Trusting The Lord

Proverbs 3:5-7, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”
The more you know someone the more you will trust them. God is no different. Who wouldn’t trust a loving, wise and all powerful God? That may seem to be a strange question, but many today do not trust God for they do not know Him. Many feel they have to see it to believe it.
Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith is a word we all use yet do we fully understand what it truly means to walk by faith. To take that step into total darkness and know our foot will find solid ground. Logic says don’t do it faith says trust me it will work.
It is one thing to express a belief in God it is yet another to fully trust Him with all your heart. Trust means walking by faith no matter what consequences or opposition you may face. Small children totally trust their parents. When you pick up an infant toss them up and catch them they laugh and squeal. They totally trust you will not let them fall. Trusting God wholeheartedly also means resolutely refusing to lean on your own understanding. No that does not mean we are to give up the sound mind and spirit God gave us. But it does mean we are not to rely on our own limited knowledge, experience, and emotions to guide us safely through life. The child tossed up in the air does not know about the law of gravity. Nor does he reason that he must provide his own protection. All he knows is the one tossing him will catch him and that is all he cares about.
The question then to ask is this: do you trust God not to let you fall when your natural inclination is to not follow his leadership, direction or commands? We many times have preconceived ideas that go against the wise counsel God laid out in His word. Our personal preferences take control and we fall more times than not. The bible clearly states -- Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. It is then in those places where we are least inclined to follow the Lord that we are most able to show our devotion to Him and our trust in Him.
So then if the Father tosses you up do you trust Him to catch you? Or do you logically lean on you vast experience and knowledge to analyze the outcome. You may not know how an elevator works or understand all the engineering that went into its design. Yet you willing climb into an elevator and push the button to take you to the 16th floor. You totally trust the car to stop where you want to get off. You totally trust the cables not to let you plummet to the ground. The door opens and you never give it a thought as you step out on your floor. Do you trust God as much as you trust an elevator?