Transformational Thought
Martine, the kids, and I are always chuckling at the many goofy insurance commercials on TV these days. One newcomer is the Progressive sob stories with Flo. Another favorite is the Allstate commercial featuring Mayhem, a guy who suffers bodily abuse. The Geico commercials that feature the caveman and the stack of money with eyes are funny. We’re partial to “Nationwide is on your side” because our daughters have had a couple accidents and Nationwide has been on our side. A time-honored classic is “The Good Hands People” of Allstate. They ask us to trust them, to submit and put our lives in their hands when potentially serious, life-endangering circumstances strike. To submit a significant area of life to someone else, you really have to trust them, interview them, get other people’s feedback and check their track record. But you really don’t know for sure until you give them an audition.
You see, God is the ultimate insurance company. Some say He sells fire insurance to save us from the fiery furnace of Hell. But He also provides protection techniques to help us avoid “accidents.” God also gives us help to navigate this crazy world system and restore the soul to its intended created condition even when an “accident” does occur.
In order to submit your life fully to God, you have to trust Him from the bottom of your heart. Trust His unconditional love. Trust that His way and instructions really are the best. Trust that He is able to deliver all that He promises. Trust that listening to Him and obeying Him will keep you on track to the life you desire.
How do we build that kind of trust? By getting to know Him better … through prayer, talking and listening … through studying and meditating on the Bible … by being sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Moreover, audition Him. Experience His love. Then look back and remember how He has loved you and helped you in the past. Recognize that His way has always proved to be the right way. When you look back at situations that did not work out despite your trust in God, I bet you inserted some of your plan in place of His. You may have used your own value system or time line to evaluate the results instead of His.
Even if you aren’t sure and haven’t been swayed by the preponderance of evidence, what are your other alternatives? Trusting yourself? You know how much you mess up. Trust anyone else in this world or any other system? It’s not as if there’s a great list of alternatives from which to choose. Sure, you know a lot of nice people. On the outside, they seem to have it together pretty well. But on the inside? Who knows? Nobody has the big trustworthy hands to step into like our Heavenly Father. Guaranteed.
Today, listen for God’s voice and guidance in everything you do, everywhere you go. Slow down your thinking as you contemplate a few situations in your head. Ask, “What Godly principles are in this interaction or situation?” Are you submitting to His plan above all else? Is He truly at the center of your life? You will have much more peace when you know you have the best insurance company looking after your every step!
Whether you trust God’s insurance policy or you trust yours is your decision, so choose well.
Prayer
Dear God, Please forgive me for all the times I’ve attempted to figure things out on my own … instead of relying on You. I do trust You … when life is going well and no curveballs are coming at me. Help me to trust You when adversity comes out of the blue. Teach me to tune in to Your voice in everything I do, everywhere I go. Help me to seek Your will at all times and Your plan above my own desires. I pray this and all prayers in the name of the One whose insurance policy covered all my sin with no deductible, Jesus Christ. And all God’s children say – AMEN!
The Truth
Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Proverbs 3:5-7
