Trust. So much behind such a little word

What does it mean to trust God? What does it really look like? To trust God...

Peace:

a state of mutual harmony between people or groups; freedom of the mind from any annoyance, distraction, anxiety, obsession, etc.

Phillipians 4:4-9 says, " Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer & supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethern, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you."

If God is the God of peace, if we trusted Him, wouldn't we have peace? Wouldn't we have peace of mind? Wouldn't we be at peace with one another dispite having differing opinions? These are some questions that I go back to.

Trust:

to rely upon or place confidence in someone or something; to believe; to permit to remain or go somewhere or to do something without fear of consequence;

To trust is to believe; to be without fear. Then take that one step further & actually be confident in that. So you could say that to trust would require you to be at peace. To trust God would mean to free our minds from any anxious thoughts, to relinquish any fears that we have & be confident that our God, our Creator, is able to handle everything on His own - without us. If we believe that God is all mighty, all powerful, all knowing & that He created us, why do we have such a hard time trusting Him with the little things? I mean, really trusting Him. Where do believing & trusting intersect? faith, perhaps?

take rest

my heart is heavy but your yoke is light. to all of my worries you'll shed no light. you are enough all else is dead. you say take rest, don't worry, lay down your weary head.



to figure out what it all means a quest we can only dream to see. i have the desire i have the dream but it's ripping apart at it's very seam. you tell me take rest. don't worry, i've met every need. i see where you are i see every deed. take rest now, my love, i am here by your side. breath in now, my love, take rest.



to have so much love but nowhere to give it. to have so much love but no one to live it. an eternal struggle one fights in vain. i turn, head hung low - i walk away nothing short of deep rooted pain. you say here i am, take rest love of mine. be still, love and trust. my arms are open wide.



take rest.