New President…Same God…Trust

Finally!  The presidential election is over.  Political signs will be taken down. Political commercials will stop.  Political pundits will reroute their talking points. 

As the announcement was made that a new president was elected, there was joy on one end of the street and total disbelief on the other end.  Some were crying tears of heartbreak, while others were crying tears of happiness. 

For some, there is fear of what the future will bring; for others, it is a day of hope and optimism for America’s future.  There were millions who went to bed in disbelief that their presidential candidate lost; while millions for the winning presidential candidate went to bed believing in a better tomorrow. 

No matter if your candidate won or lost, it is God who is ultimately in controlled.  Trusting God is key!  I truly believe that the more we trust God, the calmer life is and the more we can see clearly God providing exactly what we ultimately need.  The psalmist said it best in Psalm 13:5, "But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me."  God is clear in Psalm 50:15 “I want you to trust Me in your times of trouble so I can rescue you and you can give Me glory.” 

No matter who the President of the United States of America is, God is still the most influential leader that humankind will ever know.  Proverbs 21:1 declared that “The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases.”  Trust must be in God!  We must trust that God knows what he is doing and who he allows to be appointed in positions of great authority. 

God is in the business of ensuring we have what we need, when we need it.  Trusting God’s timing can be one of the most difficult parts of life.  It is in our trusting God that will relax and calm us.  Through Jeremiah, God reminded Israel that He would restore them, but they must trust his timing and his reasoning behind his decision of when that will be.  Jeremiah encourages the people that God is aware and that there is hope for the future: “I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” (Jeremiah 29:11 – MSG)

There are all kinds of situations in life in which trusting God is the only avenue we have to get through the difficult times, situations or elections.  God is on the scene doing what he does best.   

God is never distant!  God is present.  Available.  Listening. 

Trust!

Remember, Be God Controlled!

Brian