Trust in the Lord
Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4 ESV
All of life and leadership is a faith journey for no one knows the future and how it will come to pass. Kingdom leaders make decisions based upon the best information available and then trust that the Lord will establish the work of our hands. (see Psalm 90:17)
Faith is only as good as the object of our faith. I could have great faith that if I jump off my roof and flap my arms rapidly, then I will fly. But my faith and strenuous effort will not conquer gravity. The object of my faith was not worthy of my trust.
The more we know about what (or Who) we are placing our trust in, the more confident we will act. Some leaders are placing their faith and trust in themselves and their leadership experience. While your ability to control outcomes and recall previous experience may prove helpful, there still is no certainty of outcome. Your vision is fixed on the ‘rear-view mirror’ instead of on Him who controls the future.
Some leaders will put their faith and trust in other people – their team, their co-workers or their friends. But once again this is short-sighted and can lead to great disappointment as all people are fallen and people in process. They will disappoint you (and you too will disappoint others) – it is only a matter of when, not if.
Some others will trust their processes or their own resources. They take reasonable risks in their leadership and assume that their ‘rainy day resources’ will cover any eventuality. But there will always be something beyond the expected norms – the 100 year flood – that far out-strips all available resources.
Any trust placed outside of the Lord Himself is doomed to be shown as folly. Having our trust and faith in Him alone will ensure a stability and security that rises above the everyday trials of life and leadership. This does not mean that we live a ‘pain-free’ life or have a leadership that is devoid of great upheavals. But what it does mean is that He will see us through whatever comes our way. He is sufficient for all that we experience and He has promised never to leave us.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7 ESV
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV
The more you know the Lord and His ways, the more your faith and trust in Him will grow!
Where’s your trust today?
Developing Kingdom Leaders - Tom Yeakley 