Trust is a tough one

If you ask a few hundred people what it means to trust something, you would probably get a few hundred responses. Now, there would be similarities but trust is a tough one to put a finger on sometimes.

We trust that the floor will hold us up as we walk across it. We trust that the lights will come on when we flip the switch. We trust that the person driving in the opposite lane will remain there - in the opposite lane. We trust that everyone at the four-way stop knows how the four-way is designed to work. There are a lot of things we trust; there are far fewer people that I trust.

Trusting people has always proven quite difficult to me. So often people say one thing and do another. So often people will tell you what they think you want to hear, just to let you find out different later. Trusting others is indeed a difficult thing for me. However, there is One we can ALWAYS trust...

Our word for today is from Nahum 1:7, NIV, which reads, "The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him."

For me, trust means that I can count on you being what you say you are, doing what you say you'll do, and being consistent time and time again. I may fail at that but GOD never will. I like the verse above, how it tells us that GOD is our refuge and that He cares for us. Mostly, though, it is the fact that I can TRUST Him. The Bible teaches us that GOD is the same yesterday, today, forever. HE DOES NOT CHANGE! We can trust GOD to be GOD ALWAYS! For a guy who has his trust issues, that is reassuring.

Trust is tough, but not when we put our trust in He who is trustworthy.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T