What
is trust?
Trust
has many meanings and variables.
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Dictionary
- Trust
assured
reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.
one in which confidence is placed a dependence on something future or contingent.
reliance on future.
one in which confidence is placed a dependence on something future or contingent.
reliance on future.
A
trustee.
a
property interest held by one person for the benefit of another
a
combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement; especially :
one that reduces or threatens to reduce competition.
Care,
custody of a child committed to her trust.
a
charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some
relationship.
something
committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of
another.
A
relationship which is founded on mutual love and trust.
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Unfortunately
there are people in this life we cannot trust, why is that?
There is conditional and unconditional trust.
There is conditional and unconditional trust.
The
scriptures tell us we must trust in the Lord with all our heart, mind and soul.
Faith
is Trust in God, Faith
in God is trust.
Trust
and faith are the opposite of doubt.
Weak
in faith and trust is the beginning of doubt and unbelief.
Faith
and trust are the Lords tools.
Doubt
and unbelief are the enemy’s tools.
We
are to trust in the Lord and not lean on our own understanding.
There
is conditional trust just as there is conditional love. The Lord dislikes
both.
The
enemy likes both.
If we doubt, we might as well say;
“I trust God sometimes”, or “I trust God when he’s good to me”, or "I love God as long as long as he loves me".
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Proverbs 3;5-6
Trust in the Lord with all
your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways
acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
1
Chronicles 5;20
They
were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them
were given into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He
answered their prayers because they trusted in Him.
2
Chronicles 13;18
Thus
the sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah conquered
because they trusted in the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Psalm
4;1
[ Evening
Prayer of Trust in God. ] Answer me when I call, O God of my
righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear
my prayer.
Psalm
4;5
Offer
the sacrifices of righteousness, And trust in the Lord.
Psalm
9;10
And
those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O Lord,
have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalm
13;5
But
I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Your
salvation.
Psalm
21;7
For
the king trusts in the Lord, And through the lovingkindness of the Most
High he will not be shaken.
Psalm
22;5
To
You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not
disappointed.
Psalm
25;2
O my
God, in You I trust, Do not let me be ashamed; Do not let my enemies
exult over me.
Psalm
26;1
[ Protestation
of Integrity and Prayer for Protection. ] Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have
walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
Psalm
27;1
[ A
Psalm of Fearless Trust in God. ] The Lord is my light and my
salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I
dread?
Psalm
28;7
The
Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am
helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.
Psalm
31;14
But
as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, “You are my God.”
Psalm
32;10
Many
are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in the Lord,
lovingkindness shall surround him.
Psalm
33;21
For
our heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in His holy name.
Psalm
37;3
Trust in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Psalm
37;5
Commit
your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
Psalm
40;3
He
put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.
Matthew
26;43
He trusts
in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I
am the Son of God.
James
1;5-9
5 But
if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all
generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him. 6 But he
must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of
the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind. 7 For that person must not
suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 since he is
a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.
9 Now
the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.
timothy skon, Chaplain
serving others, guided by Jesus
2/22/18