Emancipation of the Freed: Facebook Musings on Trust

Tom Zawacki
Pondering trust, trusting God.

10 hours ago · · (from August 15, 2011)

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- Tom Zawacki If I believe that #1 God is good and #2 that God loves me (and I do) then I can always trust Him.
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- Tom Zawacki How is trust developed? By navigating through circumstances that require, even demand trust.
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- Tom Zawacki Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths."
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- Tom Zawacki Trust may require that I reject or resist my best inclinations.
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- Tom Zawacki Isaiah 55:8-9 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts."
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- Tom Zawacki Trust may require humility...
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- Tom Zawacki Trust may require that I remain in a state of "I don't know" or "I don't understand" at least for awhile.
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- Tom Zawacki I can see how my pride would resist remaining is a state of trust
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- Tom Zawacki So, trust and pride are opposing forces... Hmmm...
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- Tom Zawacki And maybe trust is the antidote for pride... Hmmm...
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- Tom Zawacki Faith and trust are cousins... Faith asks what before how. Trust is required to walk out the how... Hmmm...
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- Tom Zawacki Pragmatism, logic and reason might actually be detrimental on this journey of trust, hmmm...
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- Tom Zawacki ‎1 Corinthians 13:7 says that love always trusts, hmmm...
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- Tom Zawacki It goes on to say that love always hopes... Is love the connection between trust and hope?
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- Tom Zawacki How are trust and hope similar? How do they differ?
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- Tom Zawacki ‎1 Corinthians 13:13 "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love"
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- Tom Zawacki Obviously faith, hope and love are intertwined... Trust can't be far away...
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- Tom Zawacki Timely Bill Johnson post amid my musings... "He will entrust you with revelation to the degree you will trust Him with mystery."
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- Tom Zawacki Trust is willing to risk, hope expects...
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- Tom Zawacki Faith is certainty of expectation...
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- Jill Blovits I like this pondering thread..
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- Tom Zawacki Certainty of expectation emboldens the will to risk...
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- Tom Zawacki Faith is action based upon belief sustained by confidence.
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- Jewelia Marie I "Trust" it will all work out..
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- Tom Zawacki Confidence = hope. Certainty = faith. Action = trust/risk
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- Tom Zawacki Trust based upon faith sustained by hope...
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- Jewelia Marie So what is your conclusion after all of your thoughts?
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- Tom Zawacki Still pondering but... I think that God uses the challenging circumstances of life I get myself into to develop my trust in him. My prideful self sufficentcy hates the process but the benefits of a trusting relationship with my heavenly Father make is all worthwhile.
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- Tom Zawacki I think...
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- Tom Zawacki Without trust there is no relationship
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- Tom Zawacki trust = relationship = trust
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