Making decision: Do I trust in God? or do I trust in man?

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

In September 2016, I was confronted with a problem concerning outside damage to my house and water coming into my house.  I don't know how serious the problem is and at this point, I don't know how much money it will take to keep the house from serious damage.  Also I had just purchased some furniture and had greatly reduced the savings for repair/replacement.

I was speaking with Pam Padgett the night I had discovered the possible water damage inside the house.

I had also called a painter to advise me and had planned to meet with painter.

There was such a temptation to tell Pam what had happened but I really didn't want to "dump" my problem on Pam ... and I strongly realized that I could either put my trust in Pam or keep my trust in God.  The decision was mine.

As we talked by phone, I was considering this issue.   I asked God to help me to not dump this on Pam and to simply trust God to work all this out and to help me make correct decisions.

When I went to bed that night, I had the feeling that temporary measures would work concerning protecting the house ... caulking the house, putting temporary seals on the house, and such.  That should not be too expensive.  I felt great comfort about this.

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We have a woman in our little church group who has often dumped her problems on me.  It has been very hard for me.  It is such a way of life with her, I don't believe she even recognizes she is doing this or is about to to this.

When I was tempted to do this to Pam, I recognized I was about to do this.  So I had an opportunity to stop myself by praying to God.

If it is your way of life to tell other people your problems, then you might not know you are doing this.

But if you do turn to other people this way, you show you do not depend on God for help.

I would rather seek the help of God and trust God than man.

It is a deliberate choice.

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Here is an email I wrote the woman in our church group: 

"Tonight I had opportunity to dump on Pam.  I was praying for God to keep me from doing that.  If I can't trust God, what hope is there? ... If HE doesn't help me with current problem ...

It came down to my trusting in God or trusting in Pam as my god.  (making her as god)

There is no hope for me if I put my trust in Pam and turn from God, telling Pam my problem.

I did keep my mouth shut."

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I knew this was a life changing decision for me.  Little things often are!

Who is our God?  Does HE live?  Is HE alive?  Does HE help us?  Can we put our trust in HIM?

If we have really put our trust in God through prayer, talking with HIM about the problem, how can we run to other people and "dump" on them, troubling them?

To talk to other people shows we do not believe God will help us.  We deny God when we do this.