Trust ...

Lately I have been challenged to think about Trust. What does it mean exactly? I just looked up the meaning in the dictionary and this is what it says: "to believe in and rely on"

I am coming to see that trust and faith are similar in many ways, but for now, what has been on my heart is that as our faith seems to increase and
"deepen" so can our trust.

Proverbs 3:5&6 says to "Trust in the Lord with all your heart ... " - its not a suggestion, rather a command. We need to trust, we are asked and told to trust Him. But, it is one thing to trust in God who is loving and good in both His character and in all that He does; but what about trust in man? We read in the Bible to NOT put confidence in man, but I am not sure that means we shouldnt trust.

What about if you have been hurt before, how do you trust again? I think it is similar to when we learned to walk;we learned step by step. Kay Arthur once said that when we trust and know God, we are able to trust in people; because ultimately, when people let us down, we can rest in knowing we have a loving God who will walk with us in that hurt.

If I put up my walls so high that no one can get in, who loses out? I do.
If I reject you, so you don't reject me - who loses out on love? I do.

For those of you who have been hurt by people, let me leave you with this thought. We (who are in Christ) are equipped and able to do ALL things through HIM who gives us strength - and that includes trusting.

That's all for today.

In Him who is Trustworthy and Faithful

Jacqueline