Is Accountability Dependent on Trust?

How would you define trust? Trust is obviously conditional and dependent on personal choices and behavior. Trust is bound up with what a person believes to be true about an individual or situation. Trust includes being committed and devoted indefinitely.

Trust can be fragile and easily broken through careless decisions that disregard personal commitment and loyalty. Trust is reliant on that which is beyond oneself. How often have you been encouraged to trust when the pathway appeared unpredictable?

How is accountability dependent on trust? In Jesus’ Parable of the Pearl of Great Value, the merchant refused to hesitate in purchasing the treasure he’d found. He trusted in the pearl’s quality and beauty and acted before the opportunity passed. Trust includes confidence that cannot be dominated by doubt. Trust includes belief in God’s unfailing love and care, his provision and protection.

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My salvation and honor depend on God; he is my strong protector; he is my shelter. 

~Psalm 62:7 Good News Bible 

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Finding Comfort in Hope

It would be regrettable for a person to go through life and never experience grief and sadness because that person would never know what it means to be comforted. Jesus acknowledged, "Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted." Isaiah identified Jesus as "a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief."

Jesus experienced great sorrow as he faced what lay in store for him on the cross. Yet it is difficult for us to heal from grief when memories of great loss keep surfacing. Jeremiah endorsed this truth but confirmed that hope and comfort are also available.

Listen to Jeremiah's words. "When I remember my affliction and bitterness my soul is downcast. Yet, then I remember the Lord’s great love and I have hope because I am not crushed. His compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness." When memories of the past renew sorrow and grief in you, quickly recall the compassion God extends to you through Christ Jesus and rejoice.  

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Remember your promise to me, your servant; it has given me hope. Even in my suffering I was comforted, [Lord], because your promise gave me life.

~Psalm 119:49-50 Good News Bible

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