Lately it feels like there’s not a lot left to trust in. Day after day, hour after hour more news of tragedy fills our world. I’m tempted to let it creep into my heart so I know you must be too. That’s not what I want on my heart; that’s not what should be on my heart. I want God’s truth written there instead.
“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,
and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
There is a natural progression in these verses from the personal, “be on your heart,” to the transference, “teach them to your children,” to the constancy, “when you sit, walk, lie down and rise up,” to the proclamation of God’s truth in verse nine. I spent decades focusing on the first commands to teach my children, but I remember being puzzled all those years on how to obey the last portion of what our Jewish friends call, the great Shema.
This is my front door this summer. Just this morning after going out to water a few thirsty plants my eyes read again the words on this shield, “in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped.” Every day I want to trust in Him, not myself, my circumstances, or any person other than Jesus.
How about you? Looks like there is Someone we can still trust in.
If you’d like this reminder on your front door too, check out the My Shield plaque in our store.
I needed this today. The plaque is beautiful with faith building words.
We can only have peace in the midst of trails or tragedies by trusting in Jesus and His Word.
So true….GOD can be trusted!
God bless you!
THANK YOU?
This is great. Always encouraged. God bless you for the great work done. Shalom
So true . . . I love having Scripture up to remind my heart as I go about my day. Thanks for all your posts and your love for the Lord!
Wonderfully Put!
My heavy heart needed a lift!
Thank you!
Thank you for this reminder to totally trust in Our Heavenly Father. I have been feeling the same as what you described and I thank you that I’m not the only one.
God bless you for this.
very nice. I will not give up on the lord. he has always been true to his word. Never,ever have I found fault with the God I serve he is mighty, true and faithful. My whole heart trust in him.