Trust in the Lord

I know this is basically what I wrote about last week and that I have been writing a lot about trusting in God the past few whatevers. But, this came to mind to write as the blog post today and I feel like sharing it.

Alrighty. In July we had a Zone Conference and the main topic was "align your will"

What does it mean to trust?

Well, here are some necessary elements for trust....

• Risk/possibility of harm
• Expectation of safety
• Give up control

Risk- Often we are asked to do something and questions like these come to mind...What if I look like a fool? What will happen if I do that? No one will like me... I won't like the change. I don't know what to say! How are they going to react? 

Many times with risk, we have a fear of the unknown. We have feelings of uncertainty. We have to take a risk. Our missionaries said that risk is anything you put on the alter of sacrifice. You are going to sacrifice your comfort, the known, to trust in the Lord.

Expectation of Safety- There are angels about you, the spirit will guide, God won't let you down.

There are promises all over the scriptures to those who trust in the Lord and do His will. Sometimes we are afraid to keep a commandment (remember risk?) but we just have to trust that the promises will be fulfilled that the Lord has made with us.

Give up Control- This is when you give Him your all. You submit to His will and fully rely on Him to keep His promises. You hold nothing back. 

I think about the trust fall...If you haven't heard of a trust fall, go look them up. Basically one person falls backwards into the arms of someone standing behind them.

Remember, that even if the promises don't seem to come, trust that they will come in due time and give the Lord your all. 

Some things that were mentioned in the conference to help us learn to trust God more were these: Put more on the alter, believe more, and rely on Him more. 

There is a skit online by Onetimeblind where Christ asks the girl to trust Him in a trust fall. She refuses to trust Him at the end because she can't see anyone behind her. I think this says a lot about when God asks us to do things and we can't see the end result. That's what is hard. That takes faith, that takes trust. And it is always well worth it.