Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, Proverbs 3:5. Ye cannot serve God and mammon, Matt. 6:24.
All relationships are built on trust. We trust our spouse, our friends, our coworkers, and our family members. If we do not trust them, our relationships wither and die. Some people place their trust in money. Paul wrote, “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be hanghty nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God who gives us richly all things to enjoy,” 1 Tim. 6:17. Why are riches uncertain? Because billionaires are on stock market crash away from being broke. Money can buy a bed of gold, but only God can give us rest. Money can buy the best physicians, but only God can give us health. Money can either hurt us or help us. It hurts when we get it wrongly, or if we use it wrongly. Many people value money as the most important thing in life. Money can buy a bed, but not sleep. It can buy medicine, but not health. Money can buy a house, but not a home.
God is trustworthy. When life gets tough, we need to trust someone. “In you, O Lord, I put my trust,” David says. “When we are going through one of life’s storms, the great physician has a prescription. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” Prov. 3:5. He knows the burdens we carry and the tears we shed. He suffered a broken heart and even had a dear friend betray him. He is the healer of broken hearts, broken dreams, and broken lives. Trust him, he never fails. God asks but one thing of man- that man should trust him. I love the song that simply says, “To trust and obey, there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obey.”
When we are facing a crisis, we need to remember how many times god has come through for us. Trust him, God is faithful. He paid for our sin at Calvary. he conquered death in the grave. He is coming again with power and great glory. Our relationship with God is based on trust. We are saved by trusting in Jesus. We are saved by trusting in His word. We are delivered by trusting in the power of His name. We are forgiven by trusting in the power of His blood. We have hope for the future because we trust he is all powerful and sovereign. You cannot live wrong and die right.