Trust is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. Trust is often determine by the motivation of a person and once you have been around the person, you begin to sense his or her motivation by corresponding actions. At the highest level, one who is fully motivated by Agape Love is the one you can completely trust in all areas. You can trust that person with the keys to your house as well as your welfare in all circumstances. That person will not exploit your relationship for his or her benefit. In Luke chapter 16, Jesus spoke:
1 He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.
2 So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’
If you or I are called to give account of our stewardship as aspiring overcomers in Christ, what would Our Heavenly Father say? Are we becoming more trustworthy or less? Are we walking in a greater level of Agape Love or have we grown cold toward others? Is our household enjoying greater peace or less? Would Our Heavenly Father be pleased? It is important that we be honest with ourselves concerning our walk and this is best done by looking at our actions rather than just our words of intent. What would others say about us, would they praise us or accuse us?
The unjust steward was required to give an account of his stewardship to the Owner of the assets and the steward was found to be untrustworthy while the Owner was away. Aren’t we all stewards of the life FATHER has given us? HE formed us in the womb and breathed life into us so that we could walk this earth. In addition, HE sent HIS Word (Jesus Christ) to dwell among us and show us the Way to become fully trustworthy. Once we were given the revelation of Jesus Christ and became believers, we were expected to develop into trustworthy stewards of that revelation. We were warned to flee from evil and guard our hearts against the attempts of the adversary to steer us away from righteousness. In this parable, greed or love of money was the primary issue.
9 “And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.
10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.
11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?
13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [that is, your earthly possessions or anything else you trust in and rely on instead of God].”
As we grow in maturity in Christ, our faith in FATHER becomes greater than our faith in man’s resources. Didn’t we trust our souls to FATHER when we received salvation? How much more should we trust our daily affairs to HIM by expecting HIM to lead and guide us as we navigate our walk on this earth. As our faith grows, our trust IN HIM grows for faith and trust are intertwined together.
Has any of us ever been untrustworthy? Absolutely, for we were all sinners and had to deal with the old man. As we allow Love to become our motivation, our trustworthiness increases. Since GOD is Love, HE is totally trustworthy and HIS Word is sure!
As unrighteousness in man is revealed, we must not let our peace be taken from us. Our current world systems contain much unrighteousness and it is likely to be revealed sooner than later. Let us place our trust in FATHER’S Word toward us so that when the revealing occurs, we are found to be trustworthy and are qualified to be stewards for The Kingdom.