'Fear Not For I Am With You'

Do you trust me? This is the question Aladdin poses to Jasmine in the Disney movie as he tries to woo her onto the magic carpet for a ride. Throughout cinematic and literary history, this same question has been posed time and time again.
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God in His infinite wisdom asks not the question, but emphatically states to trust Him.

Craig Catlett

The dictionary defines trust as a “Firm reliance on the integrity or ability of a person or a thing”. This definition applies to so many facets of our lives, including relationships, products we purchase, medical guidance, educators, and political and spiritual leaders, just to name a few. When it comes to trust in God, we need to realize that through His Love and His Word, we develop a trusting relationship that supersedes all others.
Proverbs 3:5-6 states, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”. Romans 15:13 further states, “May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”.
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Difficult as it may seem, we are told to trust in the Lord. We are further given the methodology to learning about and acting on His word in 2 Peter 1:3, as there is a description of His divine power giving us the “key” to everything we need for life and Godliness through our knowledge of Him. This “key” list includes the following:
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• Adding goodness to your faith.
• Adding knowledge to your goodness.
• Adding self-control to your knowledge.
• Adding perseverance to your self-control.
• Adding Godliness to your perseverance.
• Adding brotherly kindness to your Godliness.
• Adding LOVE to your brotherly kindness.

​Perhaps through learning about His love for us, He won’t have to ask, “Do you trust me?” We will actively demonstrate through the knowledge He has passed on that we do trust Him. In turn, He states through Isaiah 41:10, “Fear not for I am with you”.
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In His Name, Craig