It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118:8
“Undoubtedly, the reader has been tried with the temptation to rely on things that are seen, instead of resting alone on the invisible God. Christians often look to man for help and counsel and mar the noble simplicity of their reliance on their God…
If you cannot trust God for earthly needs, how can you dare to trust Him for spiritual needs? Can you trust Him for your soul’s redemption and not rely on Him for a few lesser mercies? Is God not enough for your needs, or is His all-sufficiency too limited? …
Is His heart faint? Is His arm weary? If so, then seek another God: but if He is infinite, omnipotent, faithful, true, and all-wise, why do you waste your time seeking another confidence?
Why do you comb the earth to find another foundation, when God is strong enough to bear all the weight that you can ever build upon Him? …
Wait only on God, and let your hope come from Him…Let the sandy foundations of earthly trust be the choice of fools; but like the one who foresees the storm, build your house upon the Rock of Ages.”
Charles Spurgeon in Morning and Evening (New Kensington, PA: Whitaker House, 2001) reading for evening on March 7.