How to trust Jesus?

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How do you trust Him when the outcome to what you pray for could be anything (good or bad)?

Is trusting God necessary to love Him? Can you do one without the other?
 
The more time we spend with Him - in prayer, adoration, the sacraments, etc. the more we become like Him - we become willing to accept whatever the Father asks of us.
 
: How do you trust Him when the outcome to what you pray for could be anything (good or bad)?

Is trusting God necessary to love Him? Can you do one without the other?
I don't see how it is possible to love God but to not trust Him. A lack of trust has a direct bearing on our ability to sincerely love God. There are going to be many times in life when the outcome to what we pray for is going to be different from what we would have liked or hoped for. Trusting in God is the deepest form of love in that we acknowledge God is in control and when we have trials, dissappointments or hardships Jesus is going to work through these experiences for our good. To not trust is God is to not fully love God. :signofcross:
 
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How do you trust Him when the outcome to what you pray for could be anything (good or bad)?

Is trusting God necessary to love Him? Can you do one without the other?
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God’s ways are not our ways. When we go before Him in humility with our adoration and praise, and then our intercessions, we need to make an act of trust in how He decides to respond. He responds to our requests in a way that will benefit us in the long run.

We can keep asking and knocking, and also ask for wisdom and understanding. Asking Him “in the name of Jesus” means asking according to the mind of the Lord. He can gently steer us to ask rightly.
 
Yes, of course we have to trust God. Why shouldn’t we? It’s like a child not trusting the parent, except in this case the parent is perfect and knows exactly what we need at any given moment.

It’s often difficult for me to trust, too, and sometimes I fear what God might have in store for me. After all, there is no guarantee. But the Bible says that He only wishes for our good, and His plans for us are all good, so what can I do but to trust?

Can I ask, why don’t you want to trust?
 
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How do you trust Him when the outcome to what you pray for could be anything (good or bad)?

Is trusting God necessary to love Him? Can you do one without the other?
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Yes, trusting God is necessary to love Him, which is why faith is the doorway to communion with Him. And that trust involves trusting no matter what, regardless of whether or not our prayers are answered the way we think they should be.
 
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How do you trust Him when the outcome to what you pray for could be anything (good or bad)?

Is trusting God necessary to love Him? Can you do one without the other?
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The best way to trust Jesus, I am learning, is to meet Him in the middle of every situation you find yourself in. In the midst of bad or in the midst of good. One way to do it is through prayer. As St. Paul says, “Pray without ceasing.”

Don’t go worrying about what might happen in the future, especially about things that are beyond your control. As folks say, “Don’t go borrowing trouble.”. I am learning this lesson now.
 
I think perhaps praying to the Lord that you want your will to be His Will and from there, believing in this loving God who lowered himself to our humanity you can let go and accept that whatever situation has presented itself it will be in the hands of Jesus.
Sometimes we have to be courageous, especially in difficult situations and say Jesus I trust in you! He doesn’t let us down because it is in that trust that He most surely opens His hands and grants graces to us to carry whatever cross is there. reading the Diary of St Faustina you get the very strong impression that a trusting soul is most pleasing to Him and shows Him our true love for Him
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Dorothy said:
God’s ways are not our ways. When we go before Him in humility with our adoration and praise, and then our intercessions, we need to make an act of trust in how He decides to respond. He responds to our requests in a way that will benefit us in the long run.

We can keep asking and knocking, and also ask for wisdom and understanding. Asking Him “in the name of Jesus” means asking according to the mind of the Lord. He can gently steer us to ask rightly.
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Dorothy,
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    These words of yours are among the best writings about God that I have ever read. 

 Some people, very intelligent people just don't understand that God responds to our prayers in a way that will "benefit all of us in the long run. "

  Thank you so much,
BP
 
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Dorothy,
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    These words of yours are among the best writings about God that I have ever read. 

 Some people, very intelligent people just don't understand that God responds to our prayers in a way that will "benefit all of us in the long run. "

  Thank you so much,
BP
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You’re welcome. I need to keep reminding myself of those words I wrote!
 
Pilsen,

We just talked about this in School of Community.

Take a look back at the gospels. You’ll see Jesus doesn’t make his truth claims explicit until after the disciples have already had a chance to form their own opinions of Jesus. He gives them time and goes slowly.

Put on top of that John 14:13 - “And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”

Ask Jesus to help you trust Him.

What we do in the Church, we do together. Sometimes, we have to see how another person loves God or trusts God before we can do it. So, get more nvolved in your Church so you can see it for yourself.

If you have the chance, check out Communion and Liberation. 🙂

Billy
 
Trust is a large word and encompasses many ideas.

One idea is to trust Jesus to fulfill his promises to us which he has already made.

Trusting that he is with us right now abiding in our soul in sanctifying grace and renewing that awareness thru our trust in his own words that it is so.

Or trusting that he will provide us with anything that is necessary to us without doubting his words. Or keeping our thoughts on doing good as he did good in his earthly life and trusting that when hardships come he meant what he said, that our treasure in heaven will be greater.

There are all sorts of ideas along the lines of trust we should be aware of and refresh from time to time. Especially when he said he loved us in the sacrament of love, Holy Eucharist.

Just a thought.​

“Fair is the sunshine, fair is the moonlight, bright the sparkling stars on high,
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus is purer, than all the angels in the sky.” (hymn)
 
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How do you trust Him when the outcome to what you pray for could be anything (good or bad)?

Is trusting God necessary to love Him? Can you do one without the other?
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The outcome can never be bad. It could be difficult and demanding but never bad. God only wishes what is best for us.

Yes, trust is necessary. Love can’t be true if there is no trust, it is only servitude without it.
 
seeker_of_God said:
Yes, of course we have to trust God. Why shouldn’t we? It’s like a child not trusting the parent, except in this case the parent is perfect and knows exactly what we need at any given moment.

It’s often difficult for me to trust, too, and sometimes I fear what God might have in store for me. After all, there is no guarantee. But the Bible says that He only wishes for our good, and His plans for us are all good, so what can I do but to trust?

Can I ask, why don’t you want to trust?
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A couple of years ago, through some situations, I lost my friends. I believe this to be Gods will because they may have been bad company. I accept this. But the experience was very painful. The past few years have been completely dry. Recently, God has allowed a new friend to come in. I’m quite terrified that, as much as I could plead with God, this person will be taken away too. There is no guarantee. But I keep thinking that our God cannot be cruel to let the past happen again right?

I am struggling to trust Jesus with this situation. Especially because I want to protect myself from the hurt again. Yet Jesus is the only one who understands the delicacy I find this situation to be - so I’m conflicted.
 
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A couple of years ago, through some situations, I lost my friends. I believe this to be Gods will because they may have been bad company. I accept this. But the experience was very painful. The past few years have been completely dry. Recently, God has allowed a new friend to come in. I’m quite terrified that, as much as I could plead with God, this person will be taken away too. There is no guarantee. But I keep thinking that our God cannot be cruel to let the past happen again right?

I am struggling to trust Jesus with this situation. Especially because I want to protect myself from the hurt again. Yet Jesus is the only one who understands the delicacy I find this situation to be - so I’m conflicted.
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I understand. Whether it was His will or not, no one can really know. Sometimes bad things just happen; it is part of the world we live in.

But I can tell you that no matter what happens, God will give you the strength to get through it. They always say He won’t give you more than you can handle, and I truly believe that.

He’s the only friend you’ll ever need, so continue to run back to Him always. Never be afraid of Him or of His will for you, because His will is perfect.

I know you went through a difficult experiences. I’ve had friends come and go in my life, sometimes friends with whom I was very close. Sometimes it is hard, and you want to try to recapture the past. But friends will tend to come in and out of our lives as we need them, and sometimes we will be one of those friends to another. God is the only constant.
 
Pilsen said:
How do you trust Him when the outcome to what you pray for could be anything (good or bad)?

Is trusting God necessary to love Him? Can you do one without the other?
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Trust Jesus because he is God and wills only what is best for your soul in every circumstance of your life. If you don’t love Him, I don’t see how you could trust Him. Are you having difficulty loving Him? Then pray to Mary for her heart and dispositions so you can love Him. You must love Him if you want to be saved, so please love Him and trust Him. God bless you.
 
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