How Can You Trust a Chair and Not Trust God?

My heart's response to a friend who was struggling with self pain, self doubt, and missed joy:

Cheli- These thoughts do not own you.

Step outside yourself for a moment- Do you trust God to take care of your life? Do you trust that He will restore your strength and fill you with joy. I so wish you were sitting next to me at church today. Truth was spoken in full.

My prayer for you is that you will take all that you hear and read in scripture- that you will take those truths and - trust in them- that by believing in and trusting in them you may have life in Jesus' name. And by life I mean, the fullest blessing in human existence.

Full life is found only in Jesus Christ- it is not enough to know God loves you and to believe in him. I believe in my kitchen chair to hold my weight but when I sit in it without wavering- that's when I actually trust in the chair to hold me without breaking to pieces and I sit in chairs all the time without a second thought- no doubts- just down I go and they all hold me just fine.

Do not simply believe in God or just know truth- for even the demons believe that Jesus is God and that He is the Messiah (why do you think they try so hard to keep the world [you] from joy?).

TRUST in God, TRUST in His truth... trust is what sets you apart Part of you does trust Him. I know because I've seen you build relationships and encourage friendships from the most random places. You trusted that you could open up to me and share your pains, your insecurities, your fears, your tears... and God has been with us every moment. He is the common bond between us.TRUST God- Do you trust Him to fulfill your life?

I love you- I love you so much- I'm praying for you and fighting this battle. The Holy Spirit is within you fighting this battle for you- this spiritual war- not against flesh and blood but against the lies of this world and the lies of the enemy.

I love you my sweet sister- I love you Cheli