Trust

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Proverbs 3:5,6)
Two words in these verses stand out to me: trust and all.  What is trust?  We are frequently admonished by our friends, family or coworkers--"Trust me." However, trust is a fragile thing.  Often, people have a problem trusting others because at one point in their lives someone they trusted broke that trust and left them deeply wounded, and healed only with many scars.  However, this verse does not admonish us to trust in fallible human beings.  It tells us to trust in the LORD, the infallible, immutable, sovereign God who always keeps His promises, and works all things together for good.

That leaves the word all.  Twice it occurs in this passage: first "with all your heart," second "in all your ways."  Our trust in God must not hold anything back.  We must be willing (figuratively) to jump out of a plane or walk through the desert or swim across the English channel, even if we know we can't do it on our won, in our own strength.  In all our activities with all our heart we must trust.  In doing so we fulfill what Jesus told us was the greatest commandment: "Love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength."