Cursed is the strong one who depends on mere humans, who thinks he can make it on muscle alone and sets God aside as dead weight... But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God. Jeremiah 17:5-8 MSG

 

So many times in life we look to others to save us. Society has painted this picture that having a mate will make all of our problems go away.  You know the story: the man rides in on a white horse, recues the women, they fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. We are bombarded by images on TV that displays the perfect friend, or the perfect family that works out every situation is less than an hour.  If you have been a believer for any period of time, you know the only perfect person is Jesus -- everything else is flawed. But somehow, we continue to trust others to fulfill us. There is a remedy for this so we no longer have to seek others to fill a void. The word of God tells us that if we "trust" in him we will be blessed. It actually says that when we rely totally on man we are cursed. God takes it very serious when we place our full trust in anything but him. That includes money, material possessions, or even our gifts and talents. We are actually "blessed" when we put our hope in God. How are we blessed? We are first blessed with having an intimate relationship with the true and living God who heals, delivers, restores and exalts. We are blessed with peace that produces confidence and strength. Aren't you tired of the disappointment and hurt you receive by placing your trust in man? Seek and put your complete confidence in God; He will never fail you.

 

 

Thought for Today

Where are you placing 100% of your trust?