Trust

Why is it so difficult too place confidence in God’s ability to take care of all of our needs?  Is it because we cannot see God?  Or is it because we are not looking for God in all we see?

As humans we place confidence in the traditions of men who treat us as property, to be used for their benefit.  But we hesitate when the anticipation of God should be our primary concern.

Are we concerned about what is best for us, or are we concerned about worldly expectations based on our need to be a part of a secular system, of erroneous expectations, built on foundations unreliable, and not worthy of our devotion?

Human beings rely on five senses as confirmation of what we think is real.  Our reality rests in what seems legitimate, what seems unimagined, and not pretended.  But, our senses have limits and we cannot perceive into the hearts of those we love.  Sometimes we realize, after much ado, that our trust has been misplaced.

Giving God our complete trust causes us to feel anxious from the start because we cannot see him walking beside us.  We fail to realize that if we trust him, we don’t need to see him, but we must feel him.  He is not a human being; he is a spirit, with all power.  He does not pretend to love us, he is sincere in all he does, and there are no limits on his power to keep us safe in his custody.  He helps us to do well, which heightens our self-esteem and gives us a certain assurance that he is all we need.