Why is that such a scary word to
many people?
Many of us have been hurt by someone
in our lives and our trust gets guarded and the longer we guard our trust, the
harder it is to trust anyone.
We live in a world that promotes
trusting and depending on yourself to get were you want to go in life. Pure
determination will get you there if you do not give up. Determination will get
you far in life, but this can be a lonely statement.
The fact is, we are built for
community and I believe we were purposely designed that way.
But people will eventually hurt us
because every one of us has our own desires and our own baggage.
Many songs that we hear on the
radio are about relationships that went wrong and the hurt that follows. Some people
may never move past the hurt and will remain stuck in that cycle of emotions.
I want to remind you that God sent
His Son to bring us new life, to revive us from this worn-down world.
John 10:10 … but I have come to
give you everything in abundance, more than you expect – life in its fullness
until you overflow! TPT
I have learned a little about
community from our cattle that we acquired last year. We have been getting calves
that were either abandoned or momma died, or momma was taken and sold when they
were young. Most of the calves we
received were about a week or so old. We
are very new to the cattle raising process, so it has been trial and error. One
thing I have noticed is that when we have multiple calves to feed, they bond
together, and it makes them stronger. When we have just one calf that is isolated,
it may start out well but the longer it is isolated the worse its condition
gets. We lost one little calf and we were doing all that we could to save her,
but it seems like she just gave up. When the next young calf came along, we
decided to put her out with the big girls and prayed that they would accept her
as one of their own because we did not want to lose another one to isolation.
Now it is so heart warming to watch how our larger heifers protect and watch
out for the new baby. She is thriving in her new environment.
Trust is something that we must
have in this life because if we do not, it puts us in isolation. Even though we
may have many people around us, mentally we are in isolation.
Fortunately for us, we always have
someone we can trust in. God wants our trust. When we place our trust in Him,
He will lead and guide us through this life. He will also surround us with a
community to journey with. When we seek Him and follow His lead, He will bring
us to the place where we have the right people in our path. People that will
help us and in turn we will help them, making us all stronger together.
