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Learning to Trust
Doreen Alvarez (Florida, USA)
TODAY’S READING
Psalm 94:16-19
KEY VERSE: When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. – Psalm 94:19 (NIV)
The Upper Room 27 January 2022 Devotional MESSAGE:
Many times I have stressed over things beyond my control. I began to ask myself, Why? Do I doubt God? Then my friend suggested that when I felt stressed and worried over something, I should write it down, put it in a “God Box,” and stop fretting about it.
One day when I was stressing over things I could not control, I tried it. I wrote my worry on a piece of scrap paper, prayed, cried, and put it in the box. I may have prayed a few more times, but eventually I forgot it. Whenever a new issue came up, I put it in the box. And when I eventually decided to empty the God Box, I couldn’t remember a single thing I had written!
Over the years, I have grown in my faith and no longer need a physical God Box. I am better able to surrender my worries to God and trust that God cares for my concerns. I realize now that the answer to my earlier question is that I wasn’t trusting God. But God has always cared for me. I have learned to trust more and doubt less with renewed hope and joy.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear God, in our times of need, open our eyes to your love and faithfulness. Help us to grow in our faith by surrendering our struggles to you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I can grow in my faith by trusting God with my concerns.
PRAYER FOCUS
To trust God with my worries
The Upper Room 27 January 2022 Devotional. The Upper Room is a daily devotional magazine published in more than 30 languages and 100 countries around the world. The daily meditations are written by readers of the magazine and others interested in sharing their faith experiences through writing—both laity and clergy, published authors and new writers. The meditations are stories of real people working to live faithfully with the Bible as their touchstone. Every day, readers of The Upper Room around the world read the same story in many different languages and pray the same prayer together. Read More