Trusting Without Borders

As I listened to the song “Oceans” by Hillsong United, I was overwhelmed by the depth of trust in these words.

Oceans

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders

Let me walk upon the waters, wherever You would call me

Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander

And my faith will be made stronger, in the presence of my Savior

Do you feel like your trust in God is so deep that it is without borders? Dictionary.com defines “border” as the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary. The phrase without borders means without limits or constraints; without a band or margin around or along the edge; having no outer boundary. That is absolute trust - no doubt about anything whatsoever!

My trust in God has grown deeper over the years, but I cannot say that it is at a level of “without borders”. Sometimes there are situations in which I find myself feeling anxious. Maybe I don’t know what to expect under the circumstances or maybe I am being questioned about something that I am not prepared for. But instead of trusting God to lead me through or to give me the appropriate words to say, I am more focused on my fleshly symptoms of anxiousness. I am not trusting God without borders!

So what happens if we don’t totally trust God? Let me share one thought.

Take a look at the word “trust”. Spell it out - T.R.U.S.T. If you remove the “T”, you are left with “RUST”. Let me tell you about rust:

- Used as a noun, it means a coating formed on iron when chemically attacked by moist

air and water; there is corrosive or injurious influence or effect.

- Used as a verb, it means to degenerate from inaction, lack of use, or passage of time; to impair or corrode.

Do you understand what will happen if we are not trusting God to lead us? We will begin to RUST! We will be attacked by the enemy; a corrosive coating will begin to form in us; we will degenerate from inaction; we will become corroded from lack of use of the power that God gave us.

The word degenerate is the opposite of regenerate.

- Degenerate means “to sink to a lower and corrupt state”.

- Regenerate means to be “restored to a better, higher, and more worthy state”.

Isn’t that where we want to be - in a better and higher state in the heavenlies?

For repairing rust spots, general recommendations included frequent cleaning and waxing and the application of various oils.

- How about our own “rust” spots? Don’t they need to be cleaned with God’s Word and anointed with oil?

At the first sign of rust, one may prevent further damage by attending to problem spots immediately. It is important to react quickly because light rust damage could indicate a higher level of unseen deterioration.

- It’s what is unseen, or in the darkness, that will affect our trust in God. We must have faith and remain in His marvelous light and trust in His Word.

We must be diligent to stay in the Word so that the distractions in our lives don’t confuse us and begin the rusting or degenerating process. God’s Word is our anointing, and nothing can penetrate it as long as we keep it intact. It is the anointing that destroys the yoke or the degeneration of our faith. We are covered in His robe of righteousness, and we can’t afford to lose or destroy that covering!

Trusting and believing in God are critical to the faith of Christians. But trusting without borders must be the ultimate trust in God. I pray that we all will get there!

Psalm 9:10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Thanks for stopping by,

Rachel