Rick Diefenderfer:  

I was born again on December 9, 1986... While at the funeral of a friend's 7-year-old son, God revealed four things to me: First, if a seven-year-old boy could die of a heart-attack so could I at the age of thirty-two. Second, if that was my body in the casket my soul would have gone straight to hell because my relationship with God and my relationship with others was not right. Third, I thought I had control of everything in my life but I didn't even control my next breath or my next heartbeat; God controls these things. Fourth, the night before the funeral I could not get to sleep. So, I got out of bed, searched for, found, dusted off my Bible and read Proverbs, chapter three. At the funeral the following day the pastor officiating the service informed us that this boy would regularly memorize Bible verses. The week of his death he memorized "Proverbs 3:5-6"; "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely upon your own understanding, acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will make straight your paths". "Trust?" I couldn't even trust myself and now I was being told to trust in who? I then remembered, back in a college psychology course, studying Eric Erickson's theory where he states that 'trust' is the very first level, one that should be completed during infancy, of eight foundational ...Expand for more