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Is it okay to follow God without real trust? What does it actually mean for people to have genuine faith in God? It is the extent of your trust in all of God's words and work and the extent to which you can truly believe. Specifically, it's the extent to which, in your heart, you can believe and acknowledge the fulfillment and means of fulfillment of the words spoken by God, the things that God has ordained, God's sovereignty, the orchestrations and arrangements of God, how God arranges the future destinations of people, and all other such things as well as the extent to which you have real trust in these things.

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Are the people living between heaven and earth in the hands of God? It doesn't matter if you are in the wilderness or on the moon, you are in the hands of God. That's the way it is. If God has not appeared to you, how can you see the existence and sovereignty of God? How can you allow the truth that "God exists and is sovereign over all things" to take root in your heart and never fade away? How can you make this statement your life, the driving force of your life, and the trust and strength that allows you to keep on living? Pray to God and rely on God. That's the path of practice.

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When you are at your most difficult time, when you are least able to feel God, when you feel most painful and lonely, when you feel as if you're far from God, the one thing you should do above all else is call out to God. Calling out to God gives you strength. Calling out to God lets you feel His existence. Calling out to God lets you feel the sovereignty of God. When you call out to God, pray to God, and put your life in God's hands, you will feel that God is by your side and that He has not abandoned you. When you feel that God has not abandoned you, when you truly feel that He is by your side, your trust will grow.

from The Word, Vol. 3. The Discourses of Christ of the Last Days. Only With True Submission Can One Have Real Trust