Saturday Motivation: Trust In The Lord.

August 1st 2020

Saturday Motivation! Trust In The Lord!

Text:
Proverbs 3 v 5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all of your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.

What is Trust?
Trust is the firm belief in the reliability, truth or ability of a person.
Trust is to have faith, confidence, believe or integrity in something or someone.
Trust is the belief that a person is reliable, good, honest or effective.
Trust is the assured reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of a person.
Trust is confidence or dependence on another.
Trust is to rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of something or to hope or expect confidently.
Trust is to place something of value in the care of another without fear or misgiving.

Let`s Look at some verifiable facts about Trust

1. Trust but verify the claim being made.
2. Trust takes years to build but seconds to break and forever to repair
3. To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved
4. Breaking someone`s trust is like crumpling a perfect piece of paper. You can smooth it over and over but it can never be the same again.
5. Trust starts with truth and ends with truth
6. Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties
7. The best way to find out if you can trust someone is to trust them
8. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important matters
9. Trust must be earned
10. Sometimes, you do not know who you can and cannot trust
11. Trust others the way you trust yourself
12. Not everyone can be trusted
13. Select the people to trust
14. In the end, you must choose whether to trust someone or not.
15. Only trust someone who can see these three things in you; the sorrow behind your smile, the love behind your anger, and the reason behind your silence.
16. Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care
17. If you have three people in your life that you can trust (God the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit), you can consider yourself the luckiest person in the world
18. I trust no one, not even myself
19. Trust someone else if you can see enough of yourself in them
20. I don’t trust words, I trust actions.
21. Trust is hard to come by, that`s why my circle is smaller and tighter
22. It is good to trust others but not to do so is much better.
23. Trusting you is my decision, proving me right or wrong is your choice
24. Trust is different from faith. A friend is someone you trust. Putting faith in anyone is a mistake.
25. I have trust issues because people have lying issues
26. I respect people who tell me the truth no matter how hard it is
27. Don’t trust what you see, even salt looks like sugar
28. Relationships are about trust. If you have to play detective and judge, it is time to move on
29. Three things you should never break; promises, trust and someone`s heart
30. Act like you trust people but do not.
31. I don’t want perfect, I want honest
32. To trust people is a luxury in which only the wealthy can indulge. The poor cannot afford it
33. Without communication, there is no relationship. Without respect, no love, without trust, there is no continuity
34. I am a good enough person to forgive but not stupid enough to trust again
35. Trust has no refill, once gone, it is over
36. Regained trust never lasts
37. Trust is the glue of life
38. The worst thing about being lied to is knowing that you are not worth the truth
39. Dont ever break someones trust. Once you do, you are out of business
40. Only trust yourself and nobody will betray you.
41. Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none
42. Do not trust a friend without faults
43. Never trust anyone completely except God
44. Trust your instinct to the very end
45. Trust is what you love, continue to do it and it will take you to where you need to go
46. Trust once lost can never be found
47. It’s important not to trust people too much
48. There`s a way you can trust an enemy but you can never trust a friend
49. Love cannot thrive where there is no trust
50. It takes a lot of truth to gain trust and just one lie to lose it all

What Is Trust According To Scriptures?
Trust is believing in the promises of God in all circumstances especially in times of trials or difficulties.

Trust is holding on to God when the situation facing us is unpleasant and the evidence is to the contrary.

As believers, our trust in God is based on our faith in Him.

It is the Lord we are to trust and not ourselves. Our plans are subject to the promises of God as believers.

We must not trust in worldly wisdom or devices. We must trust God with all our hearts and commit every area of our lives to Him in complete confidence.

We must not trust in ourselves because our understanding is temporal, limited and tainted by our sinful nature.

Trusting in ourselves and in others is like running into oncoming traffic or walking confidently across an old shaky and condemned bridge that has the words “do not cross” boldly written on it.

As believers, we are to trust in God and not in riches or in the things of this world.
If we base our trust in God we will be delivered and saved from heartaches that are bound to occur when we put our trust in man.

Why Must We Trust In The Lord?
We must trust in the Lord because He alone is trustworthy (Psalm 9 v 5, Psalm 111 v 7, Titus 1 v 9).

We must trust in the Lord because His nature is faithful and true (Psalm 25 v 10).
We must trust in the Lord because His plans for us are perfect and purposeful
No matter what may come our way as believers, we must never stop trusting God because He will always come to our rescue. God is mighty to save.

Our faith may be knocked down. We may stumble, fumble and tumble but we can never be wiped off or cleaned out because the Lord is the one that upholds us with His outstretched hands (Psalm 37 v 24).
Even in the midst of trials, our trust must not waiver because our trust in God is based on our faith as well as on the promises of God.

The promises of God never fails, never perishes, never fades, never expires, never ends so don’t give up on God.

Let`s look at some bible verses on Trust;

1. Psalm 13 v 5: But I have trusted in your steadfast love, my heart shall rejoice in your salvation
2. Isaiah 26 v 3: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you
3. Isaiah 26 v 4: Trust in the Lord forever for the Lord God is an everlasting rock
4. Psalm 40 v 4: Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie
5. Psalm 37 v 5: Commit your ways to the Lord, Trust in Him, and He will act
6. Psalm 31 v 14: But I trust in you o Lord; I say you are my God. My times are in your hands
7. Psalm 118 v 8: It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man
8. Psalm 9 v 10: And those who know your name put their trust in you
9. Psalm 56 v 3: When I am afraid, I put my trust in you
10. Psalm 20 v 7: Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we trust in the name of the Lord our God
11. Psalm 37 v 3: Trust in the Lord and do good, dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness
12. Psalm 56 v 4: In God whose word I praise, In God I trust, I shall not be afraid, what can flesh do to me?
13. Psalm 28 v 25: A greedy man stirs up strife but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched
14. Psalm 62 v 8: Trust in Him at all times o people, pour out your heart before Him. God is a refuge for us. Selah
15. Psalm 28 v 7a: The Lord is my strength and my shield in him my heart trusts and I am helped
16. Proverbs 29 v 25: The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe
17. Jeremiah 17 v7: Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord
18. Psalm 84 v 12: Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you
19. Proverbs 28 v 26: Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe
20. Proverbs 11 v 28: Those who trust in their riches will fall but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf
21. Jeremiah 7 v 8: But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless
22. Romans 15 v 13a: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him.

Prayer: No matter what may come our way, may we be encouraged to always trust in God. May the Lord meet us at the very point of our needs and fill us with unending joy as we put our trust in Him, in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen!
Shalom!