Who do you trust?

(I often wonder who I trust this much... to just stop)

From The Mountaintop to the Valley

Who do you trust?

As I looked at my icy back stairs this week I thought of a story a kid’s pastor told a group of parents. The pastor was living and working with his family at a camp and ventured outside to the front porch of their cabin one very cold and icy morning.  He hit the first step, slipped and tumbled down a long flight of stairs head over heels.  Hearing the commotion, his pregnant wife rushed out. He yelled “Stop!” and fortunately she did.  Her trust in him saved her from an almost certain fall down the same stairs and the great physical harm that would have followed for herself and their baby.

“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

Over time we learn to trust people…or not.  By their words and deeds, those around us can rise to the level of trust worthy or prove otherwise.  God, on the other hand, needs no such time.  His word is truth and his love for us is complete.  There is nothing to fear and everything to gain.  Instead our trust and confidence brings us blessings.  

Be blessed!

Brian

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Volume 7, Number 50