A Prayer to Trust God in the Unknown - Your Daily Prayer - July 12

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A Prayer to Trust God in the Unknown
By Keneesha Saunders Liddie

Bible Reading:
Psalms 37: 5 Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him, and he will do this.

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The world is in turmoil; there are wars and rumors of wars everywhere we look. So many things are happening, and the days seem even shorter. We can make plans to get married, have children, or buy a house, but no one really knows the future. This is why God says when the Son of man returns, people will still be living life to the fullest. It will be as it was in the days of Noah.

People will get drunk, get married, and have fun. The question is, would there be faith on the earth? This is why we are to trust God in the unknown: it is faith in action. We should be living in expectation of his coming. Each day given to us could be our last. What’s interesting is that Jesus lived and walked on the earth, knowing when and how his last day would be. Yet he lived a life that pleased God the Father. He didn’t try to change the plans; he was obedient. As we live out our lives, let us trust God in the unknown.

Let us trust Him with tomorrow and our future, because the plans He has for us are good, giving us hope and a future. God simply wants us to commit our ways to Him by trusting and obeying. The unknown is not scary because God is there already. All things are working for our good because God has a way of turning our mess into a message and our tests into testimonies. He does this so that he can receive glory and so that we can be a blessing to others.

My mind recalls the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who refused to bow to the idol image of Nebuchadnezzar. They had an idea of what would happen to them if they didn’t bow and were willing to suffer for the cause of Christ. Let us always remember that man can do what they want to us, but God is the one we should fear. These three Hebrew boys didn’t fear the unknown; they knew God had proven himself to them in the past by making them bigger and stronger by eating vegetables and water. They knew whether death was the outcome or deliverance, they were going to be obedient to their God.

As we live day to day, let us live in the moment, as though every day God gives could be our last. Commit your plans and future to God while looking up because the signs are clear, and Jesus can come right now. I also think of Esther, who had to decide whether to appear before the King without being summoned. Like the three Hebrew boys, she committed her trust to God and made up her mind to die if need be. Esther stepped out by faith into the unknown, saying, “If I perish, I perish.” She risked it all and placed everything on the line to save the Jews. I submit to you that you can be like Esther, the three Hebrew boys, and even Daniel by trusting God with your future.

Dear Righteous God,

Thank you for being God, my creator and redeemer. You are omnipresent, so you occupy the past, present, and future simultaneously. You are omniscient, the all-knowing one who knows exactly what my future holds. So I worship you, God, because your thoughts towards me are good and the plans you have for me are good as well. Help me have faith in the plans you have for me as I trust you with the unknown. Father, help me to commit my ways to you and trust in the process because you will bring it all to pass. Oh, Sovereign Lord, thank you for your goodness, grace, and mercy that extend to everyone here on earth. Thank you for your unfailing love that reaches across the evil being displayed in this, your world. There are so many prophecies being fulfilled right before my eyes that I’m skeptical to make plans, but I will live by faith and not let the worries and cares of this world cause me to lose focus on you. I trust you, Lord, and I commit my plans and my future to you. Help me not to lean on my own understanding but acknowledge you and seek your face. In Jesus name, amen.

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Keneesha Saunders-Liddie is a wife and mom. She is an avid reader of wholesome romance novels and a writer. She has a Master's in Biblical Counseling as she believes in the sufficiency of Scripture. As a pastor’s kid, she fell in love with the way Jesus loved her at an early age and wants to encourage others to live for Him through her words. You can find more musings from her at keneeshaliddie.com

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