Trust..part 1

Lately God has been dealing with me on trust.  More specifically, my lack of consistent trust in Him.  Here are a few observations regarding trust and God:

1) God wants to have a relationship with us
2) As with anyone else who wants a relationship with us, He wants us to trust Him
3) It's difficult to believe someone that you don't trust
4) God has not and cannot violate His trustworthiness, even if we are not trustworthy

Have you ever been telling someone something and you can sense they're hesitant to believe what you're saying.  You know that you are telling them the absolute truth, but for whatever reason they don't trust what you are saying.  It's a very frustrating experience.  You think "what reason do I have to lie to this person.  Check for yourself.  This is the truth.  Trust me."  The fact is, when someone questions us like this it feels like a direct attack on our character.  Thankfully, God doesn't have any identity issues like we do.  He tells us to trust Him.

I looked up the definition of trust and  here are a some definitions:

• Firm reliance on the integrity or ability of a person or thing
• To expect with assurance; assume
• To believe

On the 17 days of this journey so far, I have found myself questioning God on more than one occasion.  Rather than just trusting what He's said.  

It's funny how it seems like everyday, I'm finding yet another area that needs improvement.  But I'm going to look at it this way:  "The Lord perfect those things that concern me." Psalm 138:8.  I'm far from perfect, but I'm in the hands of a perfect God and as I make the choice to trust Him moment by moment, He will perfect my imperfections.