about trust

So I recently read a devotion about trusting God and one of the big questions that it posed was, "Can I believe God loves me and not trust Him to take care of me?"

I mean, I say that God loves me, And I believe that. But if I believe that, then why do I still doubt that God will give me good things?

Around my age, people start to worry, about a lot of things. But mostly about their future. You know, what profession is the best for them, what will keep them happy and healthy, what will lead to success, I get worked up worrying that maybe I won't be able to do what I want, or that I'll fail to be smart enough or skilled enough to do something.

And a big problem I have is that I'll end up doing something I don't want to do with my life, but it will be what God wants me to do. You know?

Like what if God wants me to give up my dreams of being an actor or a guy whose job involves a lot of travel, or whatever; just because it's not part of his plan?

But if God loves me, and has my best interest in mind, would it make sense for him to give me a job that I hate? That doesn't really work, in my head.

If God loves me and wants the best for me, does that really involve something that will hurt me for a long period of time?

It could.

But in Matthew 7:9, it says "'Which of you, if his son asks for bread will give him a stone?'" If human people are able to take care of their children, why shouldn't God, who is all-powerful, be perfectly capable of taking care of me?

An all-powerful God who doesn't care enough about me to take care of me contradicts everything in the Bible, even the Bible itself, if you think about it. And a God who cares enough about me to take care of me but isn't powerful enough to do so doesn't match up with what the Bible says about God either.

Verse 10 and 11. "'Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!'"

If evil people know how to make their kids happy, then how about an infinitely holy being? Could he do it too?

Also, if you think about it, if God loves us so much that he's willing to give his SON for us, why wouldn't he give us a good gift that costs so much less?

We have to keep in proportion God's love for us and God having our best interest in mind.

Can I look at the sacrifice of Jesus and think to myself, God doesn't love me enough to take care of me?

And finally, the questions that we all have to answer is: Does God love me? Do I trust Him?