"The best proof of love is trust." - Dr. Joyce Brothers
When you're a young child it is easy to trust. Your innocent, naive, and trusting someone comes naturally. It's not until someone betrays that trust that you begin to adopt an untrusting stance. It's a defense mechanism. You've been hurt before and you do not want to have to endure that hurt ever again. So, you build emotional walls and live a guarded life, trusting no one.
In Unshakeable Trust, Joyce Meyer dives deep into the many facets of the concept of trust, and shows you that there is true joy when you put all of your trust in God "at all times, in all things."
"Trust is dependent on what we know about the character of the one being trusted. If we cannot believe that person is good, just, kind, loving, and trustworthy, then we cannot put our confidence in them."
None of us are perfect. We've all fallen, all sinned, and have all had instances in our lives where we could not trust or could not be trusted ourselves. We live in a fallen world, there is always going to be someone that burns you at one time or another, but there is One that we can put our absolute trust in every moment of every day and He will never fail us: Jesus.
Joyce does an incredible job of reminding her readers just how trustworthy Jesus is. This book is immersed in Biblical references that are on the subject of trust. After doing a quick search myself I realized that the word TRUST in mentioned in the Bible between 150-180 times. We need to trust!
Sprinkled throughout the book, Joyce encourages you to do certain tasks that will help you on your journey to trusting the Lord. With what I'm going through personally in my life right now the reminder of trust is incredibly important. I must remember that my future is secure as I put my trust in the Lord and His plans for my life.
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" - Jeremiah 29:11
I highly recommend Unshakeable Trust for everyone but especially if you are in a season, like I am, where trust can be incredibly hard. It's a wonderful reminder of where to put your trust and that you can find joy, by trusting, even in your darkest times.
*I received a complimentary copy of this book from FaithWords and NetGalley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. All opinions are my own.
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