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Will You Choose to Trust God with Your Life Today?

Will You Choose to Trust God with Your Life Today?

Last updated on: August 6, 2026 at 11:00 am by Randy Alcorn

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Will You Choose to Trust God with Your Life Today? 2026-07-09T11:03:32-08:00 Randy Alcorn

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In her book Choosing Gratitude, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth shares a pledge written by a Bible teacher named Russell Kelfer. He challenged believers to write these words on a sheet of paper, and sign their names, then make a habit of recommitting themselves to it on a regular basis:

Having been born into the kingdom of God, I do hereby acknowledge that God’s purchase of my life included all the rights and control of that life for all eternity.

I do further acknowledge that He has not guaranteed me to be free from pain or to have success or prosperity. He has not guaranteed me perfect health. He has not guaranteed me perfect parents. He has not guaranteed me perfect children. He has not guaranteed me the absence of pressures, trials, misunderstandings, or persecution.

What He has promised me is eternal life. What He has promised me is abundant life. What He has promised me is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, meekness, and self-control. He has given me all of Himself in exchange for the rights to my life…

Therefore, I acknowledge this day the relinquishment of all my rights and expectations, and humbly ask Him by His grace to replace these with a grateful spirit, for whatever in His wisdom He deems to allow for my life.

In other words, this day—like every other day—belongs to God, not me. So, if God determines that I should spend time contending with a flat tire, an unpleasant confrontation, or even an unexpected trip to the emergency room, that’s completely up to Him. He knows best. He’s the master, I’m His servant. I have trusted Him with my eternal life, and I will trust Him with my life today.

We have a God who loves us and is sovereign over the universe, including all evil. We can’t find peace without believing in the sovereignty of a loving God. The beauty of the Christian worldview is that while we’re encouraged to take initiative and control what’s within our power, we also know that the enormous part of life we can’t control is under God’s governance.

Scripture tells us that God is intimately involved in His children’s days:

“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps” (Proverbs 16:9).
“The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way” (Psalm 37:23).
“Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the LORD will stand” (Proverbs 19:21).
“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands” (Acts 17:26).

“Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases” (Psalm 115:3). And since God is eternally wise and good and happy, and we’re not, we’re far better off with Him, not us, in control.

Because Jesus willingly entered this world of evil and suffering and didn’t spare Himself, but took on the worst of it for my sake and yours, He has earned my trust for what I can’t understand. I and countless others have found Him to be trustworthy!

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