#RecessionProofed #HowToTRUST (Total Reliance Under Stressful Times) Experiences 8: God Have You Fully Covered For Life!

My recent review on my insurance coverage have inspired me to pen this devotional that God can be our ultimate Insurance- 

All of us feel secure to have some sort of protection to be well prepared for rainy days. There is nothing wrong in so-doing, but oftentimes, life doesn’t go as planned- None of us like unexpected ‘surprises’ that life may throw at us. But God has us all covered for life with these fundamental Truths from His original policies. 

1. God Is Our Life Policy.

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble

He will never leave us nor forsake us, He will be our safety net we can fall back on.

2. God Is Our Protection Policy.

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. – Psalm 54:4

No matter what happens, God is the Strength and Promise that undergirds our lives, 24/7. 

3. God Is Our Savings Policy.

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:19

He is our ultimate Provider, who meets all our needs.

If I may be audacious to propose a brand tag for God’s TRUST Insurance succinctly, it will read “The ONLY GUARANTEE, TRUSTED for life.” with these guarantee:

1. God never fail.

“I am the same yesterday, today and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8

He is the only constant that will not change though times can change; He will not call quits and abandon though markets can crash: He will not contradict His Integrity as it is part of His Divine character even though the laws on earth may evolve from time to time.

1. He will take care of ALL our needs. 

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

– Psalm 23:1

God knows exactly what we need, even before we ask of Him. In Him, we will lack nothing. 

2. 100% Safe. 

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore. – Psalm 121:7-8 

God is a strong tower and make a good hiding place; where He can preserve us from troubles, keeping us safe.

Where on earth can we find such a FREE insurance coverage that not only guarantee for life, we can also reap much benefits from it! God is good! 

#RecessionProofed #HowToTRUST (Total Reliance Under Stressful Times) Experiences 7: Downsize Mountains To Molehills (With A Chair?)

Continue from my previous post on “Birds, Birds, Where Are You?”, this time I shall relieve myself from missing holidaying by “imaginary travelling” to another picturesque landscape- the alps. (P.S. Interestingly, the devotional topic for my own Quiet Time on 7 October, is about mountain with the key verse from Isaiah 26:4, “TRUST (Emphasis for my devotional series!) in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord is the Rock Eternal.” Perhaps God is hurrying me to finish penning this piece, lol!)

I have always marvel at how majestic God created the mountains. They are towering over me so sky-high that the horizon seems to reach ‘peakless’. While meandering through the path from mountain to mountain, at certain juncture, I suddenly feel so small and insignificant… I found myself entertaining randoms, “What if the mountain suddenly topple over me? Will I be crushed to death?” Rocks of adversity and avalanche of messes precipitate crises that can easily enshroud any one in darkness.

But do you know there is a difference between belief and trust? Belief in something does not mean you are trusting in it. It is simply giving a mental assent to an idea, but not placing your faith in it. For example, you may believe that a trapeze performer can carry you across a waterfall in a wheelbarrow on a tightrope. But until you get onto the wheelbarrow, you have not placed your trust in what you believe about its safety. The performer assures and invites you to entrust your life completely to him to get you across. So the question is, “Can you believe that it is safe to get onto this wheelbarrow and trust with your life to this person who can carry you across safely?”

Let change another scenario, this time bizarre (if I may be being creative), a chair is placed in between the fearsome-looking mountains. Will you scrutinise this chair to such an extent- 

“This chair looks small…”, “The legs look flimsy…”, “Can it really support my weight, it won’t give way?”, “It does not look safe to sit on…”. In short, that means, you do not believe that this chair can be trusted to sit on safely. 

Believe and trust, or, unbelief and distrust? A better choice is still, believe and trust. A simple back to basic timeless Truth will be a solid anchor for life:

“Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart. And do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognise Him, And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].” (Proverbs 3:5-6 AMP)

The above verse, in most translations reinforced the word, TRUST, with the word, ALL our heart. Why our heart? Because our heart: (1) is the wellspring of life; (2) where everything you do flows from it; (3) determines the course of your life; (4) is the issues of life.

Our vacillating feelings can deceive us, our fallible wisdom can fail us, but the immutability of God stays indisputable. Surely, He is our secured anchor of hope! If we, in all our ways, acknowledge Him, then our “mountains” will shrunk into “molehills” and our paths will be made cleared. 

Remember, the Lord was long before any mountain and will be long after it has been reduced to nothing. He is the only rock of security and stability. All our tomorrows belong to Him. So we can live in trusted confidence that He will take care of us!

Amen?