God Has to Show Up

At the end of every podcast, we like to ask our guests to share what God has been teaching them in this season of life. This week’s guest is Matt Bird, an international speaker, author and broadcaster. He has spoken in 30 countries to more than a million people, has written 11 books and writes for The Times newspaper.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

You know, the biggest challenge for me. And it's the place that I always come back to that I always wrestle with is how much am I trusting Jesus? You know, proverbs says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Rely not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and he will make your path straight. 

And it's a lovely verse because it’s so simple. But the distance between understanding and execution of that can be enormous. We can know it in our heads. But to live it out in our lives, with our future, our relationships, our families, the future of our business, the future of our social impact is so challenging. 

Are we truly, truly trusting everything to God? Can I live on a daily basis, trusting Jesus in everything and all I'm doing? 

Some days I get that right. And some days I'm wriggling and wrestling all over the place. But for me, finding that place of trust puts me in a place of peace and centeredness in Christ that cannot be wavered regardless of what's happening around me. And when you're out there, as I am as an entrepreneur in the social space, a lot of the time I'm taking huge risks putting it all out there.

And if God doesn't turn up, I'm going to look awfully stupid. But I think that’s the point. If I want to do something for God, it should require Him to show up for it to work.