Trust - The Key To Successful Living Series

When we’re through looking at that, we’re going to turn the tables around and ask another question. And if you think the first one makes you sweat bullets, how about this one: Can God trust me? Does He trust me? Have I proven to be a trustworthy person? Can He give me what He wants to, knowing that I am trustworthy? Or am I one of these people who are trustworthy in some areas, but in other areas, God says, "I cannot touch this area in your life because you’re not yet trustworthy."

We’ll wrap up the series by taking what I call "the Trust Test." Hang with me, folks. The next four weeks can be life changing. In Week 3 and Week 4, we’ll go through a process of taking the "Trust Test" where we can really begin to look at ourselves, and ask ourselves, "Am I truly trusting Him?" Now, let’s talk about God for a moment.

Trustworthy thoughts about God:

1. God’s Care is Constant.

When it comes to trusting God, you can rest assured that He gives you and me constant care. I love Hebrews 13:5,6, where, "God has said, ’Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.’ So we can say with confidence, the Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" Amen? That’s a great promise. Literally, in the original language it reads this way: "I will not, no, not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee."

Five times God wants to assure us that He is never going to leave us. George Beverly Shea, the singer who partnered with Billy Graham for so many years, was sharing that he had many requests for songs to be sung at crusades. And he said the strangest request he ever got was when somebody handed him a slip of paper one time, and wanted him to sing a song entitled "God’s grip don’t slip." Now, I want tell you it’s very poor grammar, but it’s marvelous theology. God’s grip don’t slip. God constantly cares for us, and because of that Peter can tell us that we are to cast all of our anxiety, all of our worries upon Him. His care is constant. It’s not occasional or sporadic; His care is total, not partial. His care is sovereign. Nothing can touch you or me without first touching God.

My grandpa ﷓﷓ my mother’s father -- had a favorite old song, called "No never alone, alone, no never alone. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone." Just a little test here. How many of you know that song? People who have their hands in the air are the true saints of God. Most of us have read the beautiful poem called Footprints. It’s brought comfort I think to all of us. I have it in my upper room right across from my desk. I see it continually. What’s interesting is that the lady who wrote Footprints, Margaret Fishbeck, went through amazing trials. The person that she loved left her, she caught meningitis, and was literally bedridden for many months. She came to the lowest place of her life. During that time, another man fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. But she wouldn’t marry him. She basically said, "I’m out of trust. I’m not sure I trust God. I know I don’t trust men. I’m out of trust."