Isaiah 2:22 says, “Stop trusting other people to save you. Do not think too highly of them; they are only humans who have not stopped breathing yet.”
Trust belongs only to God. Imagine trusting in humanity? Me, being human, am simply untrustworthy. Not because I’m a wicked person plotting your downfall—no, nothing like that. I’m untrustworthy because I don’t have that much control over things.
Take illness, for example. No vitamin can stop me from getting a sore throat when my youngest daughter sneaks a sip from my cup when I’m not looking. Or how about when I forget I’m cooking and my soup turns into charcoal? No one forgets things on purpose! Lord, if I had even a sliver of control over my memory, I’d give my husband fewer headaches.
Me: Babe, can you grab my headphones? They’re on my desk.
Babe: No, they’re not here.
Searches the entire house until I dramatically pull them from my bookbag like a magician.
We should always strive to be trustworthy for the people we love, but the reality is, no one can be a perfect 10/10 in reliability. And placing full trust in people? That’s asking for trouble. It’s unfair to expect someone to always be perfect for you—that’s a heavy load for anyone to carry.
Understanding your friends’ imperfections and being ready to forgive their shortcomings is an act of love. If someone ever told me they were placing their full trust in me, I’d honestly feel like they hated me. Knowing how limited I am, how easily I could unintentionally mess things up, why would you do such a thing?
So yes, trust belongs to God. He’s the only one who won’t forget, fail, or fall short and that’s a relief for both you and me.
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