—truly need. And that alone is miraculous enough for me to believe."

[Matthew Paul Turner’s new book to be released this year is called Provocative Faith: Walking Away from Ordinary. You can contact him at matthew@matthewpaulturner.com.]