Can I Really Trust God?

Agustus 28, 2018

Can I Really Trust God?

August 28, 2018
Can I Really Trust God?
SHARON JAYNES

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18 (NIV)

I stood in the front yard waiting for the yelling to stop before I went back inside. Dad had been drinking again, and Mom was screaming at the top of her lungs.

Why couldn't he see how afraid I was? Why did he drink? Why did Mom yell? Why did they fight? After 17 years of these volcanic outbursts, you'd think I'd be used to it. But they always took me by surprise.

The day after one of their fights came with many tears and promises. "I'll never do it again," Dad said. "I am so sorry."

But there was always a next time. I learned I couldn't trust him.

Unfortunately, when I became a Christian, I had a difficult time trusting my heavenly Father as well.

Once we grasp the truth of God's amazing love for us, we come to the next question: Can I trust Him? Can I trust God with my hopes and fears, days and years? When we understand the depth of His love, the answer is always "yes." Perfect love drives away all fear, kicks it out the door, and gives it the boot (found in today's key verse, 1 John 4:18). I love how the Amplified, Classic translation expounds on 1 John 4:18:

"There is no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and [so] he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love [is not yet grown into love's complete perfection]" (AMPC).

When I became a Christian, I could relate to the rejected Jesus and easily accept the indescribable gift He gave. I marveled at God's love. But trusting my heavenly Father with my hopes and dreams? That was a different story. For the longest time, when conflicts arose, I became that teenage girl looking in the crowd for a daddy who wasn't there. Could I trust this heavenly Father? I wasn't so sure.

But one day, God spoke to my heart in a poignant way. Take your earthly father's face off of Mine, He seemed to say. I am not like your earthly father. I am your heavenly Father. You can trust Me.

Here's what I learned about God:
He is always good.
He always tells the truth.
He wants what's best for me.
I can trust Him.

It's easy to trust God when life is good. But when a child rebels, the bank account dwindles, or the biopsy says the tumor is malignant, we wonder: Is God really good?

We know in our heads He is good, but the heart struggles to believe. The enemy of this world peddles the lie that God is not good — that He's holding out on us.

Victor Christianto

Founder of The Second Coming Institute, www.sci4God.com

Founder of www.DigiMBA.com, Preparing Leaders for 21st Century

Founder of www.acaraindo.com, Promoting cultural and music events in Jakarta and other cities

Founder of www.ketindo.com, A renewable energy consultant

4 most recent papers: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ew1uJMc6luBEODia11-qEKB3Wco27pea

My books and papers can be found at:

- http://researchgate.net/profile/Victor_Christianto

- http://independent.academia.edu/VChristianto

We love you all nations, but time is very very limited. Be hurry to repent and receive Jesus Christ. Find a guide to help you repent and receive Jesus Christ, in this link http://www.esnips.com/web/Guidetorepent,
http://www.esnips.com/web/RepentanceGuide.

Print this guide, copy as many as you can, and distribute this to as many countries as you can, including Asian countries such as China, Burma, Thailand, Campuchea, Laos, Srilanka, and Vietnam. Pray and ask to God first before you select a language for your country. That is the message: be hurry be very very very very very hurry to repent and receive Jesus Christ, all corners of the world.
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