Trusting God (Episode 137)

Trusting God is defined as the firm belief that He is faithful, reliable, and true to His promises. But oftentimes, when we say we are trusting God, it’s hard to determine if we really are when we have alternatives at the same time. The more resources we have, the more difficult it can be to determine how much we are really trusting God when we say that we are.

In this episode, Frank King says it is when we have no “Plan B” that we must truly trust God. That is when He is glorified. And to glorify Him is what we have been called to do.

Possibly, for all of us, times will come when our resources, no matter how vast they are, can't help us. That’s when God is calling us to trust Him completely. The question is, will our faith rise to the occasion.

Furthermore, we are commanded to live our life fully trusting God. The psalmist writes, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart. And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him. And He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6, NASB).

Gideon's Experience

In the days of the Judges, God called a man by the name of Gideon to lead His people against the Midianites. The children of Israel had done evil in the sight of God (Judges 6:1). He in turn delivered them into the hands of the Midianites for seven years. That’s why they were where they were.

It was at the end of those seven years of bondage that God called on Gideon to lead His people. The Midianites were a fierce army. Gideon was intimidated by the task. He asked God to show him some signs that He would be with him, which God did.

Gideon started out with an army of 32,000 men. But God said to him, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands. For Israel would become boastful, saying, ‘My own power has delivered me’” (Judges 7:2, NASB). Through a series of events, God reduced Gideon’s army from 32,000 men to 300 men.

God told Gideon he was now ready to go and fight. With only 300 men, Gideon had no choice but to trust the Lord.

If you desire to do anything relevant for the Lord, you must trust Him for a successful outcome. You can’t effectively do in your own strength what He is calling you to do. But if you trust Him, He will show Himself faithful on your behalf. That was Gideon’s experience.