Trust

"The best proof of love is trust. "

-Joyce Brothers

The most difficult thing we may experience in life and yet is the most necessary for our existence is trusting and being trusted. We all desire to find someone we trust and also desire to be considered trustworthy.

Being a divorcee, I have wondered can I ever find someone I can trust again with my heart? The betrayal of divorce can set skepticism in the heart of an individual robbing them of the love and desire of life as needed.

Proverbs 3:5-6

New King James Version (NKJV)

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths.

It is very easy to fall into the 'trap' of trusting another, but that has never been God's intent as He knew that people will always let us down as God will not. God's plans for our lives is pure and crafted directly with our best interests in mind.

Trust and the heart are so tightly tied together. As it said in Proverbs, "Trust...with all your heart" (in God). It is matters of the heart that dictates the integrity of an individual and it is their integrity that dictates their trustworthiness.

I often sit and think about key words giving an acrostic for the meaning of that word. As I thought about the word "Trust" I came up with the following:

Total

Reliance

Under

Sacrificial

Truth

What I mean by "Total Reliance Under Sacrificial Truth" is trust is rooted on the complete ability to rely on truth. When someone lies to us or deceives us that truth in that person erodes our trust.

I am not saying people are not to be trusted only the fact that sooner or later they will let us down. God cannot do that as His truth is constant in general and more refined in each of us as individuals.

I know it may not seem so to some of us at times, but the reality is He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows that during our dark times why we need to be there, how we will react and what the final outcome will be.

So the question remains: "Can I trust again through my darkest times?" The only way to answer that is how much do you love and how much love do you require?

John 3:16

New King James Version (NKJV)

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

God loved you so much He entrusted His Son just for you that you may love again. Trust another today by showing your love for them. You may be surprised at the blessing they may be in your life!