Visit the pound someday.
Check out the abandoned dogs. They don’t trust anyone. The people who’ve loved them have cast them aside, and they only have steel and concrete walls for companionship.
Adopt one, and you must build a relationship. It takes time. They must learn to trust you.
You hold out your hand. Are you going to strike them?
Will the food bowl be refilled … ever?
Is your exit to work the last time they will see you?
How do you tell when your new pet has shifted from doubt into trust? Asking for a tummy rub? Not gobbling food? Asking to go outside in the middle of the night?
Psalm 37:3-5 gives us three ways God will know we’ve learned to put our trust in him.
Verse 3 says we must see God as our source for our daily requirements.
“Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.”
When we do, God will provide all our needs.
Verse 4 says to find our pleasure in God rather than the world.
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
When we do, God will give us the extra things we desire.
Verse 5 says to live by God’s standards and not man’s.
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.”
When we do, our prayers will become manifested before us.
We are that abandoned pup. God has adopted us, but we must learn to trust him. He understands that it’s not easy. God is patient. When we finally come around, he will find his joy in our complete trust in him.
God means us good. He’s waiting to shower his love on us.
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