As other drivers come hurtling at me on the highway, I trust them without thought.

As I cross a railroad track or an intersection, I trust the traffic-control equipment, too often without considering that it might fail when I’m most vulnerable.

Do I also trust God?

“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God” (Psalm 20:7).

To remember something or someone requires thought.

Let my thoughts (and my trust) be directed — purposefully — toward Him.

Without question, God’s Word can do amazing, incredible, impossible things.

Breathed by and inseparable from the Almighty One, it is predictably effective and utterly trustworthy.

But it is my own decision whether or not I allow His Word to do its work in my life.

“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple” (Psalm 19:7).

Day by day, I need continual converting, from me and my ways to Him and His ways.

That practically goes without saying, as does the reality that I need huge amounts of wisdom.

But if I don’t love the Word and expose my heart to it often and daily, how can it possibly work in me?

Thus, part of letting it work is letting it enter and re-enter my mind.