Trusting in the Lord

Old Testament

And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace.” And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea”

Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass…

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand…

Wait on the Lord,
And keep His way.

He who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
God is my strength and power,
And He makes my way perfect.

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him will I trust….
He shall cover you with His feathers,
Under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

The New Testament

“I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father know that you need all these things.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow….”

“Have faith in God…. I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them”

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”

The Heavenly Doctrines

Peace holds within itself trust in the Lord, the trust that He governs all things and provides all things, and that He leads towards an end that is good.

When the Lord is with someone He leads him and makes provision so that all that happens, whether sad or joyful, may bring him what is good.

Divine providence is overall, that is, it is present within the smallest details of all, and that people in the stream of providence are being carried along constantly towards happier things, whatever appearance the means may present. Those in the stream of providence are people who trust in the Divine and ascribe everything to Him. But those not in the stream of providence are people who trust in themselves alone and attribute everything to themselves.

[T]hose who are in a state of genuine innocence attribute nothing of good to themselves, but regard all things as received and attribute them to the Lord. Also they wish to be led by Him and not by themselves. They love everything that is good and they delight in everything that is true, because they know and perceive that loving what is good, that is, willing and doing it, is loving the Lord, and that loving truth is loving the neighbor. They live contented with what they have, whether it be little or much, because they know that they receive just as much as is good for them—those receiving little for whom little is useful, and those receiving much for whom much is useful. They also recognize that they themselves do not know what is good for them, the Lord alone knowing this, for in all things that He provides He looks to eternal ends.