Put Your Trust In The Lord, Not In Man!

For certain folks, it’s easy to express some form of trust in the Lord when everything seems cool and calm around them, but when they’re faced with the crises of life they vacillate. Their initial response to a challenging situation is a manifestation of fear. As a child of God, you must train yourself to have an attitude of absolute trust in the Lord, for He’s the only reliable Helper you can turn to. He never fails.

The story of King Asa teaches us how it pays to trust in the Lord always. When an army of over a million soldiers came out against him (2 Chronicles 14:9), Asa cried unto the Lord and said, “LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, 0 LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude...” (2 Chronicles 14:11). The Lord heard Asa and helped him defeat his enemies.

As time went on, King Asa had reason to engage in another battle, but sadly, he adopted a different tactic this time. Rather than call on the Lord as he did earlier, he sent money to the King of Syria to come help him (2 Chronicles 16:1-4)! That’s just like some folks today. They ordinarily would have prayed to the Lord to ask His help in solving the difficult situation they are faced with, but believing they’ve got the money, they’ll rather choose to buy their way through.

What King Asa didn’t know was that the Lord had planned for him to subjugate the very King he went to for help (2 Chronicles 16:7-9). He lost out on God’s best for him and eventually died in that condition.

Never allow anything or anyone take your attention away from the Lord. Trust in Him with your total being and let Him always have the pre-eminence in your life. Even if you have the financial means or influence to deal with a situation, ask the Lord what steps to take. That’s the way of guaranteed success and progress in life.