Learning To Trust

There are many passages in the Bible that speak of faith in God - the most famous is Hebrews 11. Some time ago I came across a translation that used the word "trust", in the place of faith. I liked the way it sounded - I could identify with it more.

Being able to trust someone or trust in something is valuable to people. We want to be able to trust our family member, friends, and leaders, and in services we receive. God asks us to trust Him - have faith in Him. Throughout the Bible, when people trusted God, they saw His faithfulness in doing what He said He would do. Why shouldn't we trust him? He is almighty and omnipotent - and He is good.

As a young believer, when I was just starting to walk and know the Lord, there was a occurrence that happened that helped me to trust Him. I was on my own for the first time in my life after college, and I had gotten a job working at McDonald's. It was important for me to be punctual and dependable if I wanted to keep the job. At that time I was living in a house about 1.5 miles from the store, and I had no means of transportation besides walking. So one morning I had to be in around 8AM. In order to get ready and get there by then I had to be wake up at 6AM.  All through college I had used an alarm clock to wake me up, because I was usually a sound sleeper. This particular night before going to bed, I was going to set my alarm, and I felt the Lord urge me to trust Him to wake me up.  With a boost of faith (trust) in Him, I didn't set the alarm and went to sleep, hoping to wake up at 6AM.

I was awakened by a swishing sound - a gentle "whoosh - whoosh- whoosh" beside me. It was morning. I looked over and the sound was coming from a piece of paper with a picture or saying that I had tacked to the wall behind my bed. One of the corners had come loose, and the piece of paper was swinging on the one tack that remained, holding it to the wall, creating a low "whoosh" as it swung back and forth. I quickly remembered I had to be up and looked at the clock - 6AM.

Now THAT is a wake-up call.