The True Vine Love

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to him and he will make your path straight. Proverbs 3:5 - 6  With my few years on earth, I have come to learn that only God is to be trusted. You might ask why I made this statement. Follow me on this journey of thoughts.  Trust is an attribute associated with the heart, the most fragile part of the body though some may not agree with me. This scripture got me thinking and I decided to write down some few thoughts. I have come to learn that trust is related with believing, it is related with love and submission. Human understanding and knowledge will let you down. Trust means to confidently rely on God knowing fully well that He has got your back. Sometimes, life gets overwhelming and we fall back to Jesus because we know He will catch us. I have watched trust broken, I have heard stories of the most faithful friend breaking trust. However, I have never heard of when my Lord ...

"But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also" - Matthew 5:39 Reading through the Gospel of Matthew, trying to understand my father's ministry Jesus Christ while on earth. I just got stuck on Matthew 5:39, and the verse emphasized itself in my heart. If someone slaps you on the right cheek , turn and offer the left cheek.  Wow! I just could not get over it. I tried to imagine it. I can not even remember the last time someone slapped me, but I know a slap on a grown lady's cheek will be harrowing.  The Bible says to turn to the other one instead. Hmmm, this scripture means a lot to us as believers, but we do not get it. We all know how painful it can be when being blamed for something we did not do or know anything about. We all know how annoying and hurtful it can be for someone to step on our toes, and all we can say is " the Lord bless you" instead of replying with a loud scre...