Nothing honors God more than trusting him in the face of difficulties. In Scripture, we see Israel beholding an incredible miracle as the Red Sea caved in upon the Egyptian army, drowning every soldier. “He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. The waters covered their enemies; there was not one of them left. Then they believed his words; they sang his praise” (Psalm 106:10-12, NKJV).
Yet the next verse says, “They soon forgot his works” (Psalm 106:13). Oh, how quickly we forget past miracles and blessings.
We cannot trust our faith in past experiences. We are too forgetful, and past victories alone will not be enough to strengthen us in present difficulties. We need fresh faith each day, grounded in the truth of God’s Word.
When we trust God in the face of difficulties, he will trust us with more of his grace, his all-sufficiency, and his strength. Trusting God requires a venturing faith and the commitment of all things into his caring hands. There comes a time when we must launch out into the deep and cast every care upon him. This venturing faith is all-pleasing to him.
Beloved, faith is our only hope, our only way out of difficulties, so let us step out and commit all to him. God has a plan to deliver us out of our fiery trials. No matter what you are going through, God has a plan for every difficulty; a plan that could never be conceived or imagined by the human mind.
Take, for example, the fiery trials that Israel faced in the desert. There was no bread, no food of any kind. Can you imagine a committee or intercession group saying, “Let’s pray that tomorrow we wake up and discover white flakes of angels’ food (manna) covering the ground, tasting like honey” (see Exodus 16).
Beloved, God had a plan for Israel, a miraculous, inconceivable plan. He also has a plan for you, so remember to trust him!