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The day came when I was faced this a terrible fact: \u00a0My life did not match what God had to say about me. \u00a0When I finally came to the place where I had to confess that I didn’t measure up, I had to do something. \u00a0I had to take action.<\/p>\n
It was \u00a0early 2009. \u00a0The economy tanked. \u00a0I just started a new sales job. \u00a0Business was at an all time low. \u00a0I was facing a brick wall with nowhere to turn. \u00a0At that juncture, the search began. \u00a0I turned to God and His Word like never before. \u00a0I got up early each morning and read, \u00a0prayed, and journaled. \u00a0I began to hear God’s voice: \u00a0“Michael, do you trust Me?” \u00a0May immediate answer was, “Yes Lord, I trust you.” \u00a0However, the Lord was not convinced for He asked me that same question for months until I finally realized that I didn’t trust Him<\/strong>. \u00a0I loved Him, but didn’t trust Him. \u00a0Once I confessed my lack of trust, things began to happen.<\/p>\n Can you love someone and not trust them? \u00a0Sure you can. \u00a0There are several people I love, but I do not trust. \u00a0They have broken trust with me based on their lies (words) \u00a0and broken promises (actions). \u00a0However, God is not a person that He should lie. \u00a0As a matter of truth, God CANNOT lie. \u00a0If God is true and cannot lie, why don’t I trust Him?<\/p>\n We all were raised and conditioned not to trust. \u00a0Just about everyone we know either lied or broke promises to us. Look at the divorce rate, affairs, bankruptcies, lawsuits, politicians, etc. \u00a0Life is full of heartache due to broken trust. \u00a0We see it even in churches and among believers. \u00a0I was even sued by believers because of the corruption of religion! \u00a0Can you believe it? With all the distrust around us, we end up not trusting God Himself.<\/p>\n We pray for healing and prosperity and God seems not to answer. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Does He not hear? \u00a0Is He also untrustworthy?<\/p>\n The problem is not with God, it is with us. \u00a0We have associated God and but Him in the same box as we put everyone else. How then can I trust God? \u00a0It all starts with His Word. \u00a0We have to LEARN to trust what He says.<\/p>\n I have learned that reading the Bible is not enough. \u00a0I have learned that I need to meditate on His Word and let it soak into my every thought, to the point my heart becomes fully persuaded of His faithfulness to keep His promises. \u00a0Once I was convinced in my heart and was fully persuaded \u00a0that His Word is true, life began to change for me. \u00a0My prayers were answered. Healing took place. Abundance flowed into my life. \u00a0All because I was more persuaded that God’s Word was true than I was of my (real) situation.<\/p>\n When we are more convinced of God’s Word than our sickness, lack, loneliness, etc., things will change. \u00a0What we believe MORE will manifest. \u00a0Healing will come. \u00a0Prosperity will appear. \u00a0Relationships will develop. \u00a0The ordinary with become extraordinary. \u00a0This is what happens when we truly trust God and His Word.<\/p>\n