³ Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you;
    bind them around your neck;
    write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴ So you will find favor and good success
    in the sight of God and man.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and do not lean on your own understanding.
⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make straight your paths.
⁷ Be not wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
⁸ It will be healing to your flesh
    and refreshment to your bones.

⁹ Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
¹⁰ then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

¹¹ My son, do not despise the Lord‘s discipline
    or be weary of his reproof,
¹² for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
    as a father the son in whom he delights.

Trust. It’s a big word.
It’s a word that is hard to regain when it’s lost or taken away.
Trust is something that must be shared, it is no good if it is one sided.
Trust is an active word, there is no such thing as trust that isn’t acted upon.
When trust exists, trust is like a glue, bonding parties together.
Trust is an investment, a returning to an agreement and a promise for care.

Trust is a very big word.
It is no small thing.

Men can break our trust in a heartbeat. They can do it over a long period of time.
We can do the same to someone else.
We are all broken, and so sometimes we break things, even if we never intended to.
Trust can be complicated.

Trust can be rebuilt, though. Trust can return.
It takes a grain of it to begin, and over time it will snowball, grow & spread back to begin to fill in the gap that was created. It may not ever completely be what it was before, but it will be there…if both parties will let it do so. Trust is a two way street.

But when it comes to God, He is always faithful. He is always trustworthy.

Trust. Worthy.

God’s faithfulness knows no bounds. His mind & heart are always bent toward glory being brought to Himself. He is naturally,then, invested in seeing both parties come back together. When we walk away in our our broken, human, sinful, faithlessness, God is always standing there. He remains holy, just, perfect & righteous. He does not waiver. He is not tempted or swayed. He is constant beyond constant, reliable beyond words or understanding. He can always be trusted. He is always worthy.

So when Solomon writes and reminds us to trust in the Lord, it will still remain an exercise that we must participate in, but it will be one that requires that grain of trust in Him to begin with. Look at your life, look at His provision for you. Look at your health, your family, your job, your friends, your community of faith, look at the air He has given you to breathe and the sun He has provided to keep you alive and warm. Look at the opportunites He has given you to serve someone else, to the purpose and meaning He provides that beings us hope and draws our heart closer to Him.

Look at God. Look at Him.
And trust.

Don’t lean on what you know. Don’ lean on how you understand things.
Trust in Him.

In Him we live and move and have our being.
Trust in Him.

He is present. He cares for you.
Trust in Him & feel His presence as you look toward Him.
You are not alone.