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“If you do not stand firm in your faith,<\/strong><\/p>\n

you will not stand at all.”<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

~ Isaiah 7:9 ~<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trust, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “one in which confidence is placed.”\u00a0 Trust is the basis for every solid relationship and is the supernatural fiber that connects divine and human.\u00a0 Trust is different than understanding.\u00a0 It is possible to understand something and trust it or not, the same way it is possible to trust someone or something with or without understanding.\u00a0 Trust is humble recognition that there is someone who knows more or is able to handle a situation better than we can.\u00a0 Trust is a willingness to give up our illusions about ourselves and the situation in exchange for the truth.\u00a0 It is openness to changing our perspective and releasing our desire to control.\u00a0 It is doing our best and letting God\/J do the rest.\u00a0 Trust is the ultimate test of faith as it believes based on an inner knowing versus believing based solely on evidence.<\/p>\n

“You will keep in perfect peace<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

those whose minds are steadfast,<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

because they trust in you.”<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

~ Isaiah 26:3 ~<\/strong><\/p>\n

God\/J only asks that we trust, which means keeping our focus only on Him, and, in so doing, we are promised perfect peace.\u00a0 Notice the phrase, “perfect peace”, which means peace in all areas of life, body, heart, mind, and soul.\u00a0 One of the greatest and most challenging things we can do is trust God\/J for all things, to believe Him even if the physical evidence says otherwise.\u00a0 The devil works hard to convince us that when things aren’t going the way we hoped that God\/J has forgotten about us or isn’t hearing our prayers.\u00a0 It is easy, during times of growth, for us to forget all the wonderful blessings God\/J has given us in the past, all the promises He has made for us to prosper, and to wonder if it is ever going to get better.\u00a0 We are constantly presented with opportunities let go and let God\/J, to put God\/J above all else, and to trust God\/J loves us and is working all things out for our good.<\/p>\n

Two pieces of iron enter the fire.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first has little tolerance for the fire,<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

and, believing his master has forgotten him, jumps out.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The second, while finding the fire uncomfortable,<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

trusts his master to pull him out at the perfect time.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The first piece of iron becomes a horseshoe.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The second piece of iron becomes a spring in a Rolex watch.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Which piece of iron are You?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trust is the main ingredient of faith, and faith is the foundation of miracles. Faith is a spiritual muscle, and it only grows as it is tested.\u00a0 The resistance of weight on the muscle is what strengthens it, the same way our faith grows through testing and usage.\u00a0 The human race is being offered an invitation to grow in faith, to have a deeper relationship with God\/J, to mature in spiritual awareness, to evolve to a higher state of consciousness, and for this, there is an admittance fee, which is faith.\u00a0 People are experiencing life-altering events including:\u00a0 financial security being redefined, loved ones (both people and pets) abruptly passing from the physical to spiritual realm, relationships transitioning, and time dissolving faster than ever.\u00a0 We are required to create new solutions as old methodologies are rendered ineffective.\u00a0\u00a0 The slate is being wiped clean as anything we have been avoiding; anything swept under the emotional carpet and cleverly hidden in our mental corners is being brought into light for examination and release.\u00a0 The change we prayed for is here, even if it is in a different package than we expected or hoped.\u00a0 We are being redefined and refined to step fully into the new decade of greater spiritual consciousness.\u00a0 We are being offered the choice to believe\u00a0 God’s\/J’s promise of working all things out for good or not.\u00a0 We are being offered a greater opportunity to experience mature Love.<\/p>\n

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

and all these things will be given to you as well.”<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

~ Matthew 6:33 ~<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is easy to Love when a person or situation is lovable.\u00a0 It requires greater courage, humility, openness, patience, and strength to believe, Love, and trust when a person or situation seems unlovable in one way or another.\u00a0 The question then becomes, “Am I loving for the sake of loving, an opportunity to give Love, or am I loving with expectations, a way of getting Love?\u00a0 Spiritual maturity chooses the former and Loves especially when it asks more of the individual.\u00a0 Surviving Haitians, following a massive hurricane in January 2010, were heard praising God\/J and singing so loudly that passengers could hear them as their airplanes landed on Haiti.\u00a0 How could they praise and worship at such a time when precious loved ones and prize possessions disappeared in an instant?\u00a0 They were focused on what God\/J was providing for them in the moment, counting the blessings God\/J was continuing to bestow on them in the form of help and supplies, and aware of the Love they still were able to give.\u00a0 They found joy in focusing on God\/J and sharing Love in one of its most powerful, purest forms, gratitude.<\/p>\n

“In God We Trust”<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

~ United States currency ~<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pioneers of the United States left England with a vision of something better, a country where all men were equal under God\/J.\u00a0 The desired change came with a hefty price, which meant exchanging certainty for uncertainty, comfort for discomfort, and risking their lives for freedom.\u00a0 Their vision of what could be and supreme trust in their God\/J, whom they believed to be Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, motivated them to bravely leave everything familiar with the intention of creating a legacy of equality and freedom for their grandchildren’s grandchildren.\u00a0 “In God We Trust”, first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864 and on U.S. paper currency in 1957.\u00a0 Trusting God\/J means believing Him (versus worrying or looking to others) to provide innovation, instructions, and resources to prosper in every way in any circumstance.\u00a0 I trust God\/J.\u00a0 How about You?<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

~ John Adams ~<\/strong><\/p>\n

America is being offered an opportunity to take up her faith again, to carry on the legacy created for her by her grandparent’s’ grandparents.\u00a0 She is being nurtured and pruned to grow healthy and strong as her people are being asked to step up and be all they can be.\u00a0 The time for coasting is over, and we are being asked to put into practice what we have learned.\u00a0 We are being asked to put into practice everything we have learned, to be the change we seek in the world, to be the leaders we desire to have, to be the catalyst for change in our churches, governments, homes, offices, and schools.\u00a0 We are being asked to step up.\u00a0 We are being asked to hold a vision in our hearts and work without ceasing toward making that vision a reality.\u00a0 We are being asked to reclaim, redefine, rejuvenate, renew, and replenish ourselves and those around us.\u00a0 We are caterpillars invited to step inside the cocoon to become beautiful butterflies.\u00a0 We are being offered the opportunity to be Love Ambassadors, to Love when and where and whom it is most difficult and most desired.\u00a0 I am a Love Abassador.\u00a0 Join me, please, will You?<\/p>\n

\u00a92011 Susan Stackpole\u00a0 www.susanstackpole.com<\/p>\n

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