We need to be given a new heart in order to enter into an intimate relationship with God. He is holy, and we cannot earn righteousness—but He is merciful.
Trusting God (transferring our confidence and hope from ourselves to Him) leads to obedience; together these concepts form the fifth of eight "spiritual essentials" (core aspects of the Christian faith), which Ken Boa is covering in his Friday morning men's study at First Redeemer Church (Cumming, GA).
"Trust and obey" (the fifth essential in this series) are words so simple, so basic, that their importance can easily escape us. As the primary expressions of faith, though, they’re vital to grasp.