Love & Trust

Thursday's Devotion (4-13-06)

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18 (KJV)

To me, this verse speaks for every relationship possible especially our relationship with Jesus Christ. If you fear in a relationship, if you fear that your spouse will have an affair, if you fear that you will go to Hell even though you've accepted Jesus, then something is wrong with your relationships. If you fear that your spouse is going to have an affair, then that could be due to a number of reasons... BUT if you fear that you're going to Hell, then there's only one reason for that - You lack faith! Jesus' love is perfect and we have to accept it with all our mind, heart, and soul. We have to believe in it in order for it to be effective. If you're not perfect in God's love, then I suggest that you study the Bible harder and pray more.

Marriage is a tough thing for some. People think that their spouses are having affairs or that their spouses WOULD have an affair on them. There's a lot of mistrust in marriage these days. My motto with this is: "If you can't trust them, don't marry them!" I trust my wife, she trusts me. We don't worry about the other one cheating. Why? Because we don't have to worry about it! If you have to worry about it, then that's a sign that maybe you're not with the right person... Or you are just paranoid for some odd reason. Maybe your spouse doesn't spend enough time with you, or maybe it's a number of other reasons. If you're married and if you feel scared about the state of your marriage, then you need to talk it out with your spouse. Find out why things are the way they are, and work things out. When it comes to your marriage or to relationships in general, don't assume anything! Don't assume that your spouse would cheat on you, unless you know it to be a fact. Love, trust, and Jesus are the most important things in a successful marriage. If you believe that your spouse would cheat on you, that makes YOU more likely to cheat on your spouse. If you're already married and the trust isn't there, then work it out! If you're not married and the trust isn't there, then see if it can be worked out BEFORE you get married. If you can't trust the person you're going to marry then it'll NEVER EVER work. Trust is a weird thing. Trust is tough, but it can be broken with ease.

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this message and for all things. Please forgive us of all our sins, and we forgive all those who've wronged us. Help us to be made perfect in your love and may we have relationships filled with love and trust. In Jesus name. A-men!

God bless!

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