{"id":32838,"date":"2019-11-02T11:32:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T11:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/?p=32838"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:01:12","slug":"trust-him-and-pray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2019\/11\/trust-him-and-pray\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust Him and Pray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Trust Him and Pray. Even when you don\u2019t feel like it. This is the only way to survive and even thrive in the significant suffering.<\/p>\n

In yesterdays blog post<\/a> I spoke about the intersection between the series on the Commands of Jesus and the work I am doing on suffering, in particularly reviewing Tim Keller\u2019s book backwards (see parts 1<\/a> and 2<\/a>). Well today those two series completely collide.<\/p>\n

There is an old hymn whose words I initially remembered wrong. \u00a0I thought it said something like, \u201cTrust him and pray, for there\u2019s no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust him and pray\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

But in fact the Lyrics don\u2019t talk directly about prayer, but rather obedience.<\/p>\n

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Trust and obey, for there\u2019s no other way
\nTo be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.<\/p>\n

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
\nBut His smile quickly drives it away;
\nNot a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
\nCan abide while we trust and obey . . .<\/p>\n

And \u2018Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
\nJust to take Him at His Word;
\nJust to rest upon His promise,
\nJust to know, \u201cThus saith the Lord!\u201d
\nJesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
\nHow I\u2019ve proved Him o\u2019er and o\u2019er;
\nJesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
\nOh, for grace to trust Him more!
\nOh, for grace to trust You more!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can listen to a video of this old hymn here:<\/p>\n