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 support. He 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?

seattle ♥

i miss seattle so much it is my home and native land where the water is in the air where it belongs and my skin can absorb it like a fish

and the beautiful green trees
and the water

and the coffee (that i don't drink haha)

and the hippies

and the ocean

and the green

and the beautiful

and the seattle

that i love

♥♥

let's discuss my medical history, shall we?

I cracked my arm bone in elementary school but didn't get a cast because my mother didn't believe me and so didn't take me to the hospital until a month later when it still hurt. and it had already fixed itself {mostly} so I just got an arm brace.

My sophomore year of high school, my mother tricked me into having toe surgery. Literally tricked me. Lied to me about why we were going to the doctor. I believed her up until the nurse took me to the room labeled SURGERY. thanks mom.

Later that year I fell down the stairs and got a concussion... that was exciting.

Wisdom teeth removal senior year... thought I was going to die. I did not die {barely}.

And now I have broken my foot.

The first of this month I hurt my foot at a friend's house, but I didn't think it was that bad so I drove home. Now a week later it still kinda hurts and is bruised pretty badly so I just went to the doctor's.... oh. It's broken. And all the doctors think I'm an idiot/liar when I tell them I was just walking and I fell. and broke it. on some stairs. cement ones.

But it's the truth.

yay me! :)

But it really doesn't hurt that bad and I don't even get a cast, just a shoeboot thing for sympathy purposes. Not too much walking, & wear the boot for a month.

Yay, memories! :)

the awkwardest thing that ever happened to me and was documented and posted to the internet.

Preface: I spent a week in a cabin with my three best friends. Stayed up late, slept in past noon. Practically got hypothermia swimming in the lake. Got really sunburnt. Chased 2 muskrats named Rattigan & Cece. Ate lunch on the roof. Took fail to a new level playing horseshoes and volleyball. Won 4089 m&ms playing blackjack. Went boating. Laid out on the dock. Walked past a hobo's lair. Went for a midnight dip. It was the perfect start to the summer :)

On the drive home............................

We see some guy with a camera, taking pictures of us!! He holds up a sign to the window with a blog address. So a few weeks later, we check it out. This is what we found.

 QUOTE: "Okay - now - here's the scoop, so we passed this car full of girls just outside of Medical Lake. The driver, she's looking thrilled. The passengers are all asleep or in their own little worlds."

 "as I was saying... snoozerville."

 "Now - let's get the party started...they found our photo project funny apparently."

// YEAH we did you crazy!!!

here's a story for ya......

yesterday i was weeding... and i saw a little baby shrew thing!! and it was so cute. and also scary because it ran all around and over my feet, and so i tried to catch it and give it a good home, but it kept running away, but then i finally caught it and it was wriggly and it kept trying to escape and i had to recapture it a few times... and then i finally caught it and i couldn't think of anywhere to put it so i put it in this bucket that i saw... that turned out to be full of water, so i felt SO bad for almost drowning my poor baby shrew so i fished it out and saved it and i said i was sorry and that i loved it but THEN it BIT me on the thumb!! luckily i was wearing gloves so it just like pinched the rubber. but it was still scary so i dropped it. and it scampered away and i chased after it... but it was gone and i never saw it again.

and at the end of all this, my family had been watching me. and jacob said "you looked and sounded a lot like arthur when you were doing that."


i'll take that as a compliment :) :)

my best friend ♥

what i learned today from an overcast sky.

Even when I can't see the sun, I can still feel the light it gives. I believe in the sun even when it's covered with clouds. Even when all I can see is clouds, I know that the sun is there and I can still feel the light it gives.

Even when I can't see God, or I don't feel close to Him, or He seems obscured by the problems and worries and issues that are crowding my life, I can still know that He is there and feel His influence all around me - so obvious, ordinary, and everyday that I hardly ever notice it or think about it.

I believe in the sun even when it's not shining.

I believe in love even when I don't feel it.

I believe in God even when he is silent.

(Inscription in a Cologne cellar where Jews hid in time of persecution.)

Recipe for the Best Weekend Ever

1 day of whole-hearted service completely dedicated to helping someone else and not thinking of myself at all. Include healthy doses of charity, selflessness, and goodness. Sacrifice a must.

Add 1 day completely dedicated to the Lord. Again, take no thought for myself. Fasting should be included. Focus should be solely on the Lord and His will, not on self or personal problems.

Be careful to avoid selfishness or self-pity, as this will ruin the recipe.

Mix together with good people, inspiration, and a lot a lot of love.

Result: A perfect weekend. The best :)

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"When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor."

~Norman Vincent Peale