Trust....the giving of yourself really in faith to something someone says, promises or does.
Whom do you trust?
My girls skipped off into school this morning trusting that I will be there at 3.30 to pick them up. I sent Chris off to Cornwall yesterday for work, trusting that he will come home, and come home safely. He trusted the pilot of the plane that flew him to Exeter Airport on that journey. I've put cakes into the oven this morning, trusting that it's as hot as it says on the dial and that it won't stop working halfway through. (Nobody wants half-cooked cake!)
There's a lot of trust needed in this world.
But giving trust has to be done carefully. Think of the Jungle Book. "Trussssssst in me, trusssssst in me," sings Kaa. And he appears trustworthy. We know, as the viewers, that he is not, but Mowgli is fooled.
How many things in your life appear trustworthy, but maybe aren't?
God can always be trusted. He may not always answer prayers and petitions in the way that we ask, the way we want or the way we expect. But I know He is always listening and I can trust Him to do what is right for me. I can trust in Him.
It's not easy. It's not always straightforward. But He's the safest thing you can put your trust in,
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