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Do you trust God?

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Posted by: JG

Learning how to trust God.



A few years after I got saved while I was praying I heard the Lord say:
"Jerry do you trust me"
I knew it was one of those trick questions from the Lord.
He already knew how I felt, He only wanted to see if I would be honest.

With great fear and humility I said:
"No Lord, I do not trust You"

He said: Read these verses every night for six months before you go to bed. I did what the Lord asked.

After six months the Lord came back and said: "Jerry do you trust me"

Well I have to tell you after six months of reading the word I shouted from the mountain tops "YES LORD I TRUST YOU"

I then heard the Lord say: "Jerry can I trust You"
I said: "No Lord".
We are still working on this one.

If you read these verses every night before you go to bed it will change you also.


Abideth Forever

Psalms 125 :1 {A Song of degrees.} They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.

Blessed

Psalms 34 :8 O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.

Blessed

Psalms 40 :4 Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Blessed

Psalms 84 :12 O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee.

Bring it to pass

Psalms 37 :5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

Buckler

II Samuel 22:31 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Buckler

Psalms 18 :30 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.

Defender

Psalms 5 :11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them : let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Deliverer

Jeremiah 39:18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.

Deliverer

Psalms 22 :4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

Deliverer

II Corinthians 1:10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us];

Fed

Psalms 37 :3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Goodness

Psalms 31 :19 [Oh] how great [is] thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; [which] thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Happiness

Proverbs 16 :20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.

Helper

Psalms 28 :7 The LORD [is] my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped : therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Helper

Deliverer

Psalms 37 :40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Helper

Shield

Psalms 115 :11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.

Helper

Shield

Psalms 115 :9 O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.

Known by God

Nahum 1:7 The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Mercy

Psalms 32 :10 Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

No Fear

Psalms 112 :7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.

Not Confounded

Psalms 22 :5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

Not desolate

Psalms 34 :22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Perfect Peace

Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

Possess the Land

Inherit mountain

Isaiah 57:13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take [them]: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

Refuge

Psalms 62 :8 Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.

Rock, Shield

Horn of Salvation

High Tower

Refuge, Saviour

II Samuel 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Rock, Fortress

Deliverer, Strength

Buckler

Horn of Salvation

High Tower

Psalms 18 :2 The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.

Safety

Proverbs 29 :25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Saviour

Psalms 17 :7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].

Saviour

I Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

Shield

Proverbs 30 :5 Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Shield

Buckler

Psalms 91 :4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.

Strength

Isaiah 26:4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH [is] everlasting strength:




Posted by: JG

Have you ever asked yourself that question?

Do you trust God?


Posted by: wondering

Actually trust is one of those tiny words that cause so much trouble for me. I have great trouble trusting God in some areas. While I am pretty much able to trust Him for my salvation, I have a harder time trusting that He does care about those little areas of my life.

God was very untrustworthy in my life when I was a child and at the age of eight I gave up on God. It took 40 years before I could even think to approach him again. I am still trying to figure out just how much I can trust God. Why should he be any more trustworthy now than he was when I was 8? At 8 I decided that praying to the wall next to my bed netted better results than prayer to God.

Am I trustworthy to God? Honestly, not all the time, but that is because I have so many doubts and fears about Him, not that I live in flagrant sin.

Heather


Posted by: akabezalel

Trust...I don't think that there is anyone that I trust in every area, not even my husband. Trust is something that I struggle with myself with concerning God on a minute by minute basis, I WANT to trust God, I just don't know how to let go of control long enough to learn how to trust Him. I feel like such a failure in this area because i know that until i can kill off this fear of trusting God, I will not be able to go further in Him...and I want to go as far as I can, I just don't know how to do it... I don't know how to trust God. I am going to read these verses for 6 months and see what happens, I hope that they help me change.

Carol


Posted by: Ragamuffin

Jerry, I am doing Beth Moore's bible study "Breaking Free" and I can tell you very honestly that I am a mess in so many areas the only thing that holds me together is God's Grace - thank God! I believe in God, I believe Him too, and I am slowly learning to trust Him in all areas of my life. I pray for more discernment, and not to run ahead of Him, that seems to be what I do most often. Trusting God...if I keep His Word in my heart, and keep my eyes fixed on Him, I'm okay, but the moment I stop, I slip up. So I would have to say, after thinking this through, that I do trust God, I don't trust myself. God is believable and trustworthy and always there, I run from Him, and when I stop and cry out to God "where are you", He is right where He has always been. I grew up without a good father figure, even male role model in my life, and I am learning it is a mixed blessing. I have no preconceived ideas about a daddy, never had one, so I can turn to God and view Him as Abba Father, and be a Daddy's girl. However, living in that love He gives me, that is difficult, resting in that love. I trust God and know He is there, I fall short time and time again. I love teddy bears and my husband bought me this huge bear that's about the size of a 5 year old. he sits on my prayer couch (I don't like closets) in my room and I snuggle up next to the bear, cover myself in my prayer blanket, and pour my heart out to God. He always hears me, never berates me for bringing the same old thing to Him over and over again. He does speak sternly at times< but once I receive those Words, I am so very grateful. This has been a place of arriving "to" for me, again and again. But as God has never given up on me, nor shall I give up on Him. We are in battle, a battle for our hearts. God is the gentlemen, He wants us to come to Him, He is the ultimate warrior and can do anything, but He wants us to want Him. I trust that.


Posted by: pickone

I trust God, as far as I know. Which isn't that far, considering there is a fair possiblitiy that I am mentally challenged.

But that, is God's business, since He made me who I am. Lately, I have decided that I really must be at least a little bit retarded, since that does mean "slow". To other people, I might be a lot retarded (like Fat Bob says).

All I know for sure is that I am paid for. That the hand I hold up is not my own, since it was bought for a price. It is the hand of God.

The less I know, the better off I am. My life is His. He can have it, since I didn't want it. I sure have been having more fun, since He moved in.

Did you know that people who know less, have more fun?


Posted by: talena

Pickone, it has been my experience that those who know the most realize that they know very little.

You are a wise and wonderful person. I admire your candor. Your post for bobthefat made me smile, not because I thought it was funny...but because you are not afraid to speak the truth.

Even IF you are mentally challenged I am not ashamed to say that in the two posts that I have read from you...you taught me far more than anything that I could have learned sitting in a classroom.

May you be richly blessed.

Love, Talena


Posted by: jedijeb

Pickone, I agree with Talena, those of us who strive to know much more usually end up knowing so little of what matters. You are centered on God and that is what matters.


Posted by: Frederik

That's a whole lotta verses to read, is it also enough when you just read a few of them before going to bed ?
And what is it good for ? I can read John 14:14 / John 5:15 for example all day long but in the end it comes down to wether it works or not. This is what it's all about, the good feeling of trust doesn't help you when your prayers don't work.


Posted by: cgirl

Quote:
Originally Posted by JG
Learning how to trust God.



A few years after I got saved while I was praying I heard the Lord say:
"Jerry do you trust me"
I knew it was one of those trick questions from the Lord.
He already knew how I felt, He only wanted to see if I would be honest.

With great fear and humility I said:
"No Lord, I do not trust You"

He said: Read these verses every night for six months before you go to bed. I did what the Lord asked.

After six months the Lord came back and said: "Jerry do you trust me"

Well I have to tell you after six months of reading the word I shouted from the mountain tops "YES LORD I TRUST YOU"

I then heard the Lord say: "Jerry can I trust You"
I said: "No Lord".
We are still working on this one.

If you read these verses every night before you go to bed it will change you also.


Abideth Forever

Psalms 125 :1 {A Song of degrees.} They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.

Blessed

Psalms 34 :8 O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.

Blessed

Psalms 40 :4 Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Blessed

Psalms 84 :12 O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee.

Bring it to pass

Psalms 37 :5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

Buckler

II Samuel 22:31 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Buckler

Psalms 18 :30 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.

Defender

Psalms 5 :11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them : let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Deliverer

Jeremiah 39:18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.

Deliverer

Psalms 22 :4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

Deliverer

II Corinthians 1:10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us];

Fed

Psalms 37 :3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Goodness

Psalms 31 :19 [Oh] how great [is] thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; [which] thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Happiness

Proverbs 16 :20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.

Helper

Psalms 28 :7 The LORD [is] my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped : therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Helper

Deliverer

Psalms 37 :40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Helper

Shield

Psalms 115 :11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.

Helper

Shield

Psalms 115 :9 O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.

Known by God

Nahum 1:7 The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Mercy

Psalms 32 :10 Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

No Fear

Psalms 112 :7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.

Not Confounded

Psalms 22 :5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

Not desolate

Psalms 34 :22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Perfect Peace

Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

Possess the Land

Inherit mountain

Isaiah 57:13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take [them]: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

Refuge

Psalms 62 :8 Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.

Rock, Shield

Horn of Salvation

High Tower

Refuge, Saviour

II Samuel 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Rock, Fortress

Deliverer, Strength

Buckler

Horn of Salvation

High Tower

Psalms 18 :2 The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.

Safety

Proverbs 29 :25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Saviour

Psalms 17 :7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].

Saviour

I Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

Shield

Proverbs 30 :5 Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Shield

Buckler

Psalms 91 :4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.

Strength

Isaiah 26:4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH [is] everlasting strength:

These are good verses. I'll have to try this myself because I have to work on this area of my life too. Thanks for this teaching. Every time I come in here, I get more encouraged.


Posted by: Sulten

Thought this was well worth reading and contemplating. I printed these out and want to take the challenge. Thank Jerry.


Posted by: Sulten

I think I am learning more to trust God. I have my shaky moments and then I know I need prayer or to be reminded of sciptures that tells me I can and I will be blessed.