The Nature of Trust

Dan Phillips has some interesting words on trust, based on Proverbs 3:5:

Now, it is the nature of trust that it is always, to some degree, counter-intuitive. Sometimes it is easier, sometimes it is harder; but by definition “trust” comes into play when the desired state of affairs is not evident. That is, I don’t trust God for a safe drive to work. He already gave me one. I don’t trust that my pc will function. It is, right now. I don’t trust my wife to give me a sweet “good night” kiss. She already did.

No, trust comes into play in the not-yet, and even more in the not. By that I mean specifically when something is not in fact going as I believe it should, and there is no sign whatever of the hand of God moving for good in it. That is when I must trust. It is when I have prayed and prayed over something that I have every reason to believe is for His glory, and there isn’t even a cloud the size of a man’s fist. That is when trust is essential.