He's Earned It

"And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him." Ephesians 3:17

In order to trust, one has to get to know someone. It has to be developed. Time has to be spent with that person, questions have to be asked and answered, and if we are honest, trust has to be earned.

So how does that work with the Lord? Do we make the Lord earn our trust? Is that even the right phrasing?

God is God. Yet being God He still knows that our hearts are weak and that we need to know His existence, His presence, and His love for us. And because of that, He displayed His existence through creation, His presence through the Holy Spirit, and His love through the death of His Son, Jesus.

He continues to show us His faithfulness. His trust is steadfast. It is strong. It is real. We can give Him our heart and trust that it will be treated with love, compassion, gentleness, and kindness.

So as we trust Him more and more, the more our hearts become His home. And I need Him to have complete residency within my heart.

He has given me absolutely every resource possible to trust in Him and His Word is the main one. If I don't read it, study it, and store it, then I will never fully develop a deep trust for Him, nor will He be more and more at home in my heart.

Jesus I need You and I need my heart to be completely filled with You. Help me to trust more and doubt less. Amen