trust

As young adults, we are energetic and ready to face the future. Besides our energy, the realities of life seem overwhelming and they altogether constitute another reason why we must face life headlong and squarely, if we must succeed. As we go on ahead every new day, the hurdles round and about us seem to weigh us down and sometimes sponsor the idea that we are incapable of facing the future or reaching out to live out the life we may have envisioned. Consequently, we live with the idea that the future is more out of reach than it is within grasp; it becomes a survival-for-the-fittest kind of struggle. For some of these ones, their philosophy of life is that we rise by the downfall of others. Everyone struggles to reach their desired future, even if it means to run roughshod over another. Worthy of note, however, is that all these actions are based on a fear of the unknown, fear of the future, and the desire to accomplish intended goals come what may. Notwithstanding the reality of the foregoing, this should not be the case. In life, provisions had been made for everyone especially for those who have known Jesus Christ as Lord. There is room for everyone at the top. There is no need for anxiety over what the future holds. God has taken care of everything even before we were formed. The very substance of our days were written in His book — and none can blot it out — long before any of them began to take shape in reality. Our fears are unfounded; If we stay with God, they must fade. If we will inherit the earth, shall we not dominate the paths He leads us through? Since He has put us in His special land, we need not worry because we are in a place where His eyes do not leave all year long. We are tremendously blessed. So blessed we are that we do not need to be angry with another, envy or be jealous over them. No one needs to fall before we rise. Our paths are distinct. In the Bible, a heathen nation did not know that although they were not serving the God of Heaven, He had provided for their protection. So they sought to protect themselves by bringing Israel to ruins. When they tried to curse them but failed, they brought Israel down by making Israel sin against their God. If Moab knew God’s word and mind concerning them, they would have acted differently. God had told the Israelites not to fight them because He was the one who established them in that land. But Moab’s attempt to keep themselves safe amounted to a distraction from purpose. Definitely, should there have been a mark that ought to have been met, Moab would have fallen short, for they were distracted by a cause that God had already provided for. So it is today; if we distract ourselves by unworthy causes, we presume to take God’s place in our lives, and that can earn us no good. But we will be confident if we know God’s mind about us and rest in His love. Moab was a heathen nation, but we are the children of God, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. Knowledge of God’s word is a defense. Similarly, in the scheme of things, had Israel simply kept to God’s commands for them, they would never have fallen to the ploy of the Moabites. They would have continued their journey, and achieved their goals safely all the way. The security we crave for, need, and desire in life is nowhere else but in Obedience to His word. Therefore, obedience to God’s word is our security. In conclusion, we must realize that God has got our backs. He’s provided all we need to succeed in life. He has indeed given to us all things that pertains to life and godliness. Let us not be presumptuous to go against the covenant. For those who do wickedly against the covenant are corrupted by flatteries, but without fail, if we know our God, and His word about us, and walk with Him in obedience, we will certainly do exploits, crushing every obstacle that comes our way. That God is for us, even when we do not know it, is our confidence. We win all the way. Jesus is for us, no one can be against us. Hallelujah!