Yesterday we were urged to “shush” ourselves and recognize God’s attempts at making a connection. What a blessed assurance and what a privilege divine that the Creator of all things goes through the trouble of trying to connect with us. It would seem that WE should be the ones going out of our ways to get to know Him and not the other way around. But that is the beauty of God’s love for us; He loves us so much that He is willing to put up with our issues and our self-inflicted messes to maintain our relationship. The more we understand that blessed fact, the more we should “shush” and recognize that God is talking.
But sadly, there is a big difference between what we SHOULD do and what we ACTUALLY do. Many of us Christian singles are living a lie by trusting in God on the down low. We have the public displays of false trust that we parade in front of others. For the sake of fooling others into thinking that we are more spiritual than we really are, we say all the right things, but we often do all of the wrong things. For many of us, trusting God is a dirty little secret we hope no one finds out the truth about.
How do we single Christians trust God on the down low? Here are a few of many examples:
- We coordinate our public praise for maximum exposure. Is the preacher or my favorite deacon or a prospective lover looking? Then let me make sure I get my praise on.
- We trust God to allow the sun to rise and to keep us healthy, but we trust ourselves to find our potential soul mates. To our dismay, what often results is just another broken-heart episode.
- We mess up other people’s lives by giving them bad and unspiritual advice. Instead of relying on the guidance of the Holy Spirit in our counsel to others, we turn to our warped wisdom. Talk about the blind leading the blind!
- We pray for good things to happen to us, but when things are starting to turn for the better, we keep waiting for things to mess up. Have you met the person that seems right for you? Then why are you trying to find reasons to not get your hopes up? Are things in that difficult class starting to make sense? Then why are you getting so nervous when it is time to demonstrate your knowledge as test time approaches? Have you been financially disciplined to the point you are ready to purchase that dream home? Then why are you hesitant about receiving the blessing that God is trying to give you?
It’s not that we don’t trust God; it’s just that we don’t trust Him enough. Our journey of singleness is as good a time as any to come out of our closets and stop settling for trusting God on the down low!
Tomorrow’s Post: Trusting God On The Up and Up
2 comments:
Mr. Writer,
I had no ideal my hesitation to simply wait to share when the Lord blesses me could possibly be seen as “down low trust”. I guess I thought of me being boastful and perhaps I was being but boastful in the LORD…
If there is one thing I do know is that I trust God so I am going to act like it from this point forward…I am not going to allow anyone or anything to shut my mouth about God’s goodness…His praise will forever be in my mouth. It is my journey that keeps me praising the Lord not anyone or anything else; it is when I think of His Goodness that I just want to SHOUT Hallelujah!!
Thank you again, Mr. Writer for your wisdom and I am grateful God has put this single’s ministry on your heart to share with us.
In no way have I arrived but I am going to keep on striving to walk in the authority God has given me.
I have to piggy back off the comment from the other reader.
I enjoy God's blessings everyday and to talk about it seemed liked I would be bragging and boasting. There are so many that don't have their own homes or cars that are paid for. Children who go off to college and succeed. Health that is good and even a little money in the bank. Some of these are material but they are still blessings.
I don't want to be considered as having a "Down Low Trust" in Him. But I guess there is a time that we can be boastful in Him and share just how good God is.
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