Trust

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 28:7

Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this. Psalm 37:4-5

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:4

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

I did a search on Biblegateway.com tonight with the word Trust. I wanted to see if there were more Scriptures that had to do with trusting God than the obvious Proverbs 3:5-6 (which happens to be my favorite verse). I found many more than what I included here, but these ones really stuck out to me. I have a hard time letting go of control in my life. I want to be able to control what happens and what doesn't. And, when I am not able to do so, life is a lot harder for me. Learning to trust God (and trust that what He has planned for me is best) is one of the hardest things I've had to do in my life. It's been a constant battle, since I was in jr. high and figured out what it truly meant to call myself a "Christian". It's a battle I fight every single day, and one that gets harder and harder, it seems. I needed to look up these verses tonight to remind myself that I NEED to trust God. He is faithful and He keeps His promises (the word promise comes up 221 times if you search for it on Biblegateway). I know this to be true, but I have to keep trusting in Him that the things He's promised me will come to fruition. God, help me to let go and let You do what You will in my life...