Isa 57:13  When you cry out, Let your collection of idols deliver you. But the wind will carry them all away, A breath will take them.
But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain."    NKJV

WHAT DOES THE WORD TRUST IMPLY?

IN THE HEBREW THE WORD IS ….

OT:2620

chacah (khaw-saw'); a primitive root; to flee for protection [compare

OT:982]; figuratively, to confide in:
KJV - have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.

(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

TRUST IS A VERB, IT IS A ACTION,
IT MEANS TO DO SOMETHING WITHOUT FEAR OR MISGIVING.
AND TO TRUST IS A CHOICE WE MAKE,  

AND WHEN IT INVOLVES GOD IT IS A CHOICE WE MAKE TO OBEY HIM.
AND ALSO A CHOICE TO ALLOW HIM TO EMBRACE US WITH HIS LOVE AS WELL.

LET ME ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS….

DO YOU FIND IT DIFFICULT TO TRUST IN OTHERS?
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM IN TRUSTING PEOPLE?
ARE YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR GUARD, WONDERING IF YOU WILL BE BETRAYED?

DO YOU MAKE YOURSELF DIFFICULT TO LOVE?
DO YOU MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHERS TO GET NEAR YOU AND SEE THE REAL YOU?

IF YOU REFUSE TO TRUST GOD, THIS COULD AFFECT OTHER RELATIONSHIPS IN YOUR LIFE.

SO MANY TIMES OUR EARTHLY RELATIONSHIPS PARE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FATHER GOD/

IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD WE ARE CALLED TO WALK BY FAITH, AND THIS REQUIRES TRUSTING GOD.

2 Corinthians 5:7  for we walk by faith, not by sight—NAS

YOU MUST WALK BY BELIEVING THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL IN SPITE OF TRIALS THAT YOU ARE WALKING THROUGH TODAY.

YOU MUST BELIEVE IN THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS POWER IN YOUR LIFE WITHOUT ACTUALLY SEEING IT FIRST.

FAITH IS THE ABILITY TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT HAVE YET TO MANIFEST THEMSELVES IN THE PHYSICAL REALM.

IT IS IN THE SPIRIT REALM BUT BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN THIS FLESHLY BODY, SOMETIMES IN OUR HUMAN UNDERSTANDING WE DESIRE TO SEE IT FIRST BEFORE WE BELIEVE IT.

THIS WILL REQUIRE A TRUST IN THE LORD, THAT PARES WITH

THE TRUST A YOUNG CHILD GIVES A PARENT.

Psalms 20:7  Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. (from New International Version)

TRUST IN THE FATHERS LOVE, IN HIS ABILITY AS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, TO CARE AND PROTECT US.

TRUSTING IN THE FATHER MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE WE ARE WILLING TO RECEIVE HIS LOVE.

THIS IS BECAUSE TO TRUST SOMEONE IS TO LOVE THEM.

 Ps 13:5  But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.     (from New International Version)

LOVE
" The two Greek words for "love" are distinct: fileoo, the love of impulse, ardent affection and feeling;

agapaoo, the love of esteem, regard.

(from Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Electronic Database Copyright (c)1998 by Biblesoft)

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY DEFINES AN ARDENT LOVE IS

CHARACTERIZED BY WARMTH OF FEELING, PASSIONATE, FIERY HOT GLOWING.

THIS TYPE OF LOVE IS WHAT OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN LONGS TO POUR OUT ON HIS CHILDREN

Psalms 84:11  For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.    NAS

IT IS HIS LOVE FOR YOU THAT WILL FORM A BOND OF TRUST IN YOUR WALK WITH HIM.

ONE OF THE PLACES WE MUST LEARN TO TRUST GOD IS WITH YOUR AND MINE CHILDREN.

THE INSTINCT OF A PARENT IS TO HOVER OVER YOUR CHILDREN BUT SOMETIMES WE NEED TO TURN THEM OVER TO GOD AND ALLOW HIM TO WORK IN THEIR LIVES.

 YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS THEIR GOD TOO.
HE IS A BETTER PARENT THAT WE COULD EVER BE.

ALL HE REQUIRES OF US IS TO DO THE BEST WE CAN UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OBEDIENCE TO HIS WORD AND LET HIM DO THE REST.

INTERCEDE AND BELIEVE AND TRUST IN THE LORD.

THERE IS A VEIL THAT WILL KEEP US FROM WALKING IN A COMPLETE TRUST IN GOD.

THIS VEIL MANIFESTS ITSELF IN A SUBTLE WAY.
AND THIS IS THE VEIL OF PRIDE.

TO TRUST IN THE LORD, IS TO CAST ALL BURDENS AND YOUR ANXIETIES ON THE OMNIPOTENT GOD.

TRUST IN THE LORD IS TO HUMBLE OURSELVES BEFORE HIM.

1 Peter 5:5  You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.    NAS

WHEN PETER TELLS US TO HUMBLE OURSELVES, HE GOES ON TO TELL US IN A WAY THAT FEW SEEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS SAYING.

WE HUMBLE OURSELVES BY CASTING OUR ANXIETY ON GOD,  BECAUSE WE KNOW HE CARES ABOUT US.
THIS REQUIRES TRUST.

ANXIETY OR WORRY IS A FORM OF PRIDE.

IT BASICALLY MEANS THAT WE BELIEVE OUR PROBLEMS ARE TO BIG FOR GOD, SO WE THINK WE MUST DEAL WITH THEM ON OUR OWN.

WHEN YOU HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE SOMEONE, YOU ARE SAYING I TRUST YOU TO CARE FOR ME AND NOT ABUSE ME. 

WE CAST OUR WORRIES ON HIM, BECAUSE WE KNOW HE LOVES.

WE TRUST HIM TO INTERVENE AND TO PROTECT US. 

AND WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE THE CROSS-PROVED HIS LOVE.

TRUST IS A VERB, MEANS TO PUT YOUR FAITH IN ACTION.

GOD PUT IN ACTION HIS FAITH BY SENDING HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON TO DIE ON THE CROSS AND REDEEM US.

HE PROVED HE TRUSTED US WITH THE CROSS.

TRUST IS BRED FROM LIVING CLOSE TO HIM AND WALKING INTIMATELY WITH HIM.

 Psalms 56:4  In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?    NAS

Ps 91:2  I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!"     NAS

WHEN A PERSON HAS BEEN LET DOWN BY MORTALS, WE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ONCE AGAIN TRUST SOMEONE.

UNFORTUNATELY IT CAN BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH GOD.

BUT GOD IS NOT A MORTAL.

Numbers 23:19  "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?     NAS

JESUS WILL NEVER LET US DOWN, HE IS THE ONLY ONE WE CAN TRUST TO ALWAYS KEEP HIS WORD.

WE MUST KEEP OUR EYES ON HIM, NOT MAN.

MAN WILL LET YOU DOWN, BUT GOD WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU.

Jer. 17:7  "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD.     NAS

YOUR ALREADY AHEAD IN THE BATTLE JUST FOR TRUSTING HIM!

John 10:1-30   Our Lord introduces this discourse in a most solemn manner, Verily, verily!- Amen, amen!-it is true, it is true!-a Hebraism for, This is a most important and interesting truth; a truth of the utmost concern to mankind. At all times our Lord speaks what is infallibly true; but when he delivers any truths with this particular asseveration, it is either,

1. Because they are of greater importance; or,
2. because the mind of man is more averse from them; or,
3. because the small number of those who will practice them may render them incredible. Quesnel.

(from Adam Clarke's Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1996 by Biblesoft) 

AS THE GOOD SHEPHERD HE IS INSTILLING A TRUST IN THOSE THAT WILL HEAR THIS MESSAGE.

HE IS THE GOOD AND GREAT SHEPHERD, ONE TO BE TRUSTED.

YOU ARE SAFE IN HIS HANDS, AND WHATEVER YOU FACE KNOW THAT FATHER GOD IS THERE IN THE MIDST OF YOUR STRUGGLE

John 10:27  My sheep listen to my voice

John 10:10  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.  11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ; I know them, and they follow me.

28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. (from New International Version) 

AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR WALK WITH JESUS, YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY MEET TRIALS THAT WILL TEST YOUR TRUST IN HIM. AND I KNOW THAT GOD WILL SEE YOU THRU. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!!