Every single day each none of us is faced with decisions about what or who we will TRUST. The marketing gurus all seek to prove that we can TRUST their product or service. Politicians continually strive to tell us we can TRUST them. Friends do things that either build TRUST or tears it down. Family members work at maintaining TRUST and building TRUST with age and maturity. Every one of us deals with TRUST every day. Think about it...Are you sitting down right now? You are demonstrating TRUST. You knew that was coming!
If you and I want to start our year off RIGHT we need to develop healthy was of building trust with others and developing TRUST in others. Uniquely, all across the globe people offer TRUST without requiring qualifications. As you walk into this new year will you consider how TRUSTworthy you are? How much TRUST do you have in others? What things do you place your TRUST in that may be the wrong things? Where is your TRUST?
The US currency states that we as a country TRUST in GOD! Now we all know the weakness of that truth in every occasion. Yet, there is some truth to this statement. TRUST originates from God. It was God who created the garden and allowed Adam and Eve to rule over all creation. Think about it, God created everything in a perfectly unified relationship with everything else and handed that over to two created beings to manage and rule. TRUST is not only begun with God, but it also finds its development in Him. Abraham was called to, "go to a land I will show you..." That was a relationship of TRUST that began at one point and then grew with developmental steps of faith and relationship. God also is the power behind TRUST. remember Peter stepping out of the boat to walk to Jesus on the water! The very steps of this bold disciple were sustained by God Himself as Peter walked on the water. However, what happened after a few short steps demonstrates the fact that God is also the one who can restore TRUST. It was the mighty hand of God that reached out and lifted Peter out of the water and brought salvation. Jesus is daily restoring our TRUST in God through miracles and actions that we cannot explain any other way except that God Himself intervened.
TRUST is at the core of every fiber of our being as we walk daily dependent upon a loving God who offers to us mercy and grace through this journey of faith. This year as you walk into the circumstances of the daily grind, will you consider the TRUST we have in the One who saves us and sustains us. And then, as we are humbled by our utter dependence on the Father for the daily life He offers us, seek to build TRUST with others for the sake of His great name.
All over the globe people live daily in a world dominated by fear, shame, conflict and struggles. Every person on this planet is seeking intimacy, dignity, community and success. You and I have the most life-altering truth residing within our very heart that needs to get out. How do we share this amazing truth? We demonstrate the greatness of our God by offering TRUST to those who come across our path for the sake of His glory. The relationship we have with our Father is supposed to be coming out in every relationship we have with others in our lives. It is through this amazing thing called TRUST that we will see transformation. As you and I TRUST God to do this amazing work of sanctification within our hearts He will show His greatness through you to those who are seeking Him.
So, just as the picture at the top of the page shows, will you jump into His arms with full TRUST and reliance on Him as a witness of His great love and a testimony of His grace. Wrap your arms around Him and know that He will carry you. Hold on tightly to Him and know He will not drop you. Live this life to the fullest with passion and excitement because you can TRUST Him. Remember when you can't seem to TRUST His hand, you TRUST His heart! He will use you this year to impact other people's lives. He will transform lives and heal sickness and restore hope. He will use you to touch a life and be touched as you TRUST Him! TRUST Him to help you reach this world and teach His Word!
In His Grip,
JT
