Trust God meditation

TRUSTING GOD

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"
– Matthew 6:25-34

Say, Nothing will befall us except what God has decreed for us. He is our Master. In God, the believers should trust.
– Quran 9:51

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.
– Proverbs 3:5-6

A FEW WORDS ON TRUST

• Trust is the basis of all relationships. It is believing in and relying on someone or something.
  
• Trusting in worldly circumstances, people, or events leads to anxiety.
  
• The immutable peace that is within us comes from absolute trust in God.
  
• Trust in God is the basis of all faith practices. That trust is the spring out of which forgiveness, patience, guidance, mercy, and ultimately our salvation emerge.

purpose of this meditation: To experience the peace that is always within us.

method ... In this meditation we release any anxiety (caused by expectations) to come peace by trusting God to take care of whatever we notice during the meditation period.

INSTRUCTION

Start each meditation session by reminding yourself of your intention: EXPERIENCING THE PEACE WITHIN THAT COMES BY LETTING GO AND TRUSTING GOD.

Begin by sitting comfortably. Then take a couple of deep breaths, and NOTICE what is so for you right now: thoughts, feelings, or sensations.

As thoughts, or feelings arise in you, just NOTICE them. In this practice we don't judge any thought, feeling, or sensation, or try to stop them. We just NOTICE them like we might NOTICE cars passing by on a roadway.

After NOTICING each thought, or feeling, LET IT GO by saying to yourself mentally "You alone I trust - thank you" and then return your attention to your breath.

Repeat this process (NOTICE thoughts or feelings - say: "You alone I trust - thank you" - return to your breath.) for the remainder of the session.

If you are just beginning a meditation practice, continue the meditation for about one minute longer than is comfortable. We should never be hard on ourselves during this practice.

Always take what you get from each session remembering that God is listening and responding.

Meditation can be disturbing. The best meditations are often the ones that seem most disturbing.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Remember God will guide if you but trust Him.

You will come to see that you need do nothing to get out of a problem you don’t have.

May the Lord shower you with His mercy and bless your affairs with His guidance.