In God I Trust!

"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."  - Ernest Hemingway

It's no secret that we have an obvious problem with trust in our world. From our leaders, the media, to ourselves, there are issues that raise doubts, and make us question the credibility of anything, sometimes even God.

Maybe we get into trouble because we confuse "trust" and"faith" as put forth in Scripture. Though they are somewhat similar, they do have some important differences. Faith is the gift of God, where trust is the result of this faith (Ephesians 2:8-9).

The Book of Judges contains many examples of what can happen when faith and trust in God, is not totally understood and performed. Israel lived in what was a cycle of sin and deliverance primarily caused by exactly this point.

The fact is, we are sinful people. This means that all have the potential to fall short when it comes to trust. "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD" (Jeremiah 17:5).

Trusting ourselves runs risks and can be questionable at best, however placing our trust in the LORD is safe and secure. Only He is trustworthy in the fullest sense. His Word, nature, and perfect and purposeful plans for us can be fully trusted (Psalm 93:5; Psalm 111:7; Titus 1:9).

And even though our faith at times may be shaken, or falter; or we find ourselves seduced by sin, no matter, God will not let us fall (Psalm 37:24). The believer knows that regardless of what may come, his faith-based trust in Him will never yield (Psalm 112:7).

Scripture: Psalm 37:5; Psalm 9:10; Isaiah 26:3; John 14:1; Psalm 118:8

Prayer: Holy Father, I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. always, amen.

Bless you always,

Lauren