Trust

Yes, it's my wrist.
Yes, it's permanent.
Yes, there's a reason behind it...

It sounds like it should be so easy, right?

Just do it.

Go ahead...

Trust

Even after you've been let down over and over and over again.

Even after they've hurt you; maybe even lied to you.

Even after they say "I love you" and then walk away.

They say one thing and do another; make promises they fail to keep.

Trust is fragile. Once broken, repairs may never be possible. And even if the pieces can be picked up and patched together with care, the weakened fracture lines still exist. So we build up our walls in an effort to protect. We rely on our own efforts; our own strength. We resolve to never let anyone close enough to see our weaknesses for fear that we'll once again shatter.

Trust. It's a journey I've been on over the last several years.

Trust. It's a word that's become incredibly significant in my life.

Trust. It's a foundation that's digging deeper in my heart, growing roots, and slowly sprouting new amazing life.

trust
noun
1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
2. confident expectation of something; hope.
3. a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust.

That's it...right there: #3. I think that's the key. In whom or in what are we placing our trust? Far too often we cling to the tangible. We cling to the finite. We cling to the fallible. And then we wonder why it fails us. We sit in shock and bewilderment when they let us down.

But I love that the dictionary, of all places, states the one true source of hope; the only truly reliable foundation: God is my trust.

There's the Bible verse that says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart. We learned it in Sunday school. And we've repeated it so often we can recite it from memory. But when does it move from repetition to a reality?

God is my trust. It's a statement...no, much more than that...a faith; a foundation; a hope; a way of life that's being interwoven into my heart.

It's more than just letting go. It's surrendering everything.

It's more than just tentatively testing the water. It's jumping in the deep end.

It's more than just believing. It's following through and acting on it.

It's more than just fighting a battle. It's knowing the war is already won.

It's realizing that I can't live this life on my own, nor do I want to. So no matter what happens, no matter where He leads, no matter if nothing makes sense...I'm making the declaration: God, You're soveriegn. You have control. You know what's best. It's all Yours. I'm going to TRUST You!

Even in the confusion and hurt: God is my trust.

Even when I don't understand: God is my trust.

Even if it seems impossible: God is my trust.

Even though everyone else will fail me: God is my trust.

Even when all hope seems to be gone: God is my trust.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

If you make the Most High your dwelling-

even the LORD, who is my refuge-

then no harm will befall you,

no disaster will come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways;

they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;

I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

He will call upon me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life will I satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

Psalm 91