Verse of the week: Trust him moreI

It is a new week! Which means a new truth to hold on to in God's word! Yay!

Romans 8:31-39 (MSG)

So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture:

They kill us in cold blood because they hate you.We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one.

None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.

I love the writings of Paul because it's like he knows the inside of my soul. And right now I have a love for the Message Bible because it just makes it so easy to understand. Sigh. Right now in my life things are a little confusing. Just circumstances happen and people happen and I don't really get the outcome yet. It makes me wonder what exactly am I supposed to be doing with my life... if I am in the right spot and yet God has called me here and He has said that this is what I am supposed to do so here I am. I cried a little when I read this, this morning because Paul is so passionate about what he believes. He is absolutely convinced! I want to be absolutely convinced that no matter what comes my way no matter how life shifts and moves - that I can trust God. I feel like I am so far from that. 

I want that passion - that drive for whatever God has for me. That I can say "Lord if you have me washing dishes the rest of my life, I will serve you with the same zeal I would if I was out preaching the Gospel." To be so sure - no doubt in anything that Christ has done or said. That's what I want. More than anything in the whole entire world I want to trust Christ more. I can't do it on my own though - it's all well and good that I talk about trusting Christ but what it all comes down to is the day to day living that out. I can't live it out without him. 

So help me Lord to trust you more! I need you! :)