Trust

 "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?"  Psalm 56:3-4

Trust, what does this word mean to you? Does it mean believing blindly in something or someone completely?  Is it excepting help from someone that you don't know well? Do you trust easily or is it hard for you to trust someone?

I don't trust many people or things easily. I mean I might trust someone more physically than with things of the heart (memories, thoughts or feeling).  Physical trust is easy, I can look at someone and know if they can catch me if I fall. Or hold a ladder for me to climb it. I can trust people to get in a car with them or eat the food that cook. Trying to let people in the wall I have built around me is something completely different. I know I have some friends I can tell a bit about who I "really" am, but I still hold things back for fear they will judge me or use that to hurt me. 

I talk to my pastor; he knows more about who I "really" am that most of the other people in my life. The last time we spoke we talked about trust. Because there is something I need to do that I am afraid to do because it means revealing things to someone I don't trust. He said something to me that made me think, "Do you trust God?" I said I did. Yet, I left wondering if I really did trust God. After a few days of pondering that, I realize I do. 

God has never let me down. He gives me all I need to live this life for Him. Even through hard times and all the time people let me down. He was right there, giving me the strength to live through whatever was in my way that made it hard to want to keep going.  Whether it was losing a loved one, being sick physically, or hurting emotionally, He was right there. So, what can FLESH do to me? 

Even if I put myself out there, allowing someone in that I haven't trusted in the past, God will be there to protect what needs to be protected in my life. He will help me let go of the things that I don't need that I have been holding onto, like the bricks in the wall that keep me from trusting others. 

Thanks for reading the ramblings of my mind. I guess I trust all of you enough to share that. I hope it makes sense as always.  God bless you all, I pray God makes Himself present in your Life.