Christmastide - Thursday, January 9, 2025

What Is Trust?

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding, seek his will in all you do and He will show you which path to take.”

Message:  Dictionary meaning of trust: “to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable”.  Trust is one of the hardest human tasks given to us by our God and our Redeemer.  Human nature wants us to be independent, without outside influences, and surely “not” with God to take us down the righteous path.  I don’t know about you, but over my entire life, I have been taught independence.  My parents wanted me to succeed as they taught me how to live on my own, as an independent member of society.

This Scripture conflicts with my upbringing.  God has always been a part of my life.  Sometimes more remote (not because of Him, but because of me) than He should have been.  But teaching independence may conflict with our dependence on our Creator.  My upbringing was based on church attendance, the Ten Commandants, an understanding of the life of Jesus and what He did for our salvation on the cross and His resurrection.

The thought that our daily decisions should be brought to our Lord was not part of how I remember my Christian background.  As I have matured, my faith journey is bringing me closer to salvation, and now my praises and decisions are handed to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

It is unfortunate that I have taken this long to Trust in The Lord, but I thank Him for this awakening!!!!!!  Every day I praise Him for His creation, what He has done for me, and ask Him to guide me in the right direction to choose His path for salvation.

Prayer:  Lord, help me to stop my daily decision making until I have prayed to you for the right path forward.  I am weak and depend on myself way too often in both the small things that occur in my life and the big things that can impact my relationship with You.  I am committed to looking to You for guidance in all that I do.  Help me keep that commitment so that my life follows the path that you have designed to support the glory that is only Yours.  Amen.

Art Marubbio

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