TRUST

We all know the beginning, right? Adam & Eve and the animals lived in a perfect world. In the Garden of Eden, God provided everything they needed. There was no sickness, disease, hatred, anger, sin, murder, adultery, malice, addiction, violence, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, forest fires, or tsunamis. Everyone in the world trusted God for everything. They lived in a world that we all dream of.

God told Adam & Eve to rule and subdue, be fruitful and multiply. They were given freedom to eat and drink, with one exception. God knew their needs; they did not have to tell Him what they wanted. They knew Him intimately and trusted Him to provide for them.

God said not to eat from or even touch the tree in the middle of the Garden or they would surely die. They knew that God would not lie to them, and so they did not eat from it. But eventually Eve accepted the serpent's word over God's. The serpent disputed God's word and made Him sound like a liar. When Eve ate and shared with Adam, they did not immediately die, but for the first time they felt shame and fear, and attempted to deceive the Lord by placing blame on one another. They lived in toil, sweat, and sorrow and then they died. God is not a liar. How it must have hurt Him to know they surrendered trust to the enemy.

They broke TRUST with God that day, and everything He has done and allowed since is intended to bring man back to trusting Him. In order for us to be with Him in Heaven, we must wholly and perfectly trust Him. We have to trust the Word that He has given us. We must accept the gift of salvation he offered by sending Jesus to die for us. We have to endure trials in this lifetime that teach us to lean on Him to meet all of our needs. Even when our eyes don't see a reason to trust Him, we must have faith that He has already resolved all of our problems. Do you trust Him in spite of your lost job, broken marriage, sickness, depression, world-wide recession, or loss of a loved one? Many times these difficult events are allowed in order to draw us closer to our Creator. The enemy still lies to us and tries to make us think we should not trust God. Don't believe the lies he tells you. Eve probably did not know the generations that would suffer because of her choice. Likewise, we cannot know who will be impacted by ours.