Focus, Dimensions and Benefits of Trust

UV 1347/10,000 Focus, Dimensions and Benefits of Trust

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion
Psalm 71 v 1
The focus of trust is not other people or believers or godly people or persons in power and position. The focus of trust is God in Christ. When we commit our hearts and lives to Jesus, we are putting our trust in the Lord. There is a direct cause-effect relationship between trust and victory. The chief benefit we have is that our souls are redeemed and we will perceive an inner peace and healing of our hitherto broken relationship with God. Further, He will never let us be confused or ashamed. He will give us a clarity of vision of life and eternity and understanding of the Word so that we will have a different perspective from those who are worldly or merely religious. It is rightly said that it is perspective that differentiates a leader from a follower. Our perspective is like a funnel that will cover all the big questions of life- what is my identity? What is my destiny? What is the role of pain and pleasure and the limits of both ? What is legitimate and what is not? How do we find a balance between life and work? What is the role of money and how much is enough? What is the basis of my security? Our vision will fuse all these answers as practical concepts in our lives to give us a grip and inner strength. Concepts are the seed that produce the plants that produce the branches and the fruit that produce the seed.

Another benefit of trusting the Lord is that He will never let us be ashamed. He will not let our enemies triumph over us. He will not let us be defeated and depressed. He will revive our spirit. He will let us escape disgrace even when we do some blunders or decide on the basis of misplaced trust or errors of judgement. He will deliver us out of the hand of the wicked and malicious. Instead, He will cause shame and disgrace to overcome our enemies. He will guide us and give us wisdom. He will save us in the day of disaster. Even in the toughest situation, He will leave a silver lining in the darkest cloud, that glimmer of hope to sustain us through our days on this planet.

God says, “Trust in me with all your heart”. The phrase “ all your heart” is key. Faith can be as small as a mustard seed and still be effective. Trust has a percentage dimension. But our trust needs to be hundred per cent. Trust has a domain-specific dimension. We need to trust God wholeheartedly without reserving any area for ourselves where we depend on our own wisdom and strength or ability. We should not lean or depend on our own understanding. We need to trust God for every domain or aspect of our lives- spiritual, social, familial, physical, financial, emotional and intellectual. Trust has a time dimension. We need to trust God all through our lives and all through every day of our lives. Trust has a need dimension. We need to trust God for our need- our health and our finances. This is our daily bread. Trust has a deficiency or gap dimension. We need to trust God that His grace is sufficient for us to fill the gaps in all situations of life. Finally, trust has a witness or evidence dimension. If we trust God wholeheartedly, it will be witnessed in our attitudes, our speech, our habits, our actions, our reactions, our relationships and our crises.

Prateep V Philip