As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him. Ps 18:30

Each day we are confronted with new opportunities and challenges where we must make decisions. The decisions we make can have great or little consequences, but every decision reflects who we trust. As a child, we may have gone to our father, because a father knows best. In time, we hesitate to go to him, and our hesitation is reflected in how we trust in the Lord. The scripture passage before us today teaches us that God’s “way is perfect” and can be trusted. “His way is perfect” because God is perfect. God is perfect in His holiness, His righteousness, His wisdom, His faithfulness, His trustworthiness, His mercy, and in all His judgements. God is perfect in all His ways and in every way. He can never fail and will never fail “those that trust in Him.” God wants to be the resource for not only the big decisions you will face, but the small and simple ones as well. He says to all who will look to Him by faith, “in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path” (Prov 3:6). Our loving heavenly Father has made Himself available to all who trust Him by faith and promises to help all who come to Him (Heb 4:16). The greatest thing that hinders a child of God from going to their heavenly Father is fear. We hesitate in fear with thoughts that our matter is too trivial, to small, unimportant or God is busy with more important things. He is the God of the universe. Often our perception of God is filtered through the lenses of how we relate to our earthly fathers. There were times as a child when we seemed to disrupt our earthly father, distracted him from important matters, and on occasion, disappointed him that we were not able to live up to his expectations. This is not so with our heavenly Father. He is never distracted, disrupted, nor disappointed by our coming to Him. In fact, our coming to Him demonstrates our love for Him. Jesus said “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him” (Jn 14:19). God’s word is that He invites all to come. My friend, go to your heavenly Father today, for He cares for you, and He delights to spend time with you. You will honor your earthly father even more because you “trust in Him.” Father, thank You that Your way is perfect, and Your Word is true. Help me to let go of my fears and trust in You. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.