Isaiah 30:3. It is easy to think that love and trust go together, but the Bible teach us not to trust man or the things of this world. The only one we should both love and trust is God. We can love our fellow man, but we should only put our total trust and faith in God. When we put our faith and trust in someone or something above God, we are wrong. We must trust God more than our closest love ones. Putting our trust in someone other than God will eventually put us to shame. Relying on man or our own strength is a delusion and makes us dazed and confused in regard to our relationship to God (Isaiah 30:3, "Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion."). God calls on us to trust totally in Him and not rely on the things of this world.

ISAIAH 30 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Isaiah 30:3, "Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion."

Proverbs 31:11. According to the Bible the marriage relationship is the only human relationship where you should both trust and love one another. Proverbs 31:11 says, "The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil". The Bible teach us to love one another, but only in Proverbs 31:11 does the Bible tell us to trust someone other than God. On reflection, it makes sense that we should love (have unmerited favor) other people, but not trust them. Most of us have good intentions in regard to our promises and we all would like to trust the promises made to us, but only God can fulfill all of His promises. We humans fall short so we cannot really be absolutely trusted. Now, with the special relationship that God has for the marriage relationship, it does make sense that we should make an exception and trust our spouse. When we marry we become one flesh. To act as one and to assure the integrity of the relationship, marriage partners need to trust each other.

PROVERBS BIBLE SCRIPTURE Proverbs 31:11, "The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil"

Micah 7:5. In human relationships, trust and love do not go together. This is evident from Department of Justice crime statistics where a large number of violent crimes are committed against love ones. For example, two-thirds of children under five are murdered by a close relative. 74 percent of women are robbed by someone they know. The Bible is clear; trust God and not man. The Bible says do not even trust your love ones in your own house: your son, your daughter, your daughter-in-law, and so on (one exception, trust your wife - see Proverbs 31:11. We are suppose to love everyone, but absolute trust is reserved for God (Micah 7:5-7, "Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me"). God is the only one that can fulfill all His promises. God is the only one without sin. Humans fall short and are not capable of fulfilling all their promises and will easily fall into sin. Most of us have good intentions, but only God can be absolutely trusted to fulfill all His promises.

MICAH 7 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Micah 7:5, "Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom."