Trust

Recently I've realized what a life without trust would be like. Here's what I discovered: life without trust seems utterly exhausting. Always questioning everyone and everything, having to search for everything yourself, exhausting. I have been praying for trust over many things lately. Trust in God's perfect timing, trust in His plan for me, trust that I am following and obeying His plan and not my own, trust that He will use me. If I don't have this trust then I try to do things my way and MAKE them work instead of waiting patiently for God's timing for them to work. Forcing things is never the way to go but patience is one of life's hardest lessons. My roommate and I always seriously joke that whenever we are unsure of what God is trying to teach us it's usually patience and man patience is hard.

Back to this trust thing... I am realizing that this overwhelming trusting feeling of peace and love comes fully and only from my God. If you don't know Him and know that He is protecting you, loving you, and watching over you how can you have that feeling of trust? You can't and that's not a fun place to live as I've sat back and watched lately.

The other thing that has constantly been on my mind lately is that you can't force people to trust. You have to actively show them that they can trust you and slowly you will earn their trust. Especially if they have a hard time with trust already. Getting mad or frustrated definitely doesn't help the situation which comes back to that darn patience thing again.

Overall I am learning and growing everyday. I'm never perfect and I never claim to be perfect but everyday I trust Him more and pray for even more trust because that is the only and best way to make it through this life on earth and live for Him and become who He wants me to be and that is what I'm always striving to be.

"Blessed are they who put their trust in Him." Psalm 2:12

"Wait on the Lord, be of good courage and He shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord." Psalm 27:14

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto your own understanding, In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6

"Be content with what you have, for God has said, "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you." So say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid." Hebrews 13:5,6