Where Does Your Trust Lie? by Tana LeMay

What or who do you place your trust in? Many of us place our trust in family, careers, health, money, etc. Can we always count on them? Will they always be available to us?

The definition of trust is “a person on whom or thing on which one relies”. Still unsure of where your trust lies? One way to answer this question is to look at your lifestyle, at what drives you each and every day. What’s the foundation of your daily life?

I hope the answer is your relationship with Jesus. The bible tells us He will never leave us or forsake us. Jesus loves me and He loves you. He wants His best for you. Does that mean life will always be easy and carefree? We’ll all experience times of difficulty in our lives. We’ll have our struggles and days when it seems nothing is going our way. Even in the midst of darkness and pain, we can trust that Jesus is there, right beside us.

Some struggles are brought into our lives for a purpose. They are an opportunity to grow stronger in our faith; to further develop our character. These refining moments are best defined in 1 Peter 1:7, 7These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. If you have placed your trust in Jesus, 1 Peter 1:5 tells us that through faith you are shielded by God’s power.

If you are having trouble trusting God this week, spend some time in prayer and in His word. Memorize these scriptures below and carry them with you. When your trust falters, meditate on them and ask God to strengthen your faith.

Psalm 125:1 1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.

Psalm 9:10 10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Tidbits by Julie Short

I think that’s one of the best things about being older (past 40) is that I gained some wisdom. I gained most of it by making bad choices at the school of hard knocks.
Some of the tidbits of wisdom I have gained are:
· The only sure thing is God and His word (The Bible.)
· Acceptance leads to peace.(I don’t like the word accept because it is a challenge and takes hard work and time, However it is sometimes the only way to peace.)
· Never is a very short time and always isn’t true.
· Relationships are what really matter.
· We get to grow in the Lord until we die.
· We all have purpose
· God loves us
· Guilt that helps us follow God’s word and make good choices is good to have.(Toxic guilt – The kind that we use to continually constantly beat ourselves up with , the kind that just zaps our energy, and keeps us from going forward is important to say no to and let go of, because it serves no useful purpose.)
· We can change from negative people to more positive people.
· Children will do what we do.
· God does lead us through things we never thought we’d survive.
· Choosing to live in denial indefinitely has consequences.
· “It is what it is” now what are we going to do with it. We can give it to God and allow Him to make something beautiful or purposeful from it or we can become angry and bitter.
· If it tastes really good then it’s probably not good for you.
· Check for toilet paper in the stall before you sit down.
· The reason my pants are shorter isn’t because I’ve grown in height.
· Cell phones do leap out of pockets and into toilets
· The foot does fit in the mouth.
· Old is in the eye of the beholder

· God is an Awesome God!