Quotes about Trust

Today, I will identify what I want and need; then, I'll be willing to let go of it. I will devote my energy to living my life today, so I may master my lessons as quickly as possible. I will trust that what I want and need is coming to me. I will let go of my need to control the details.

Everything I need shall be provided today. Everything.

Sometimes things happen, and for a variety of reasons I may not end up where I wanted to go. If I change my mind or problems beyond my control interfere, I find myself doing something other than what I had planned. Timing and exact circumstances may vary. That's okay. I usually end up someplace that's better for me. That's where acceptance, trust, faith, and letting go come in. But at least I'm not driving aimlessly through life.

Have no fear, child, a voice whispers. Have no regrets. Relinquish your resentments. Let Me take your pain. All you have is the present moment. Be still. Be here. Trust. All you have is now. It is enough.

I believe that clutching tightly to a person or thing, or forcing my will on any given situation eliminates the possibility of my Higher Power doing anything constructive about the situation, the person, or me. My controlling blocks God's power. It blocks other people's ability to grow. It stops events from happening naturally. It prevents me from enjoying people or events.

We try to be living proof that people can outgive God.

When we don't get close to people, at least we know what to expect: nothing.

Letting go is the action part of faith. It is a behavior that gives God and the Universe permission to send us what we're meant to have.

I can hang on to God and trust that He knows.

Caroline smiled and waved and blew kisses to both of them as she exited the building. But once outside she felt sad and let down, like the party was over and it was time to go home. And yet she remembered her promise to God. She was going to trust that he knew what was best for her.

Now she wanted it back. A Scripture she'd tried to live by as a teen came to her, and surprised she could even remember it, she said it aloud. "Trust the Lord with your whole heart, don't depend on your own knowledge and experience, include God in all you do, and he will direct you through life.

she should trust their hopeful image of a kind, loving, and gracious God. It simply added up.