Trust.....

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding"

Proverbs 3:5

Wow. Ok. Do you ever have those moments when you feel like God kinda slaps you in the face? Not literally, but you know what I mean? Like, he says, "HEY! LOOK!" And, all of a sudden you're like WOW! Well, that most definitely happened last night at The Well. 

Some of you know I have a A LOT of financial struggles right now. Well, I have tried everything in my power to fix it. I have been to the bank. I have been to the financial aid office. I have basically been everywhere. No joke. Last night at The Well, the message was about Jesus' entry to Jerusalem just a couple of days before the cross. God is a magnificent planner. Jesus' entry was extremely planned. 

For example, Jesus entered on a donkey. Luke 19:29. It had been prophesied that the Messiah was going to ride a donkey in Zachariah 9:9. Just think about this donkey for a moment. Luke 19 tells us that it had never been ridden before. Now, it was going to carry Jesus into Jerusalem. Jesus, the man who was carrying all of your and mine sins on his shoulders. WOW! Next,  Jesus entered the city on Lamb Selection Day which was the families would pick out a lamb to sacrifice for the Passover. John 1:29 tells us that John called Jesus the Lamb of God. Final point, Jesus entered from the East. It had been prophesied that the Messiah would come from the East. DOUBLE WOW! 

Now, the people in the city thought that Jesus was coming to save them from the Romans, not save them eternally. Could you imagine how Jesus felt? Here He was, coming to save His people completely and they were too worried about what was going on in the city and not what He was actually doing. The scriptures actually says Jesus wept over the city. 

This got me thinking.....if Jesus wept over the people not getting the big picture of why He was there, He probably is sadden when I don't see the picture and doubt or get frustrated or worry about things that don't go my way. I have the hardest time trusting God with the simplest things, especially here recently. I honestly feel like that is one thing God is really teaching me right now to just trust in Him. I feel like He's telling me, "Stacie, I've got this. I love you. I'm not going to let anything go wrong. Trust me with it." And, I'm basically telling Him, "No. I got this," which totally breaks His heart. 

So this is my challenge to you and especially myself. Trust God with everything. He sees the big picture. Not us. Thank goodness. It's going to be rough. It's not going to be easy, but He will take care of us! 

 "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 14:14

Sidenote: If you are going to be on ETSU's campus tomorrow night, come to the amphitheater for The Well's Concert of Worship! It's going to be an amazing night!