Who do I trust?

'Then all the remnant of Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to reside there will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs.'
Jeremiah 44.28

Sooner or later, we all have to make a choice. God's word or my word? God's way or my way? It's not that the two can peacefully coexist together because the two directly oppose each other. God's word is focussed on His Son and those who love Him. My word is focussed on myself. My word comes from a heart that is dark with selfishness and lies. God's word comes from a heart that is light with love and truth. My word is regularly proven to be false, regularly shown to be foolish and regularly lets people down, including myself. God's word is always proven to be true, always shown to be wise and always works for the good of those who love Him. It is a word that is so completely different to what we are used to, that it often becomes difficult to understand and easy to confuse. That is not His failing, but ours.

The choice still has to be made, eternity past has proven that his word will always stand, I only have to look back over today to see that mine will frequently fail (and I've only been up for an hour). I know that his word will bring life, his word will bring fulness of joy (which when you get past the language is surely what everyone really wants!) and will never let me down. So why do I fail to trust it? Fail to study it?

Like everything in life, I want to feel good and I want it quickly. God's word requires time and effort, but the result makes everything else look pathetic. The greatest human emotions provided by living for self, could never compare to the riches found in following God and standing on His word. Today, I make that choice. His word or mine?

I choose His!