By Becky Thomas

Trust and Obey
for there’s no other way
to be happy in Jesus
but to trust and obey
 

This beloved hymn is resounding in my mind and heart.  I have been, and have had others praying for the knowledge as to whether or not I should go on a mission trip to India in February.  The song is my answer.

Trust and obey.  I do not have trouble with the obeying.  No, I have not always obeyed.  However, it is not the most difficult of the two tasks.  Trusting, yes, that is my stumbling block. 

Numerous obstacles lie in the road to going to India February 8-18.  I will not begin to list the pros and cons.  You would tire of reading if I did.  The list is lengthy.  However, in the silence I have been forced to listen for His voice.

Now I am not going to say this is God speaking, it was just a way to help confirm what I should do.  The question had been asked several times as to whether or not I would be going on this mission trip.  To each question I answered, “I don’t know.”  As my heart was heavy for India one day, I had a text message come through my cell phone.  When I read it, I had to laugh.  AT & T sent a text with the message: your phone is capable of sending and receiving international texts.  HA!  Well, well!  There we go.

 No, I did not base my going on this trip on receiving this text message.  However, as I have been waiting on my God-moment to come, I have known in my heart that I have to trust God.  Not a big revelation, because that is known as a given!  However, as I chose in myself to list the pros and cons, my heart forgot to trust.  The cons are just common sense.  Oh, but “The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.  Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:9-10″ 

The will of God will be done.  This I choose to trust.  Because as it says in Psalm 13:5, His love is unfailing.  That I have seen throughout my life. 

So, as you walk the road that you are traveling, trust and obey.  There truly is no better way! 

Psalm 13:5-6 “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.  I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.” 

Not a burden we bear,
not a sorrow we share,
but our toil he doth richly repay;
not a grief or a loss,
not a frown or a cross,
but is blest if we trust and obey. But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey. {John Henry Sammis}