TRUST

"But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord" (Psalm 31:14).

 

The Bible uses the word "trust" 149 times.  The overwhelming majority of these uses declare that we should, "trust in the Lord".  The second most common use of the word is that we should NOT put our trust in men.  Thirdly, we should NOT trust ourselves.  Trust God--not each other--not ourselves!  "Not trusting" is not some cynical and unloving attitude that we might immediately think of.  "Not trusting" means that we understand, as Jesus did, the frailty of the human heart and our tendency to fail to live up to each other's expectations.  It is to understand that we most often act more like Judas than we do Jesus.  So, we are to put our trust in God and simply love each other, warts and all.

 

Today, put your trust completely in the God who never fails and resist the urge to entrust yourself and your emotions to lesser beings.  You will then be free to truly love and to truly forgive as Jesus does.