Trust

I trust a chair to support my weight.

I trust my car to stop when I apply the brakes.

I trust the bridge over which I drive to not collapse.

I trust the water company to deliver safe and clean water.

I trust my financial advisor to give me good advice.

I trust my doctor to properly diagnose my health.

Why do I trust these things and these people?  Because they have demonstrated their reliability.  They have performed in the past and have given me no reason to doubt their future performance.

I trust God for the same reason.  He has demonstrated His reliability in my life and in the lives of others.  He is the very definition of trustworthiness.  “You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed.  Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”  Joshua 23:14   Therefore:

I trust God to fulfill His promises.  

What promises?  Among other things, I trust Him to fulfill His promises to reward faithfulness. 

“So we aren't depressed. But even if our bodies are breaking down on the outside, the person that we are on the inside is being renewed every day.  Our temporary minor problems are producing an eternal stockpile of glory for us that is beyond all comparison.  We don't focus on the things that can be seen, but on the things that can't be seen.  The things that can be seen don't last, but the things that can't be seen are eternal.  II Cor. 4:16-18, Common English Bible 

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