Living Blind

As I was reading in Psalms this morning I came upon a word that repeated itself over and over, “trust”. Looking into it a little deeper I found throughout Psalms the word trust is mentioned 52 times in the Bible. According to Webster the definition of trust is to, “assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.” Trust is one of this biggest foundations in relationships and if you can’t trust someone is the relationship really meaningful to you anyway? God wants us to trust him, not with just anything but everything. I find myself kind of stumped, because I feel like God has been really laying this on my heart.

When I was younger I was very trusting of people, especially the guys I dated. Continually being disappointed, I found myself becoming really guarded. So for years I was, I didn’t trust anything a guy said to me. It hasn’t been until this year that I’ve really started to open back up, which has taken a lot of work to get to this point. I always felt I trusted God throughout my younger years but I don’t think I really understood what trusting Him meant. Even though I prayed and asked for God’s help, I really only trusted Him when it was convenient. Because I solely depended on the dating relationship I was in to carry me through the rough patches, neglecting my long term relationship with God.

Looking at myself now, I could never imagine going back to that mentality of thinking. For once in my life I truly feel like I’m being myself, I’m no longer trying to be something that I’m not. When you’re in a healthy relationship that is what it feels like, you are… well, just you. I have such a burning desire for the Lord now and even through it has been a long journey to get to this point, I have appreciated every stepping stone. With each step, He has not only brought me closer to Him but has taught me things about myself that I never thought I had in me. For so long I have only trusted Him with my eyes half open but what a difference it has made living blind. I challenge you to try it, you just might be surprised where He will lead you.

“I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.” -Isaiah 42:16

“The LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.” -Psalm 146:8

“Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one committed to me, blind like the servant of the LORD ?” – Isaiah 42:19

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.” -Psalm 143:8