Trust and...

Psalm 37 says, Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and^]cultivate faithfulness.  Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.

Here we are told to trust in the Lord.

But after that command, we are told to do a few other things:

Do good. What is “doing good?” In Acts, we are told that Jesus went about doing good – healing people – as an example.  So when we put our trust in God into action, we’re doing good.

Dwell in the land. The word “dwell” here indicates a permanency, a setting up house, perhaps planting a garden…

Cultivate faithfulness.  …and into that garden goes faithfulness.  Faithfulness on our part has to be cultivated.  We have to water and tend our hearts in order to remain faithful.

Delight yourself in the Lord. In other words, it’s up to you to enjoy your Savior because he is most enjoyable!  If we delight in our spouse, it means we don’t look elsewhere for fulfillment, because it’s right at home.

Trust on our part requires some action…and when we do all these things…then what?

The desires in our heart will be for things that please Him, and he will grant them.