Trust.

Trust. You hear the word almost everyday, if not everyday. But what does it really mean? And how many of us really know how to actually do it? When you hear somebody say “You can trust me.” or, “Trust me”, or, “Do you trust me?” Do you actually know what it means? Do you know what it means to trust in somebody?

God calls us into a lifestyle of trust. In Him. And in the people that He has surrounded us with.

The dictionary defines Trust as this:

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.

The one that catches my eye is the first one. ”Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability…of a person or thing; confidence.”

Another definition of Trust that I like, and to make is in all simpleness, is FAITH.

Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”

Faith is being certain, confident, and believing in what we cannot see. We can’t see God, yet we believe in Him and put our hope in Him. Yes we can see Him working and moving, and we can feel Him in our lives, but we cannot see Him with our physical eyes. Yet, faith, which is required in our Christian walk, is to be certain of what we cannot see. Faith is parallel to Trust. When we have faith, we believe what God has told us, in what He has promised us, and in what He is doing. We trust in His strength, ability, and love. We have hope that He is who He says He is. When God says, “Trust me.” We should just at the opportunity to hope in the God who holds everything in His hands.

God is calling, He is asking each one of us a question. He is saying:

“Do you trust me?”

And we cannot answer this question without much thought. And I believe, that if most of us were to examine our hearts, the answer would be a clear “No.” See, most of us profess that we trust in God, but in actuality we don’t. Our words don’t match up with reality. For most of us, it is hard to trust God. What should come easy, doesn’t. Because in our humanity, we like to be able to see things and then believe. When our physical eyes cannot see God, part of us decides that maybe we can’t trust in Him. We ask questions like, “Where is He?” “What if He doesn’t come through for me?” Our questions are filled with doubt.

This is where faith comes in. Faith is the complete opposite of doubt. When we doubt, faith and hope cannot live in us. The enemy wants us to doubt God, cause when we doubt God we tie His hands and keep Him at a distance. When we have faith in God, He has an open canvas to paint, to do His work on, and to create a masterpiece. Only when we trust in God can He work in our lives. To have faith is to Trust. To Trust is to have confidence. To have confidence is to have hope. The have hope is to have Christ.

Even though we cannot see God, it is key that we trust in Him. Even when we don’t understand completely what it means to trust, if You ask Him, He will lead you and show you what it means. Even when things don’t make sense. Even when you don’t understand. Even when your world is crashing in around you. Even when things are great and everything is going fine.

Even when God asks you to do something crazy. Whatever the circumstance, Trust in the King, that is the key to living.

Without God, we are and we have nothing. With Him, anything is possible.

I challenge you to examine your heart. Let God ask you His question, “Do you trust me?” And don’t answer right away. Really think about it. If your answer is “Yes”, great, continue to trust in Him. But if it is a “No.”, then let the Holy Spirit speak to you, guide you, and teach you what it means and what it looks like to trust in God. Let Him break down the walls that are keeping you from trusting God. He will do His work, but first yo have to let Him.

What are you waiting for? Life is waiting for you, all you have to do is trust