It is one thing to believe in the Lord. It is quite another to trust in Him. God expects us to do far more than merely acknowledge that He exists or that the Bible is true. With God, head knowledge is never enough. God wants our heart’s total commitment. Believing God is all-powerful means little if we never step out in faith depending upon His power in our lives. Believing God can perform miracles does not compare with personally experiencing the miraculous.
Trusting the Lord with all of your heart means that you hold on to God and His word even when your circumstances are confusing or difficult. It includes being confident in the Lord when you are in the midst of a crisis. It involves refusing to worry when you know God is guiding you. God does not ask for us to trust Him with a portion of our heart, or on Sundays. He expects us to be wholly committed to Him and His purposes for us at all times under every circumstance.
The greatest challenge for leaders, however, is resisting the temptation to rely on our own understanding. If we are leaders, it may seem that our wisdom and “street smarts” has helped us many times before. When pressures come or challenges arise, our natural inclination is to use the same thinking we relied on in the past. But our ways are not God’s ways. We cannot begin to understand all the ramifications of our actions and the decisions we must make. Too often we want to use our understanding coupled with God’s power. If you want God’s power in your life, you must do things His way.