Saturday... It begins with trust!

Have you ever thought about what could be in those presents under the tree? I know you have. The truth is you are excited about what is in those wrapped up packages. You know it's going to be good because you trust the one who is giving you those gifts.

And Psalm 84:12 (NLT) is so true, "O Lord of Heaven's Armies, what joy for those who trust in you." It begins with trust. It doesn't say fear it says "What joy for those who trust in you."

Do remember when you stopped believing in Santa Claus? It was really fun for awhile but one day you woke up and said, "I don't believe anymore", and some have grown up and they have quit believing in God and that is too bad. God isn't Santa Claus. He is real.

Verse 11 says, "For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing for those who do what is right." And then,"O Lord of Heaven's Armies, what joy for those who trust in you."

Verse 12 in the Amplified Bible says, "How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation."

I am excited about opening my presents today in Nevada and then tomorrow in Colorado. I trust the ones who are giving them to me. But I'm also excited with confident hope and expectation about all the good things that God has for me. It all begins with trust! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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