“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do and He will show you which path to take” (Prov 3:5,6; NLT). Today, I want to look at some of the benefits that come from trusting God. We see from the above verse that one of those benefits is guidance. According to Psalm 91 we receive all kinds of protection when we put our trust in Him, “This I declare about the Lord. He alone is my refuge, my place of safety, He is my God and I trust Him” (Ps 91:2; NLT). Trusting the Lord also brings strength (Isa 40:31;), prosperity and blessing (Ps 28:25), help (Ps 28:7) and unfailing love (Ps 32:10). In Ephesians 3:17 we are told that Christ will make His home in our hearts if we trust in Him. Jeremiah 17:7 is a favourite of mine, it tells us, “Most blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is” (AMPC). It goes on to say that that person will be strong and sturdy like a tree; they won’t be anxious but will prosper and bear fruit.

These are all wonderful benefits but how exactly do we trust the Lord? Psalm 37:5 in the AMPC gives us a clue, it says, “Commit your way to the Lord (roll and repose each care of your load on Him); trust (lean on, rely on and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass.” When we are trusting God, we can’t do things in our own ability; we need to get ourselves out of the way and make God our priority and seek Him in prayer and the word. “Nothing is impossible for God” (Luke 1:37).