Trust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father.

The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.

Trust is our gift back to God, and he finds it so enchanting that Jesus died for love of it

The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust — not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God.

God is a kooky God who can scarcely bear to be without us.

For those who feel their lives are a grave disappointment to God, it requires enormous trust and reckless, raging confidence to accept that the love of Jesus Christ knows no shadow of alteration or change. When Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened," He assumed we would grow weary, discouraged, and disheartened along the way. These words are a touching testimony to the genuine humanness of Jesus. He had no romantic notion of the cost of discipleship. He knew that following Him was as unsentimental as duty, as demanding as love.

We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.