As you read the newspaper, watch the news and go about your daily activities you often hear of betrayal and loss of trust in others. You might feel there is no one you can confide in and trust. There is one we can completely trust, He is our Heavenly Father.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. (Psalms 118:8)
When we look at this grand creation that is our world it is a witness of His trustworthiness to each of us. We can always have that reassurance that each day will come forth as it should in perfect order. All because of a trustworthy Father in Heaven.
Trusting God means we know He will do what He says He will. If we do our part, He will do His. However, He will never let us down or forget us.
There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated and when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated. (D&C 130:20-21)
You might ask how it is possible to trust God with all that is going on in the world today? You can, Heavenly Father is perfect, unchangeable, steadfast and immovable. He is different from any person you will ever meet. We are an imperfect people prone to sin and a willingness to change our minds on a whim; and yet He loves us and wishes only for us to succeed.
Furthermore, trusting in Heavenly Father is a necessary step to gaining our salvation. When we start to trust Him we will more likely desire to obey Him. Obeying God with a pure heart brings us inner peace in a world where there is no peace.
Job is a great example for each of us to remember. In the midst of all his suffering, he continued to trust in the Lord. He never turned his back on the Lord.
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come between him. (Job 13:15–16)
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord. (Job 1:21)
Job was anxious to obey the Lord in every way because he trusted Him. Job was truly blessed for his obedience and example. I truly believe that we can find that same trust as Job did in our Father in Heaven.
