Let me encourage you to live a life of trust in God, even in your day-to-day needs. Walk in integrity with steady steps, showing that you are unshakably strong in the strength that comes from trusting God alone. This will free you from constant worry; you won’t be troubled by bad news, and your heart

will be secure, trusting in the Lord. How wonderful it is to float along the stream of God’s providence! There’s no better way to live than by depending on a God who always keeps his promises. We have no worries because he cares for us; we have no troubles because we cast our burdens on the Lord.

Don’t hope to be deeply rooted if no strong winds ever blow over you. The knots on the roots of an oak tree and the twists in its branches tell of the many storms it has weathered, and they also show how deep its roots have gone. In the same way, through

God’s grace, the Christian is made strong and firmly rooted by all the trials and storms of life.