Thursday, July 22, 2010

rambling thoughts on the subject of trust

Trust is hard, and it's one of our most precious gifts to give. People might change, or let us down, or break our trust, but the Lord never will. God can always be counted on, He is always there and He will never change or leave us. That's how we can "trust in the Lord with all [our] hearts." {Proverbs 3:5} :)

How can we have faith in something that could change? God will never change. He is perfectly reliable and will never leave us. We can trust Him because He is constant. God is the one constant in life. We can trust Him because He knows us better than we know ourselves, better than anyone else. He made us, He created us, and He knows us perfectly. My life is secure in His hands. He will never change, He will never leave me.

Why would we put our faith in something that could change? Trust God more than anything else. Everything shall pass away, but God's word shall not pass away. {Matthew 24:35

The more Christlike I become, the more people can trust me. God is always faithful. If I become more like Him, I will be more trustworthy.

Trust in God above all else. Perfect faith. Trust God more than even yourself. Trust God to give you the strength to make it through. Acknowledge that I can't do it alone, or even with others, if I'm not with God. Everything good comes from God. :)

Put your trust in God - fully invested.

Job 13:15 - "Though He slay me, yet will I trust"

He is the Good Shepherd. He is perfectly loving. "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." ~John 10:27

"Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will remember the name of the Lord." ~Ps. 20:7

The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants, and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate. ~Ps. 34:22

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man or princes. {Psalms 118:8-9}

Sometimes we put our trust as a nation in our army or our national defense. Wrong.

"I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you to bear you up." ~D&C 84:88

"The fear of man bringeth a snare, but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe." ~Prov. 29:25

"I am encompassed about, because of the temptations and the sins which do so easily beset me. And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins, nevertheness, I know in whom I have have trusted. My God hath been my supportHe hath led me thorough mine afflictions in the wilderness, and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep. He hath filled me with his love... he hath confounded mine enemies,... he hath heard my cry." ~2 Ne. 4:18-23

Come what may, I will trust in the Lord.

"God... delivered his servants that trusted in Him." ~Dan. 3:28

"The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him." ~Nahum 1:7

I will put my trust in the Lord - I will make an active choice to place my life in His hands and let him guide my actions. My trust is a gift to give Him. The only thing I can give the Lord, really. He gave me my free will, and I can use it to choose His will.

"O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh." ~2 Ne. 4:34

"Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid, for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song, he also has become my salvation." ~2 Ne. 22:2

Once I put my trust in the Lord, I should not be afraid, for what is there to be afraid of? God is perfectly in control, always. He is all-powerful and perfectly loving and caring. He's got it. Faith casts out all fear.

The people of Nephi fortified against their enemies with their arms, and with all their might, trusting in the God and rock of their salvation, wherefore, they became conquerors of their enemies. {Jacob 7:25} Trusting in God doesn't mean idly sitting by and expecing God to do all the work. It means work your hardest and trust God to make up the rest and add more to you than you ever could have accomplished yourself. All He asks is that we give Him our all.

God has promised us that if we put our trust in Him we will be supported, lifted, receive mercy and joy, and be victorious. And God cannot lie.

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils. {Isa. 2:22} Who will I trust? Man, who will die and is mortal, or God, who is perfect and all-powerful and always there?

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