Relationship 101 would tell you that one of the most important elements of a healthy relationship is trust. Without trust, relationships are broken. If trust is so key, what is it that builds trust? I would suggest that experience, over the passage of time, is the biggest builder of trust.

I trust my husband. In the 28 years we have been married, he has never lied to me or sought to harm me. If he says something to me, I have zero reason to doubt its validity. Experience over time has shown me that I can trust his word. I trust him in a much greater way than I did on our wedding day so many summers ago.

My trust in the Lord has also grown profoundly over the years. Not because life has been easy, or because everything has gone perfectly. But because God has shown Himself to be trustworthy over and over again. Hebrews 13:8 is true “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” He does not change, falter, go back on His word, forget, or do U-turns. He is trustworthy because of His faithfulness.

I can trust in the character of God that never changes. Malachi 3:6

I can trust in the word of God that never changes. Isaiah 40:8

I can trust in the love of God that never changes. Lamentations 3:22

I can trust in the power of God that never changes. Revelation 19:6

God is the same yesterday, today and forever and I can trust Him to be faithful.

The God that was with me when my daughter was sick as a baby is the same God who will be with me when we send her back to the States for college next month.

The God who provided finances for us to buy a car some years ago is the same God who will provide for the needs that we have at present.

The God who walked with me through hurts and betrayals years ago is the same God who is with me during current relationship struggles.

God does not change. And because of this truth, I can rely on His faithfulness. I can trust Him for whatever comes – in the same, and even greater, way that I was able to trust Him for what I have walked through in the past. Because experience builds trust, and each day with God is another day of walking together with Him.