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Relying on God
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by Leah Hadder
admit it, I have struggled trusting God. It has not always
relationship was a season, a chapter—it was not meant to be
been easy for me to follow His leading. Through His
a lasting commitment.
goodness and grace, the Lord taught me through a
God taught me to trust Him when I did not
lesson that He could be trusted, even when I was angry,
understand. In His goodness, I realized why the
confused, and heartbroken. His love—in teaching me to
relationship needed to end. I can see it now. When I thought God was punishing me, He was propelling me forward into my destiny on a bright, shining path (Proverbs 4:18 ESV). He gave me hope and perspective. Instead of continuously reliving failure, I began daily to live out a successful future. I have listened to others lament over broken relationships, failed career plans, the loss of financial means, and many other unfortunate occurrences. There were times when I immediately knew what to say to provide comfort and other times when I gave a listening ear. Though I do not have all the answers, I know the One who does. Seek Him in prayer. Tell Him how you feel. Ask Him to guide you
trust Him—was evident in that lesson. It appeared in a breakup years ago. I wanted a relationship to continue so badly that
and to help you trust His plan. Refer to Jeremiah 17:7-8 ESV: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
when it fell through, I hastily became angry believing that
whose trust is the LORD.
God took away a blessing. At the time, I wondered if God
He is like a tree planted by water,
had intentionally acted to destroy the relationship as a
that sends out its roots by the stream,
punishment towards me. I mistakenly believed that He did
and does not fear when heat comes,
not care about my happiness nor that He cared about how I
for its leaves remain green,
would miss the relationship moving forward.
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
Though I hatefully questioned God, He lovingly
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
answered me. God is a faithful God. He is a caring God
Listen to Him. Obey Him. Allow yourself to see the
and He truly knows best. Years later—after much prayer
goodness of God move in your situation. May He continue
and studying scripture—I realized that the relationship I
to amaze you as He reveals His glory. As C.S. Lewis wrote,
had prayed to thrive would not have been ideal for myself
“Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if
or for him. We were moving through life on separate
nothing had yet been done.”
that relationship “collapse,” God has blessed both of us abundantly, separately, in the lives He designed for us. Our
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About The Author
tracks, needing to run our Christian races apart. Since Leah Hadder is a speaker, writer, and podcast host. She attends Living Word Church in Cleveland, Tennessee. Contact Leah at www.leahhadder.org.
