WHERE'S THE TRUST?

The thing missing in this world today is a sense of trust and without trust one cannot feel safe and secure; that leads to a culture of fear.  Manipulation, deception, and out right lies erode the element of trust.  A firm foundation of trust is necessary in any whole and healthy relationship; personally, with those we love, in places where we work, and in the country that we live in.

Trust and truth stand hand in hand.  Truth is a standard, a plumb line to measure one’s accuracy by.  Truth is consistent and gives us boundaries that keep us safe.  Truth and Spirit are one and the same so in the end, truth is love, the kind of love that wants the best for one another, even though there may be a cost of suffering and selflessness.  Truth is not always popular or comfortable, but in the end it is good, whole, and most loving.

God’s ways are true, consistent, and trustworthy.  He continually shows Himself and His ways as a worthy standard by which to live because it is the way that will give us the freedom to BE who we are truly meant to BE.  His consistent truth provides the trust we need to dispel the sense of fear that can hinder us from living a full life.  God is true to His Word, true to His actions, and true to His covenant of love.

I can stand in that trust and say with truth in my heart, “I know who I believe in, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me” (2 Timothy 1:12).  I made a decision to become a disciple of Jesus, and being his disciple, Jesus entrusted his teachings, his heart, and his life to me, so that I could live them out in a world that doesn’t know Him.  Like his other disciples I sometimes fail, falter, and fall, but my heart and soul are grounded in sound truth and trust in forgiveness and love.

The entire Bible is about God’s consistent love and covenant with His creation.  People fail, falter, and fall, but God remains True.  In that I can Trust.