When I talk about trusting God I am not talking about just saying some words. I mean trusting God. Let me try to explain.

Back in 1979 I was not a very good person. Just to keep this simple one moment I was not a believer the next moment I was. I did not know anything about church or what I was "supposed" to do. I did not "repent" by confessing my sins.

I spent the next couple of months reading the bible, praying and seeking God. I found that I did not want to lie or cheat because I knew it was not life. For me there was amazing joy just knowing that God was real and he loved me.

My girlfriend (who is now my wife) also became a Christian.
For the first month or so I didn't talk to anybody. Except my girlfriend. Not because I didn't want to but because I was seeking God every moment I had.

It may sound boring to you but it was the best time of my life. I was walking in pure joy.

Then I went to visit a friend that did not know what had happened with me. I knocked on his door. When he opened it he took a step back and say you're different, I want what you have. So he is also a Christian.

Then someone told me about Christian churches. Talk about being clueless. I just didn't know.

I go to church and I hear that in order to be a Christian I need to pray at least 15 minutes a day, Read my bible every day, Repent of my sins. On and On.

So I thought I was doing great. I easily prayed 15 minutes a day. I was always reading my bible. I wasn't sure if I repented the way I was "supposed" to. So I told God I was a sinner and asked Him to forgive my sins.

Things changed after that. Instead of praying because I wanted to be with God I was checking my watch to make sure I was praying for at least 15 minutes. I was checking how much time I was reading my bible.

In other words what was a joy became a law that I had to follow.

To keep it simple I was completely deceived. I don't blame anybody, it was my choice to be deceived. I look back now and I realize that I wanted to be sure that I was walking with God. I no longer trusted that He was speaking to me. Maybe I was making it all up.

I started to do more things for the church. We had a youth group that was growing fast. I poured my life into it What was really happening was not good. I replaced Loving God with repenting of my sins by doing good works. It all sounded holy and right.

A few years later I was falling apart on the inside. I wanted so much to be perfect in his eyes. I just couldn't do it. I failed at being perfect over and over.

Finally I just gave up. I told God that I couldn't follow Him anymore because I was a complete failure.

That is when I heard Him say, When did I tell you to do these things? Return to your first love.

So when I say that trusting God is all we need to be saved I am saying that from my understanding of trusting God instead of what we can do to be right with Him.