Trust Him to Lead
Our God cannot be quantified. He cannot be grabbed, bottled, boxed, achieved, saved, stored or owned. He is borderless, limitless, and completely free. When this deep truth becomes realized in a Believer's heart, he arrives at a place in his mind where trust becomes a simple part of his nature. No longer do questions linger in his mind about the validity of the Bible, evolution versus creationism, what career path to take, whether he'll be able to eat tomorrow. All of life takes on new meaning.
Trust is the fundamental element, the only essential element (according to John's side of the story) to the will of God. Jesus said, "For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life…" (John 6:40). Before that, John recorded Jesus saying, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent" (John 6:29). What, then, are we supposed to trust? Is it enough to simply believe that God exists? Well… I suppose one could say that it is "enough", but it doesn't end there for the Believer who legitimately wants to accept God's gift of peace, authority, and true life. To believe in God means that we trust in God. What are we believing and trusting in God for, though? I mean, where does our trust take us?
To trust in God means that we believe in and rely on His leadership. That means we go where He goes. We desire what He desires. We are pleased with what pleases Him. We accept the fact that sometimes we just don't know. He leads.
Ponder that for a second, if you would, Reader. Do I really trust God? Do I trust that He not only exists but that He wants to lead me? The Bible tells us that when we finally let Him lead, we will have peace… we will have authority… we will have life.
Manifestations
Although God is unfathomably mysterious, He has not left us completely in the dark. He drops little hints here and there about who He is. It's interesting… a few years ago I began a conscious effort to look for signs that would show me more about God. The more I thirsted for Him, the more I sought Him, the more I found Him. I began to see Him everywhere until soon… my entire life and the entire world with all it's history became a huge analogy made up of trillions of little analogies. I began to see the world as one massive salvation story conducted by the Great Author. When a Believer becomes aware of God's salvation story and how it is unfolding all around him, he begins to see God's manifestations. These manifestations tell us more about who He is. Not to spoil the ending of the story for you, but He's won! It begins and ends with Him.
The Bible gives us a myriad of examples of God's manifestations. Among them are fire, water, bread, oil, blood, breath. There are many more. They all tell us more about His personality, His characteristics. Each one is a symbol of God's leadership. He is constantly leading. I could literally write volumes about the various analogies and manifestations that God uses throughout the entire Bible to show us more about Himself. I won't… not now anyway…
The question is… If, in fact, He is constantly leading, are we following Him?
