You can’t trust yourself.

You can’t trust your own understanding. So “trust in the Lord with all your heart.” (Proverbs 3:5)

You can’t trust your flesh not to gratify its desires. So “put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh.” (Romans 13:14)

You can’t trust your own righteousness. So “be found in him, not having a righteousness of [your] own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ.” (Philippians 3:9)

You can’t trust yourself to be godly. So trust “in him who justifies the ungodly.” (Romans 4:5)

You can’t trust yourself to be your own strength and shield. So say, “The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped.” (Psalms 28:7)

David goes on to say in the same verse:

“My heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”

This is a safe and happy place to be. “For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” (Colossians 3:3)