“Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.”
— Psalm 9:10
Have you ever played the “Trust Fall” game? You know, the one where you stand on a chair and fall backwards, trusting that your four or five friends standing below will catch you before you hit the floor? Trusting God can be a little like playing this game.
Trust means talking to God, telling him we know he’s with us, and then believing he can help us through anything — even though we can’t see him. As Christians, it’s how we live. We’re “ . . . sure of the things we hope for,” and “certain of the things we cannot see” (Hebrews 11:1 TEV). For us, it’s not “seeing is believing” but “believing is seeing.”
One word explains how we can do this: Jesus. He’s proof positive that the Father exists, because he, himself, is the Father’s reflection. Jesus confirmed that when he said: “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father!” (John 14:9 TLB). The fact that the Father would send Jesus, his only son, to die on the cross for our sins is also proof positive the Father loves us — a whole lot.
More To Explore: Psalm 31:14
Girl Talk: Are there any worries in your life that you need to trust God with? Pray about them and turn them over to God.
God Talk: “Dearest Jesus, when I don’t understand things that are happening, and I’m afraid, help me to trust you. Amen.”
From Whatever: Livin’ the True, Noble, Totally Excellent Life by Allia Zobel Nolan