Taking God at His Word

A quick entry here--I have been mulling this observation from the devotional Streams in the Desert:

"Miss Havergal has said: "Every year, I might almost say every day, that I live, I seem to see more clearly how all the rest and gladness and power of our Christian life hinges on one thing; and that is, taking God at His word, believing that He really means exactly what He says, and accepting the very words in which He reveals His goodness and grace, without substituting others or altering the precise modes and tenses which He has seen fit to use."  -March 24th

Taking God at His word--how often do I truly do this?  How much more often do I substitute others or alter the precise modes and tense as she suggests?

What does it mean to take God at His word?  It's a heady concept, but I do have some initial thoughts:

1.  I think it means trusting that whatever He is doing in my life today---though seemingly inconvenient, trivial, or unfair---is exactly what is necessary.  It is what I need, not something other.

2. It requires faith that He will work through my circumstances, not just in spite of them (though He may chose to do that too.)

3. It requires that I lean into my spirit and The Spirit.