But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. Jeremiah 17:7
“Completely have trust in God, leave everything in His hands, and believe that His love will act for your own benefit. Then God will take care of everything, because there is nothing He cannot do; everything is easy for Him. The difficult thing is for man to decide to humble himself and leave everything to God’s providence and love.”
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos in “Wisdom of the Saints” posted by the Greek Orthodox Community of Prince George.
It’s Holy Week Wednesday, the day we remember that Judas betrayed Jesus.
I want to shake and wake readers today not to follow suit. Before any gets defensive or stops reading this, hear me out. I am not saying any of us has sold Jesus out for 30 pieces of silver.
What I am saying is that sometimes our behavior does reflect misplaced trust.
At the intersections of life, we have opportunities to choose to trust God and leave everything in His hands and opportunities to take matters into our own hands.
Paisios is right when he reports that the difficult part is humbling ourselves.
So, I suggest that each of us sits in silence for a few minutes today. Let’s ask the Spirit if there are any areas of our lives where we are not completely trusting in God.
Or maybe there is something that comes to mind that you always worry about. Give it to God today.
The God who accomplished our salvation wants us to trust Him to take care of everything. There is nothing He cannot do. Father help us leave everything to your providence and matchless love.