"It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man."
Psalm 118:8 (NKJV)
There are a lot of things that people put their trust and confidence in. Some people have a great deal of trust in the stock market and economic statistics, whether these things are up or down has an impact on these people. Some people have a lot of confidence in their job, their friends, their family, the government, and even their church. The problem is, our job, friends, family, the government, and even our local church can make a mistake or let us down. If our trust is built on any of these things, we can be greatly shaken when they do something that disappoints us or causes us problems.
While it is not wrong to trust people or organizations and get involved with them, we cannot put all of our trust or confidence in them. It is easy to get focused on people or organizations and expect them to help us and take care of us instead of trusting God and putting our faith in Him and His Word. But, if we put our trust and confidence in people or organizations we will always end up being disappointed. Some Christians have more trust in people and organizations than they do in God because they know those people or organizations better than they do God. It can be easy to trust someone or something we can see and feel rather than our unseen Heavenly Father.
Trust is built through relationship, the better you know someone and the more time you spend with them the more you are able to trust them. It is not wise to put a great deal of trust in someone you do not know very well. But, once you have spent some time with this person and you get to know them, then you can see if this person is trustworthy or not. We need to spend time getting to know God through His Word and by spending time with Him in prayer so that we can have an unshakable trust in Him for every area of our lives. God is our source for what we need in life and we must always look to Him as our Provider and Guide.
Psalm 118:8 (NKJV)
There are a lot of things that people put their trust and confidence in. Some people have a great deal of trust in the stock market and economic statistics, whether these things are up or down has an impact on these people. Some people have a lot of confidence in their job, their friends, their family, the government, and even their church. The problem is, our job, friends, family, the government, and even our local church can make a mistake or let us down. If our trust is built on any of these things, we can be greatly shaken when they do something that disappoints us or causes us problems.
While it is not wrong to trust people or organizations and get involved with them, we cannot put all of our trust or confidence in them. It is easy to get focused on people or organizations and expect them to help us and take care of us instead of trusting God and putting our faith in Him and His Word. But, if we put our trust and confidence in people or organizations we will always end up being disappointed. Some Christians have more trust in people and organizations than they do in God because they know those people or organizations better than they do God. It can be easy to trust someone or something we can see and feel rather than our unseen Heavenly Father.
Trust is built through relationship, the better you know someone and the more time you spend with them the more you are able to trust them. It is not wise to put a great deal of trust in someone you do not know very well. But, once you have spent some time with this person and you get to know them, then you can see if this person is trustworthy or not. We need to spend time getting to know God through His Word and by spending time with Him in prayer so that we can have an unshakable trust in Him for every area of our lives. God is our source for what we need in life and we must always look to Him as our Provider and Guide.
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