Today in Church we were talking about “trusting in the Lord” and “not worrying”; but understanding the biblical idea of trust: trust with works.
Jesus said:
"Consider the birds of the air, they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" (Matt. 6:26).
Take for example our adoption. Some people we know love their children as much as we do, and want their children to come home as much as we do; and yet, they have chosen to sit back and let the Lord do all the work – in His time and in His way.
On the surface, that seems to be the more ‘spiritual’ approach – trusting the Lord in everything; however, when I read Matt 6:26 – I think the bible is expecting a lot more out of us than just trust.
Consider the birds of the air’ they don’t plant, they don’t store up, and yet God feeds them. However, it’s not as if God brings them breakfast in their nest – they have to go out and work and gather to survive. God expects them to work for what He has promised them.
And so, I believe it is with our adoption. God has put it in our heart to help needy children; we met and have fallen in love with our son and daughter, and God has given us the direction that He wants us to open our hearts and homes (It’s amazing how easy this comes once you set down that path). Yet, God doesn’t want us ‘waiting around on Him’ – He wants us to recognize and realize that He is in control, and things work all in His timing; He wants us to rely on His love and mercy, and give Him the Glory – but He wants us out their working, toiling, committing and investing our hearts, our minds, our finances, and our abilities that He has given us to accomplish what He has directed us in.
So, for that reason, I wrote a quick verse during church today; I think it says everything that needs to be said:
A Call to Arms!
I trust in the Lord with all my might,
So I take up my armor to engage in the fight!