We continue our series on love as described in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 with trust.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Trust used to be one of my biggest struggles. I had been hurt many times in the past by those I trusted. As a result, I became leery of others. This made me standoffish and often unapproachable. This affected all my relationships including my marriage.<\/p>\n I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trust anyone. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even trust those who were sincere. I always thought they were going to someday let me down. I was constantly watching others expecting them to hurt me. This made people hurt me more because I was looking at everyone through a magnifying glass, and every little offense would crush me.<\/p>\n But was I wrong not putting my trust in others? Micah 7:5-7 says,<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words. For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law\u00e2\u20ac\u201da man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s enemies are the members of his own household. But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n We are not supposed to put our trust in anyone except God. I was wrong not putting my trust in God. I was wrong looking at others to meet my needs instead of God. I was wrong expecting people to treat me perfectly and getting upset when they wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.<\/p>\n When we put our expectations in others we will be disappointed. We can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trust that we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let ourselves down, so why would we expect others not to. When we put our trust in anyone or anything other than God they will let us down.<\/p>\n God wants all our trust because He will never disappoint us. He is the same today, yesterday, and forever. He is unchangeable.<\/p>\n When all our trust is in Him, it frees us from putting our expectations in others. When we look solely to God we can overlook the faults of others.<\/p>\n When we trust God we can believe the best in others and give the rest to God. The amplified version for this week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s message in 1 Corinthians 13:7<\/strong><\/em> says that love is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6ever ready to believe the best of every<\/span> person\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I had to deal with someone once whom I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel I could trust. As I was telling God about my mistrust I felt Him say\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Do you trust me? <\/em><\/p>\n I prayed and asked God to help me trust Him and started believing for the best in this person.<\/p>\n This person did end up wronging me but God rescued me and used the experience to teach me. I learned God gives us warnings as I did feel something was not right about them from the start. I ignored the warning and pursued getting involved with them. The moment they wronged me God opened the door and told me to leave as He was there to rescue me.<\/p>\n When we put all our trust in God, even if others wrong us, God will work it out for our benefit. We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to worry about people hurting us. We can always learn something from our hurts. Psalm 119:71 says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d NLT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n When our trust is in God, He will show us who we need to avoid and who we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. God sees beyond what we see because He looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Our hearts can deceive us. We might run from those who have a good heart but may not say or do everything right. Or we may be deceived into trusting those who are out to hurt us.<\/p>\n For example, when I started dating my husband, another man was also asking me out. My mother favored the other man over my husband. She thought my husband looked rough and the other man looked kind.<\/p>\n Based on outward appearance she thought the other man was good for me and my husband was not. But it was just the opposite. My husband was respectful and the other man was not. She was deceived because she judged them by their outward appearance.<\/p>\n Proverbs 3:5-6 says, Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.<\/strong><\/em> Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. NLT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n We can miss out on developing great relationships when we rely on our own judgment. But when all our trust is in God, He will always seek what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best for us.<\/p>\n “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. Isaiah 55:8 NLT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ******************************************************************************<\/p>\n **Something to think about this week**<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n With Easter coming up let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not forget what Jesus did for us. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s put all our trust in Him. He deserves our all!<\/p>\n He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Peter 2:24 NLT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Have a blessed Easter!<\/em><\/p>\n ******************************************************************************<\/p>\n If you’ve never accepted Christ as your Savior, please click on the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153SALVATION\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tab at the top of the website. Don’t wait another day! **Come back next Monday as I share more of God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Truths and the reasons behind the Truths.<\/em><\/p>\n All Bible verses are taken from the NIV, unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We continue our series on love as described in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 with trust. Trust used to be one of my biggest struggles. I had been hurt many times in the past by those I trusted. As a result, I became leery of others. This made me standoffish and often unapproachable. This affected all my relationships including my marriage. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trust anyone. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even trust those who were sincere. I always thought they were going to someday let me down. I was constantly watching others expecting them to hurt me. This made people hurt me more because I was looking at everyone through a magnifying glass, and every little offense would crush me. But was I wrong not putting my trust in others? Micah 7:5-7 says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words. For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law\u00e2\u20ac\u201da man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s enemies are the members of his own household. But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d We are not supposed to put our trust in anyone except God. I was wrong not putting my trust in God. I was wrong looking at others to meet my needs instead of God. I was wrong expecting people to treat me perfectly and getting upset when they wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. 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