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\"\"<\/a>For about 10 years, \u00a0mourning doves nested outside our back door. \u00a0 The sweet cooing of the birds and the chirps of their young, filled my morning devotion and prayer spot with joyful, mourning sounds. \u00a0Several times a day, I’d venture outside the sliding glass door to view the tiny babies or the hovering parents.<\/p>\n

The year after Hurricanes Frances and Jean, the mourning doves were replaced by the ringed-turtle dove. \u00a0We are told that the winds blew these lovely, wanderers into our area. \u00a0Then the second year of their nesting, I lowered the plant where the nest was perched. \u00a0The birds decided they couldn\u2019t trust this lower spot. \u00a0They nested but later left the eggs and the nest.<\/p>\n

Trust is a foundation stone of life. \u00a0Whether you are a newly-migrated, ringed-turtle dove searching for a nesting area, a small child grasping the hand of his dad, or a woman in her 40’s who reaches across the bed each night to touch her spouse, we need someone to trust.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Whom can you trust? In the book of Acts, chapter 12, Luke writes\u00a0about one fateful night after Peter had landed himself in jail. \u00a0He had been arrested for preaching the good news of Jesus. \u00a0They incarcarated him, placing him between 2 guards. \u00a0In the night, an angel woke Peter up,\u00a0\u00a0told Peter to get up, get dressed, put on his shoes and follow the angel.<\/p>\n

After Peter had escaped jail. \u00a0He went to the house where the church had gathered to pray for Peter’s release. \u00a0He talked to Rhoda a servant girl. \u00a0The young girl was so surprised to see Peter that she rushed upstairs to tell the church. \u00a0Even though, they had been praying for his release, the prayers didn’t believe that Peter had been released.<\/p>\n

Obviously, the church members had not learned to trust God, yet. \u00a0Here are some tips we can use to learn how to trust the Lord.<\/p>\n

First,<\/strong> we need to stop worrying. \u00a0Worry will kill you and make others want to kill you.\u00a0 Peter was not worried. \u00a0He wasn’t lying awake concerned about being able to escape. \u00a0He was asleep when the angel executed his rescue.<\/p>\n

Second,<\/strong> we should truly look for God to give us miracles. \u00a0Too often we ignore unexpected good and godly things which happen to us. \u00a0We can recognize when God is helping us.<\/p>\n

Third,<\/strong> we can tell others about what God has done for us. \u00a0\u00a0Trusting God means that we live different from other people. \u00a0At any moment, we should expect a Peter to arrive at our door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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