Trust in God, Trust in Man

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An enemy of this and any ministry is a group of people’s inability to work together. There are many things that can contribute to this but let’s talk about how trust helps or hinders us moving forward as a ministry.

I’ve coached basketball teams where players had challenges catching the ball. When passed the ball they would drop it. The next time down the floor they are open and calling for the ball but due to the last drop the passing player doesn’t trust his teammate any more. Both players have a point, however the other team now has a 5 on 4 advantage on the offensive end of the floor for the rest of the game until this trust issue is resolved.

Luke 16:12
And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?

Man will always let you down but the Lord will never let you down. The previous statement is NOT SCRIPTURE but people seem to quote it like it is. Usually those who quote this have been hurt and sometimes severely. This STRONGHOLD gives a form of comfort but will ultimately prohibit a group of people from reaching their God ordained potential.

Psalm 118:8 is the closest thing to the preceding statement.
Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

If man will always let you down can you ever trust people?
What happens to people if you expect them to mess up?
Does that have a powerful effect on them doing right? Or does it prompt them to do wrong?

Matthew 9:29b
…"According to your faith will it be done to you";
Trust is a key component of faith.

It takes time to establish trust.

The simple and un-hurt are the quickest to trust… (Children)
The simple and hurt are the quickest to not trust… (Teenagers and some adults)
The Wise and unhurt are quick to trust… (a Small group of Adults)
The wise and hurt are cautious to trust… (most Adults)

…because not all people that are to be trusted are the same. They are all people but they are not all the same.

Wisdom, fear, faith and experience tells you who to trust and who not to trust.

Things that Prompt Trust

Display of Power Exodus 14:31
And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

Exodus 19:9
The LORD said to Moses, "I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you." Then Moses told the LORD what the people had said.

Being Faithful over Time
Luke 16:10
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Trusting in the Wrong Things Trusting Military Might Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Trusting in Foreign Nations Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the LORD.

Trusting Walls Deuteronomy 28:52
They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until the high fortified walls in which you trust fall down. They will besiege all the cities throughout the land the LORD your God is giving you.

The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is considered by many in the past and present as a magnificent military defense, the Great Wall was often breached by invaders, including Genghis Kahn whose Mongols came through in 1112.

Ironically they did not destroy any part of the Wall. Someone opened it from the inside for them probably taking a bribe.

Trusting in Riches Proverbs 11:28
Whoever trusts in riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

A Leader who Can be Trusted Psalm 21:7
For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
Where to Confidently Place All Your Trust

The Word of God Psalm 19:7
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Trust in God and in his Son Jesus Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Trust in God and Jesus
John 14:1
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God ; trust also in me.

Romans 10:11
As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."

Benefits of Trusting in the Lord

The Love of God Surrounds Psalm 32:10
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.

Supernatural Safety Daniel 6:23
The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

The Love and Salvation of God Psalm 13:5
But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Trust Brings New Life
When a person walks into an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ their life is being changed and their heart is being made new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
When we trust the Lord we get a new way of Thinking opened up to us
Ephesians 4:22-24
22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

A person who trusts and puts faith that the Lord Jesus will save their soul on judgment day will be saved. Leaning in faith and trust by believing in Jesus, His substitutionary sacrifice for sin will make a person righteous and God will accept them into his eternal kingdom.

Romans 9:33b
the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."

Make peace with God today. Click here to learn more about entering into a relationship with Jesus Christ that will save you.

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