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Trust Beyond What We Can See
Trust Beyond What We Can See
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
Psalm 20:7
When the battle is at its fiercest, our natural tendency is to trust in what we can see, touch, and control. We look for visible solutions, influential people, financial security, or our own strength to rescue us.
Throughout Scripture we repeatedly see God’s people tempted to place their confidence in earthly alliances. Kings looked to Egypt and other nations for protection instead of trusting the God who had delivered them time and time again. What seemed powerful in human eyes could never compare to the power of the Lord.
God continually calls us to a different kind of trust.
“Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
2 Kings 6:16–17
The servant could only see the enemy. Elisha saw heaven’s army.
Nothing had changed in the natural. The enemy was still there. The city was still surrounded. The only difference was that God opened the servant’s eyes to the unseen reality.
How often are we like that servant?
We become overwhelmed by the circumstances in front of us because we cannot yet see what God is already doing around us.
When our trust is in the Lord, we can rest even when everything appears impossible. Though the battle may look dire, God surrounds His people on every side. He is never caught by surprise, never outnumbered, and never defeated.
Sometimes it is darkest just before the dawn, but darkness has never prevented God from bringing the morning.
The victory has never depended on the size of the enemy. It has always depended on the greatness of our God.
When we choose to trust Him, He teaches us to see beyond what our natural eyes can perceive. Faith begins to recognise what fear cannot see. We discover that the battle truly belongs to the Lord, and that He is already fighting on behalf of those who place their confidence in Him.
May our prayer be the same as Elisha’s:
“Lord, open my eyes that I may see.”
Not merely the problems surrounding me, but the God who surrounds the problems.
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