Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Trust

Hi Girls,

So trust can be a big issue for us eh? We trust some people and not others. People disappoint us and we are less likely to trust them again. What about God? Do you ever find that your trust in people effects the way you trust God? We don't always know what God will do in our lives so this uncertainty can cause us to distrust him. I think we all can admit that there have been times where we just didn't trust God, or areas of our life where we still don't, where we try to control everything.

Hebrews 11:1 says "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Seems like there is an element of trust in there to me. Trust and faith in God go hand in hand. We have faith that brings us certainity in God and we have trust in what God will do. We have to believe in God by faith but we can't fully believe if we don't trust. If we believe in God's love for us, than we have to trust that he will take care of us. Otherwise our beliefs have no action, no result or effect in our lives.

Ok, so how do we learn to trust God? People disappoint us and a lot of us have been hurt, had our trust betrayed so how do we keep that experience from effecting our life with God? First of all, our experience with people should not have any reflection whatsoever on our relationship with God. God is above people; God is perfect. God never makes mistakes. Our relationship with God should dictate how we treat people. Not the other way around.

Psalm 9:10 says "Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you." This verse tells us a couple very important things. First of all, our trust in God is sure because he will never forsake us- never leave us.

Unfortunately, I have to cut this short now so I can rush off to leave.. but hopefully what I have here will encourage you! Take a leap today girls with whatever stuff you're dealing with and trust God to handle it for you. Don't stress over what is out of your control and even what you can control, allow God to take the reigns and you'll be better off for it. So let's strengthen our faith today by putting more trust in God!!

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