FAITH BUILDING - STEP 11 - LEARN TO TRUST

LEARN TO TRUST

Learning to trust is important in building faith.  Actually, we live on a trust basis every day. We trust the motorman of a train, the driver of a bus, the pilot of an airplane. We put our lives completely into the hands of those men. And we are quite willing to do so, for we have faith in them.

Here we are on this earth, a whirling island in the sky. Our lives are in the hands of Someone who directs its orbits and laws. Whether we like it or not, we are wholly dependent upon God, so we must trust Him. And we must trust Him without giving it a thought.

But how may we trust God in life’s daily affairs? One way is to know and love God. We trust human beings whom we know and love. And when you know God, His goodness, kindness and faithfulness, you will trust Him, for you will love Him. He will fulfill your trust. He will never let you down.

Do the best you can about everything and trust the outcome to God. Confidently trust Him to handle things beyond your efforts. He knows the facts. Every day, especially when you feel uncertain, try saying the following to yourself:

1. I put my life in God’s hands.

2. I will trust God’s guidance.

3. I leave the outcome to God.

Live close to God. Believe that He has the answers to your perplexities. The closer you live to Him the more sensitively will you pick up His thoughts for you. This will create in you a profound confidence. This will build up your faith.

Faith Passages

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. (Nahum 1:7)

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song, he also is become my salvation. (Isaiah 12:2)

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. (II Samuel 22:3)

For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth. (Psalm 71:5)