Trust is the reliance on the integrity and strength of the unseen.

If I cannot see it how do I know I can trust it?

Sometimes it feels like walking out over a frozen lake.

One step at a time – one foot in front of the other….

Gingerly shifting my weight, carefully feeling my way

Did the ice creak? Did I feel it shift beneath my weight?

Look.  Listen.  Smell.  Feel. Engage all the senses you have.

Use your brain and weigh the evidence present and past.

What about instinct? I hear you say…what about – your “gut”?

Yes I listen to the small voices whispering “caution” in my ear.

Then I turn to God and ask.  This thing is bigger than me.

Shall I walk on?  Spiritual guidance may tell me if the ice is thin

Trust is the reliance on the integrity and strength of the unseen.

Faith is:

“being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”