Trust is a Must

Cultivating trust in Christ in such a well pronounced secular culture can be a challenging task. Human accomplishment, success, and education often outweigh the need for Christ in our lives by placing our faith and confidence in ourselves and in our own efforts. This continuous pattern often leaves no room for a hope in Christ and in turn, a trajectory of loss begins to cultivate.

For some believers, trust can be a frustrating word, where it almost begins to evoke cliché attributes, especially when we are in a situation that is daunting and heavy. Sometimes telling someone to “trust God” is the last thing they want to hear.

However, in order for us to truly walk in the trust God wants for us, we need to understand what trusting in God actually looks like and means. Firstly, the words trust and faith can be interchanged for one another which in its original Greek context is “Pistis” meaning, “to be persuaded to trust; faith.” This firm belief and reliability in Christ requires us to surrender ourselves to Him much like Jesus’ submission to the Father in adverse situations. Even Jesus exercised trust in strenuous situations He was in. He said,

“Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine,” (Luke 22: 43).

It is apparent that Jesus was not comfortable with the events of His already determined crucifixion, but continued to abide with the Father through reverence, faith, and complete surrender.

The book of Jeremiah also paints a great picture of what trusting in the Lord looks like. It is productive and rests in complete peace knowing that the Father is working things out so that His goodness triumphs.

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit,” (Jeremiah 17:7-8).

The opposite of trust is fear and the Bible reminds us over and over again to “fear not, He goes before you.” Take the plunge to trust God. He is always willing to catch you.

And so, we leave you with this word,

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord Your God is with you everywhere you go,” (Joshua 1:9).