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How do you trust?

In business, you don’t trust, you always have collaterals because in that world, there is no such thing as free lunch.

When reality doesn’t match God’s promise, it’s so easy to resort to the lesser thing which can satisfy my craving for the moment and I believe in my heart (wrong) that it’s okay with God since He promised a thing in His time. What did I miss? God’s amazing writing of how He will make the impossible to reality.
Will you settle for the one who is there or the one God has told you to wait for years?

If you’re like me, sigurista, my answer would be whoever comes first, I can’t wait that long! What if that time won’t come? I can’t imagine how that will happen. I have to do some things to help God out. Enk. (Buzz of a wrong answer) Are you saying God isn’t able? You know what happens with that? You’ll make it a mess. Remember, you are not God. I tried to help God out because I thought that if I won’t do anything, nothing will happen. The promise won’t be fulfilled it would be a shame for God. How dare am I to say that! I’m so dumb! The promise isn’t dependent on us, it depends on the Lord. So if it depends on Him, it depends on His sovereignty, power, and knowledge. Isn’t that awesome?

But why, why do we dare to put God aside and do our own way? Simply because we don’t know His attributes, we don’t know Him. If we know God, we would trust Him. Would you leave for the washroom your wallet with your payment for your meal to a person you don’t know? That requires knowledge of the person. Would you give your heart to a person you don’t know? Of course not. Same with God, how will we be able to trust Him if we don’t know Him?

The reality is that we are being separated. How about that? When holding on to God’s promise, He should still be the One who must decide. Whether it’s a yes or a no, we are secured in the Lord.

We have to obey what He says. 1 Timothy 4:15 "Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress." This verse comforted me when I really wanted to question God why I can’t show the love that I want to show. I must take pains so that there will be no greater pains. I resolved to be a helper and not a seducer. Protector and not an initiator. Cooperate with God to make them stay pure and know the Lord more. Do not be selfish in wanting to satisfy your desires.

When we work out, we have to take pains in order to get into a higher degree of difficulty. We have to take that first step to overcome the usual.

Why do you think moms take pains just to release a baby? Because they focus on the result, and if we will just focus on how God will smile at the end, it would be worth it. Waiting would be worth it. <3

But what if we messed up already? This was so wow. 2 Timothy 2:13 When we are faithless, God is faithful. We may not believe what God said but He is faithful to do it.

This article will be continued. What God would do as I wait upon Him.

Be satisfied in Him. Focus on what He tells you to do now. Trust God’s promises! Don’t take shorties.



Lord, I believe that You have a perfect plan in Your mind and please help me to trust in You though the reality doesn’t match what You have promised me. Help me to be more intimate with You so I could know You better and trust You more. In Jesus' Name, Amen.



In His Pursuit,
Michelle Aquino
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