Trust

Let me ask you something…
Have you ever been on a road trip and suddenly find that you have no idea where you are? Your GPS has stopped working and the charge, in your cell phone has died, you have no way to communicate with anyone and you’re almost out of gas?
That would be pretty disturbing to say the least.
We’ve come to depend on our technical devices, we trust them way too much…we take it for granted that they are indestructible and totally reliable…
Texting has become the norm to communicate; after all our time is much too valuable to stop and actually call someone. Social Media is our avenue to stay-in-touch with family, friends and acquaintances. Email is our go-to-mode of operation, to make appointments, pay bills online and send a letter. Subscribing to this blog or another, keeps us up on all sorts of cooking, music, dance, artists, sales, and it goes on and on…
So to find ourselves in the middle of nowhere with no way to contact anyone, would be pretty scary…we put our trust in technological apps and devices so that we don’t have to deal with the human factor.
The thing is this…and here is the message…
I am thankful that God never set up our world to be this way. Yes, He created us with a body, soul and emotions and gave us intelligence. He also gave us a free will. He doesn’t control us, or, force us to love him or serve him…He gives us a choice.
On the other hand, there is the enemy of God. Satan. He wants to control everything and does all he can to oppress, depress, kill, steal and destroy everything and everyone God loves. Why, because he rebelled. He is judged. And he knows his time is numbered and it’s running out.
The thing is…we don’t need a GPS to find God, he knows exactly where we are. We do need the Holy Spirit to lead us to God.
We don’t need a cell phone to text God. He has given us his word, His text, which is never old or out of date. He doesn’t need technology or an app to lead, guide or direct us.
We don’t need Social Media to connect with family, friends or acquaintances. When we connect with God we are all part of the same family. We can gather in Jesus name and sing and dance and worship and pray and have dinners and parties that don’t leave you wondering who, is, who, and if your connected or not…You don’t have to friend or un-friend anyone…you can like, and love, and be Wowed, and even be sad, or, angry. With just one click you can be forgiven and share with one another, private messages and group chats and not worry about gossiping or be concerned about the trolls…when you trust God.
What I’m saying is that it is not about using, or, not using technology, because it is a wonderful thing and we would be lost without it in our lives…just as lost as being out on a long road without Jesus in our hearts.
My point here today is to tell you this…
Where is our trust? Who, and what, are we trusting?
God wants us to TRUST Him…
Trust is something most people have difficulty with…
You’ve been hurt too many times. Lies have destroyed your trust. To trust would mean you have to be vulnerable to someone and your walls are too thick and too tall and too wide to ever do that.
Without trust, our walk with God and other relationships suffer.
If you have “trust issues” and you have a DTA attitude… (Don’t trust anyone) it’s going to be difficult for you to put your trust in God or another person. Your relationships will be built at arm’s length. Suspicions and doubt will be your best friends, always looking for the catch and you’ll never be at peace with yourself or anyone. When someone says, “I love you.” You won’t believe them. You’ll be thinking, “What’s their motive?” And it will leave others feeling as if they can’t trust you either.
We can’t always trust people. They will let you down, they will hurt you, and deceive you it is the nature of man…but You Can, Trust, God…He will never leave you, never abandon you, never deceive you…What He says He means…He is always True, always faithful, He never changes, He keeps His word.
With so much negative in the world today, it is no wonder that people can’t trust…there was a time when a person’s word, was their bond. A hand shake was all it took for a business deal. Now it takes contracts and a massive amount of paperwork and still that doesn’t guarantee anything.
What is trust anyway? The dictionary says…. Trust is reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. 2. Confident expectation of something; hope.
You can see it engraved on America’s currency… “In God we trust.” Generations ago the American people, did, trust in God. Do we still trust in Him today?
We often hear the words, “Trust me.” When we hear that now, we almost always get a twinge in our gut that says, never trust someone who says, “Trust me.”
I wonder why that is.
Trust is faith. It is built upon truth…it can be earned and it can be broken.
Trust is not deceptive. Trust is like iron. It will stand the test of time. Trust is confidence. Trust is sure, steadfast. Trust is a promise; trust says, your word is strong and does not lie.
When trust is broken; then it has no value. Your word becomes worthless.
Where is trust today?
The only sure trust is God.
Yes we all have “trust issues” but really it’s a heart issue.
God hear my cry….
Sincerity and truth are what you require; fill my mind with your wisdom. Remove my sin, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness; and though you have crushed me and broken me, I will be happy once again. Close your eyes to my sins and wipe out all my evil.
Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me. Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me. Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach sinners your commands, and they will turn back to you.
Spare my life, O God, and save me, and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness. Help me to speak, Lord, and I will praise you. Psalm 51:6-15 Good News Translation (GNT) A Prayer for Forgiveness
~M.S. O’Neill December 14, 2017
Isaiah 26:1-4New King James Version (NKJV)
A Song of Salvation
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in. You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, For in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

Marla
I love the Lord Jesus Christ and am passionate about writing. I hope you enjoy the blog and come to visit often. Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2: 2-4