Trust. As someone living with disability, we must trust caregivers, doctors, so many people.

In college, I blew out my shoulder and could no longer push myself in my wheelchair. The only way to get around campus was to rely on others to push me… everywhere. My friends set up a network of students who would push me from one class to another, to lunch, the library, church, everywhere. There were strangers on this list of people whom I don’t know to this day. We were in a crowd and a tight time schedule which meant that introductions weren’t always possible. They would simply stop by the latest drop-off point and take me to the next one. Get this. I was NEVER forgotten, not once. When I think of their schedules and all they had on their plate, I am simply amazed. It was a lesson in trust.

Proverbs 3:5-6, KJV: “⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

God is trustworthy. Notice that the verse says to trust in the Lord with all our hearts. He is worthy of all that trust. We are also not to lean on our own understanding. How many times do we trust Him and then still try to use our own understanding? We must acknowledge Him in all of our ways. He will direct us.

He will never be late or forget us. Your world is falling apart? Trust Him. He is still in control. There are many unknowns? Trust the all-knowing God. Funds are lacking? Trust Him. He is the Provider.

One thing I have learned over and over (slow learner here) in my disability and chronic illness is that God is trustworthy. It is easy (at least for me) to become anxious. He is still trustworthy.

Look at these verses. Isaiah 26:3-4, KJV: “³ Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. ⁴ Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:”

He is trustworthy. He brings peace when we keep our mind on Him. Trust. In Him is everlasting strength.

In what ways have you learned of the sweetness of trusting Jesus?