Thursday, July 5, 2012

Trust That God Loves You {SAST Link Up}

In high school, I memorized what would become one of my favorite scriptures of all time –

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and He shall direct thy path."
– Proverbs 3:5-6

Usually when we read this verse, we think about trusting God's will for our lives, and that He has a better plan for us than we can ever know. But have you ever thought of this idea: Trust in God's love for you. Trust that He loves you so much He will NEVER let you down. He will never be fickle or untrustworthy or false as a friend. He will never betray you.



Lean not unto your own worldly understanding of relationships. God does not love you by these 'rules.' He loves you by a higher, heavenly law. He loves you so much He died for you. Put your trust in Him and know that your trust is well-founded.

Sometimes it's hard for people to put this kind of trust into anyone, especially someone we cannot see or hear except in our hearts and minds. Some people have been so hurt by others they have chosen to never trust again. It's so sad to see people hurt so badly like this, it can make people bitter and resentful, and the end result is they scare away would-be true friends.

Our Savior is not scared away by your bitterness. He does not ever harbor doubts about loving you. He is always there for you, through the good and the bad. He wants to share your triumphs and cry with you in defeat. He wants to love you more than you can ever comprehend.

Trust that God loves you, and your life will be transformed.

With love,
Jean

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It's time for Sweet and Simple Thursday! One of my favorite times of the week!


There were some fun and though-filled links this last week. Thank you everyone for making SAST so successful!

Jenni at Thrive @ Home Thursday shared a beautiful post about how to create a loving atmosphere in your home. Her post really resonated in my heart.





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16 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    I am so thankful that God loves me in spite of myself!

    Megan @ wwwsunshinethroughthewindows.blogspot.com

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  2. Donna PeruginiJuly 5, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    Dropping in from Thrive @Home Thursday. God is a good...all the time. And all the time...God is good! Thanks for reaffirming that!

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  3. MichelleJuly 6, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    Jean that was beautiful. It is so true about the trust. It's hard to trust when we have been hurt so many times and how can we trust someone we haven't seen.

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  4. JenniJuly 6, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    Thank you for mentioning my post about creating a loving home! :)

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  5. AnonymousJuly 7, 2012 at 12:27 AM

    Stopping by from Company Girls... That's a beautiful way of looking at that scripture - thank you for sharing! Heather

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  6. ReneeJuly 8, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    Coming over from Spiritual Sundays......I love these verses too but had not thought about trusting God's love for me in this way. Lovely post.
    Renee over at Adventures In Faithful Living

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  7. JeanneJuly 8, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Such a wonderful promise to remember, and there is no one like Him !

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  8. PamelaJuly 8, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    What an encouraging post! And I've proved it true. He is always with me--trustworthy!

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  9. UnknownJuly 10, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    What a great reminder and different perspective from that Proverb!

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  10. Michy (lovingourjourney.com)July 10, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    thanks for linking up....and pointing out that verse! What comfort...I'll be back sometime soon to link up to yours! Blessings!

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  11. UnknownJuly 11, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday!

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  12. caryjoJuly 11, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    "Trust that God loves you, and your life will be transformed."

    After all these years, that's exactly what I can count on.

    Thanks.

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  13. UnknownJuly 11, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Unconditional love! Truly a great gift! One that we can learn and show as well! Think of the people we could reach if we could do live it! Thanks for stoppin by and linkin up today! Blessings!

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  14. a joyful noiseJuly 11, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    Thank you for sharing your lovely post at: "Tell Me a Story." God's love is certain and we can safely trust in him. We sang a song as children, perhaps you also did. Yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so. We can rely on God's word to safely guide us. Your verse that you learned in High School is one of my favorites too.

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  15. Mynn xxJuly 11, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    Thank you so much for the wonderful reminder! God always does love us and I really like the way you've interpreted this verse! :)

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  16. NaomiJuly 14, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    Yes....God loves us abundantly all the time! Thank you for the reminder and for sharing at WJIM.

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