Trust

God is so worthy of our trust. When times get "tough" by our standards, there is really only one true place to look, and only one place we can place our trust. In Him.
So many times I just skip past my heavenly Father, and try to find the 'next best thing' to satisfy my heart. When I'm struggling with bitter thoughts, or sadness, I want my automatic response to be to go straight into the loving arms of Jesus. Didn't he say "Come to me all who are heavy-laden and I will give you rest"?
And, I want to be able to cast all my cares on him, like it says in 1st Peter. All my cares, like when I'm frustrated with a sibling, or stuck on a hard piece of music, or struggling with sin. I want to fall on Him like I fall into my bed at night, completely trusting that I can rest there without collapsing. Is he not worthy of that?
 I also want to be constantly praising him, in the good and bad.
The God who can create things like this...

photo credit: NASA.com

 and this...

photo credit: also NASA.com

Is worthy of praise beyond praise! The love of our Father is so sweet. In bible study last week, we talked about how even though we might not all be called to be martyred for Christ, the way we act should say that we are ready to die for Jesus at any given moment. Is Christ worth it? Absolutely. But let it challenge your thinking as it is still challenging mine.
~Bugg~