I know I've talked about trust before, but it's something that comes up almost daily so it's worth another post. Trust in friends, trust in loved ones, trust in strangers, trust in God. We all place a lot of trust on others, but the one we can always count on is ourselves.
You find what you love and you learn everything about it. You bet your life on what you know and run from safety, off your mountain into the air, trusting the principle of flight to bring you soaring up on lift you cannot see with your eyes. Richard Bach, Running from Safety.
Life is hard. It's not meant to be easy, nothing truly worth it ever is/ Letting go of life's familiarities is hard, trying new things that might not work out is scary. I don't pretend to be the most adventerous person, but when I do try new things, I leap in head first. Only way to learn to swim is dive in and see what happens, right? I'm not afraid of failing, I'm afraid of not trying. For sure, if we never try, we never fail. But look at the rewards when we succeed. Even when the risk is great.
Trust was placed in all of us all those years ago when God sent forth his Son. He had trust in us, that we would open our hearts and believe in the miracle He had sent us. The message of salavation was worth the risk, worth sending His Son into the unknown. Troubled times existed then, and still exist today. The risk of those who believe in Him is great, as His enemies are undaunted. Yet He trusts in us to believe in Him, and spread His Word, even at great peril to ourselves. Missionaries around the planet preach the Gospel in war zones, yet they do now cower in fear. They know His protection is great.
A baby boy, born to peasants, surrounded by sheep but guarded by angels. He trusted, too. His life was never meant to be long, as He came into the world to be sacrificed for our sins. Yet the trust he placed in someone he thought was a friend led him to shackles. We can't question the motive, but I believe that it was less than the silver coins. It was a lack of trust. Judas couldn't trust what Jesus said to be true: that whosoever believeth in Him shall have eternal life. It was more than he could comprehend, and he willingly surrendered his friend, even knowing the price was death. Maybe Judas knew that Jesus was always meant to give His life for our sins, and that it was part of the plan. I know Jesus trusted him, was betrayed by him, yet still died for him.
Lesson One Hundred Two: Trust your heart, and what you believe in. We all have to believe in something, it might as well be each other. Until someone proves you wrong, give them a chance. Trust yourself.
628 to go...
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