Talk about where the rubber meets the road – remember the story of the man who fell over the edge of a cliff and was saved from sudden death by a branch that was sticking out. He was holding on to the branch for dear life, shouting and crying out “Help, help is anybody up there?” A voice came from heaven and said ‘Yes, son I am here.” The man said, “Who are you?” The voice patiently said “I am God, do you want me to help you?” “Yes, God” the man said. God said “Let go of the branch.” The man thought for a moment and then shouted “Is anybody else out there?”
We laugh, but we are a lot like this man. It’s OK to trust God as long as it makes sense to us or doesn’t require any faith challenging actions. Or, if we think we can figure it out for ourselves , what do we need God for? Well Proverbs 3: 5 – 6 is a recipe for trusting God, for walking God’s way.
The recipe begins with trusting God in a generous portion. In fact, the verse tells us exactly how much trust we need. We need “all your heart’s” worth of trust. How much is that?
That’s so much trust that when your money is low – you trust God.
That’s so much trust that when your health is failing – you trust God.
That’s so much trust that when your friends are few – you trust God.
That’s so much trust that when death is at your door – you trust God.
That’s so much trust that when your spouse walks out – you trust God.
That’s so much trust that when all those around you are losing their heads, you can keep yours because – you trust God.
I'm praying for "let go of the branch faith". Pray for me and I'll do the same for you. Be blessed. Leslie
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