Trust-I have problems with trust. I am a very closed person and it's very hard for me to build strong relationships because of my lack of trust. I trusted everyone with all my heart at one point and felt like I was constantly being let down. My biggest trust I put into someone was with my family. After all, your family is supposed with be with you no matter what. Well, in my case-the person that every girl dreams to have in their life-left my life by choice. My heart just aches because so many people have lost their dad's-who were their best friends. Whose dads wanted nothing but to walk their daughter down the aisle some day, or to be protective and try to scare boyfriends away. I want nothing more than to have a dad who wants to do that. That wants to scare guys off just to be protective over me. Who wants to hold my hand walking down the aisle someday. But...unfortunately after a year of no communication, I have no trust.
I have struggled to come up with an answer to why things are the way they are. I want nothing but answers as to what did I do wrong. I am challenging myself to stop looking for answers, to trust His plan for me. I pray that I will be able to forgive and put my trust back into people. I am broken and sinful. I am stubborn in relationships. But our God forgives us, He loves us, and He trusts us. There is no greater Father than Him, so I need to put all my trust in Him. My faith is built upon trust. He will save me by grace, through faith.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
I swear I already wrote a comment on here, but it isn't showing up!
ReplyDeleteanyways, it said something like this:
I will walk you down the aisle, and scare away your boyfriends. :)
but really, my heart hurts for you. i wish i could answer all of your questions and take away your fears and inadequacy, but i can't. i wish i could fill the whole in your heart with something feasible and fathomable, but i can't. but i can love you unconditionally and walk beside you holding your hand along the way. you aren't alone. you are so so loved. :)
I adore you. and your heart. :) keep chasing him.
WHAT YOU MUST DO TO BE SAVED
ReplyDeleteTo be saved, you must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31).
However, that's not all. Sacred Scripture clearly shows other things you must also do to be saved:
• You must endure to the end. Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:13, Mark 13:13.
• You must accept the Cross (suffering). Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24-25, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, Luke 14:27.
• You must be baptized with water. Mark 16:16, Titus 3:5, I Peter 3:20-21.
• You must be a member in God's true church. Acts 2:47.
• You must confess your sins. James 5:16, I John 1:9.
• You must keep the Commandments of God. Matthew 5:19-20, Matthew 7:21.
• You must heed the words of St. Peter, the first Pope. Acts 11:13-14, Acts 15:7.
• You must eat the flesh and drink the blood of Jesus Christ. John 6:51-58, I Corinthians 10:16, I Corinthians 11:23-29.
• Our justification comes from the grace of God. Grace is favor, the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to His call to become children of God, adoptive sons, partakers of the divine nature and of eternal life. CCC 1996, John 1:12-18, John 17:3, Romans 8:14-17, 2 Peter 1:3-4.
The only Church that meets all the requirements of Salvation is the Holy Catholic Church.