Father in Jesus Name thank You so much for the blessed opportunity to know You and serve You. Holy Spirit speak to my heart and help me in my walk with You to place my full trust in You and not the changing circumstances of my life. I thank You for this answered prayer in Jesus Name! AMEN!
We hear “trust God” all the time, but what’s that mean and
more importantly, is it an action? Does
trusting God just mean sitting around and then whatever I prayed for is
supposed to happen? There are great advantages to trusting God to work in your situation;
you can find peace, joy, power and contentment.
However, I think we often trust in things changing and not really trust
in God. What I mean is, we are trusting
in God, but more than likely we are just hoping for the situation to change and
if it doesn’t our faith is shattered because we were just looking for a change
in our situation. Sometimes when this happens we lose sight of God, because the
situations and circumstances of our life didn’t change in our favor, yet. This
is so easy to do, I can think of some things right now where I am trusting in
“it” or “them” and not in “Him.” It’s seductive, it’s easy to think we are
trusting fully in God, but in reality we have other thoughts. It doesn’t mean
that we don’t have faith, it just means we need to place our faith in the right
direction this time. It is changeable
and we have all done it, don’t feel bad. We have to literally trust God. What that means is, we have to believe and
expect God to move and do something to help us because of His power, His love,
His grace, and because we believe in His Son Jesus Christ. There are problems
that come with trust though, a majority of us have had trust issues with people
and if we have that, those very trust issues can go into our relationship with
God. I mean, let’s be honest when things
go wrong we tend to blame God and not the bill collector. It’s so hard to trust someone you don’t know,
but the thing is, we can get to know God.
We can know God.
Think about this…
If you had to give a Police description of God, what would
you say? What do you know about Him? Have you seen Him in the past? Well, in trusting God it’s important to know
things, so here are three things to hold on to.
You have to know that
God loves you. Me. God cares for me,
you must know that. You don’t die for
what you don’t care for. Most parents
will say “I’d die for my child” when you hear that, that’s love, that’s care,
that’s concern, but that hasn’t happened, because they are still alive. Well, think about this; God sent His Son
Jesus to literally die for you. Guess
what? You are literally to die for. You are that valuable and worthy to God. He
loves you.
You have to know that
God has your best interest in mind. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God has a
plan for our life. He thinks good thoughts towards us. He loves us. It also
tells us He has a future for us. When we
read that we wonder; if this happened how is this God loving me and caring for
me and having my best interest in mind? Something we have to face the truth
that we won’t always know what or why it happened. We just have to learn about God in the
process and accept what He allowed knowing it’s for my good and His glory. It’s hard to do, but as we grow in our
knowledge and understanding of God it becomes easier to let things go.
You have to know that
our home is Heaven. Too often we
get so caught up in the world and the worlds system we forget that we aren’t
going to be here forever. We tend to try
to build our own kingdom on this Earth and forget that God will take us to be
with Him someday. We have to have an awareness that what I am doing for God now
is impacting people Eternally, if we only live for the present, we will never
be as effective in changing people’s eternal destinies. Too many of us as Christians are forgetting
that we will receive a majority, hopefully, of our rewards in heaven. Its good to live for another day and expect
the best, but to think that’s all there is is destructive to our walk with
God. We can’t think that life is just
here on this sin cursed world, as a matter of fact if all we want to do is live
here forever we are in trouble. We have
to know, that no matter what Heaven is our destination. God has a place reserved in Heaven for us. That’s why it’s important to be dedicated to
serving God and trying to get people in Heaven with us, nobody wants to sit
alone at a banquet.
Well, another question we can have is what do we do while
trusting God? Do we just sit around and
talk or look at our watch or something? This is a good question, but the answer
is no. It doesn’t mean sit around and
scheme and try to figure out how to alter the Lotto numbers. What we should do is serve God while we are
trusting in Him to change our situations.
Don’t be inactive when you are in these moments, because an idle mind
(and body) is the devils playground.
So, here are two
things you can do….
Join a Ministry –
When you join a ministry, your level of trust in God will go up, because you
are dependent on His ability to help you to be effective in it. When we really serve God we begin to learn
about God and as we learn about God it becomes easier to trust Him when things
seem out of control.
and here’s a good
one….
Love someone- Pick
someone to favor, to bless, to help, to pray for, try it out! It’s cool to help
someone you like, but why not pick someone who is hard to love or perhaps that
you don’t like. You’ll find out when you do loving things you will begin to
love with the love of Christ.
You’ve just heard some things good things about trusting
God, the pitfalls of not trusting God, some things that can help us understand
more about trusting God, but this is where you have to activate what you
heard. You have to take this information
and live in it. You have to love people. You have to serve God in ministry. You
have to help those who don’t help you. Walk with God. Grow every day. Learn
about God. Ask God to help you see Him in all things, you’ll be amazed at what
you see.
Oh yea, I forgot to tell you…DON’T YOU GIVE UP BECAUSE THE
SITUATION hasn’t changed yet. LOOK TO HIM AND TRUST IN HIM. He’s your guide!
Father in Jesus Name, I come to You grateful, grateful that I can trust You with my life. Lord, sanctify me, set me apart in a new way for Your glory. Lord, I trust You with my life, but show me those areas where I am lacking in faith, lacking in trust, lacking in my walk with You and help me to have the concern to ask You to show me how to grow beyond and above them. Lord, create in me a clean heart and make my heart loyal to You. Father, create a better way for my life, Lord, if I am headed in the wrong direction, send a sign and stir my heart to seek You about it, don't let me make a wrong move based on the flesh and self life. Guide my life Holy Spirit, I ask this for Your glory, please fulfill these requests based on the shed blood of Jesus on the Cross may my light shine and Your Kingdom be glorified through this moment in Jesus Name! AMEN!
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Have you accepted Jesus Christ as
your personal Lord and Savior?
If not, here’s what you are missing.
You are missing satisfaction in life. You are missing the blessings of
God in and through your life. You are missing the blessing of being able to
know God intimately and know Him for the pardoning of your sins. You are missing the blessing of being able to
serve God and impact your community and the world around you. You are missing the beauty of God revealing
Himself to you and helping you in your daily life. You are missing out on such
great things. God wants the best for you
and His best starts with you admitting you have sinned against Him and that you
need a Savior for your sins, that Savior is Jesus Christ. Like me, will you rebel against God’s plan
and will for your life? Will you submit to Gods will so He can save you and
redirect your life? God can get you off
any drugs, any habit or addiction, nothing can stop God and God will stop at
nothing to stop it from stopping you from reaching your full potential for
Christ. God loves you so much, why wait
and why reject His message. If you want
to be saved for-real, just pray this prayer:
“Lord Jesus, I have sinned, I am a sinner, I have sinned and will sin, but I
have sinned only against You. Lord, I am in need of Your forgiveness. I believe
You died for my sins and You rose from the dead. I believe You are God and that
You have the capability to forgive me of my sins and cleanse me from my
unrighteousness. Lord, please save me and draw me to You by Your grace. Fill me
with Your Spirit. Baptize me in Your power and help me to live a lifestyle that
is pleasing in Your sight. Give me victory over temptation, Lord, strengthen me
to be all who You want me to be please in Jesus Name! AMEN!”
"God loved the world this way:
He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not die but will
have eternal life." ~ John 3:16 (God’s Word Translation)
"That
if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a
person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting
in salvation. For
the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be [disappointed.” For
there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord
of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “Whoever will call on the
name of the Lord will be saved.” ~ Romans 10:9-13 (NASB)
These links may help you in your walk with Jesus Christ. I urge you to take a look at some and
remember to draw closer to God through studying His Word and praying daily for
yourself and most importantly, others.
God Bless!
[List of Bible Promises!
http://www.intouch.org/resources/gods-promises?page480=2 ]
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
~ Romans 10:17 (King James Version)
http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/PrayerAndCounseling/index.aspx [Prayer
Request; Have someone online pray for you!]
"The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces
wonderful results." ~ James 5:16 (New Living Translation)
http://www.OurPrayer.org [Prayer Request; People from all over the world can
pray for YOU, simple, fast, free and beneficial.]
http://www.Bible.cc [Great site for searching through the Bible and
comparing each version, also charts, commentaries and dictionaries]
"Don’t get drunk on wine, which leads to wild living. Instead, be
filled with the Spirit." ~ Ephesians 5:18 (Gods Word Translation)
http://www.biblegateway.com [Great site for Bibles of various kinds and
various languages]
"A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the
bones." ~ Proverbs 14:30 (New International Version)
http://www.Christianword.org [Great site for prayers; affirmations,
scripture references etc.]
http://www.e-sword.net [Great site to download Bible software; commentaries,
dictionaries, maps, charts, various Bibles]
"A patient person [shows] great understanding, but a quick-tempered one
promotes foolishness." ~ Proverbs 14:29 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
http://www.twft.org [Pastor Chuck Smith's Through The Bible audio sermons]
http://www.c28.com [Christian Clothing, etc.]
http://www.intouch.org/itrn?utm_source=ITM&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=Home_top_slider
[In Touch Ministries 24/7 Radio Broadcast Online; Free Streaming]
http://www.intouch.org/resources/gods-promises?page480=2 [List of Bible
Promises! (Easy to Print)]
"In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And his children
will have refuge." ~ Proverbs 14:26 (New American Standard Bible)
http://www.wmpress.org [FREE Christian Tracts] [Shipped to your doorstep for
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http://www.intouch.org/about/in-touch-messenger/messenger-downloads
[Download 35 POWERFUL sermons from Charles Stanley in less than five minutes,
compressed ZIP FILE.] [3 Languages; Pray for the Ministry of donating, giving
and supplying these handheld devices to spread the Gospel to the remote areas
of the world and throughout the 'known' world.] [Pray!]
"For, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved." ~ Romans 10:13 (American Standard Version)
http://www.thruthebible.org/site/c.irLMKXPGLsF/b.4104233/k.BFE1/MP3_Download_of_5Year_Series.htm
[Dr. J Vernon McGee's Through The Bible 5 Year Series; Free downloads]
[THREE Great Biblical Prayers Ephesians 3:14-21, Ephesians 1:16-20 &
Colossians 1:9-14, pray them for you and others!]
http://www.biblegateway.christianbook.com [Buy Christian Bibles, great
selection of Study Bibles, commentaries, audio sermons, books, clothing, music,
gifts, art; etc.]
http://www.intouch.org/broadcast/today-on-radio [Charles Stanley's daily
radio broadcast; also clicking 'Audio Archives' can allow you to search years
back and download more of his radio broadcasts]
"I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and
peace while you trust in him. Then your hope will overflow by the power of the
Holy Spirit." ~ Romans 15:13 (New Century Version)
http://www.intouch.org/broadcast/this-week-on-tv [Charles Stanleys 'This
Week on TV' site; clicking 'Video Archives' can allow you to search back and
find older Television shows; He also has sermon notes available on each
show/segment]
"And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured
into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." ~
Romans 5:5 (English Standard Version)
http://www.twft.com/?page=C2000 [Pastor Chuck Smiths c2000 Through The Bible
series; free downloads of book by book, verse by verse Bible study/commentary]
"May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your
knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord." ~ 2 Peter 1:2 (New Living
Translation)
http://twft.com/?page=Radio.Main [Pastor Chuck Smiths Radio Broadcast; 25
minutes of study on the Word of God. c3000 edition]
[Study Bibles I suggest looking at; at CBD.com] 'Life in The Spirit Study
Bible' 'Zondervan Study Bible' Nelson KJV Study Bible' and 'ESV Study Bible.'
Christian Books; "Disciplines of The Holy Spirit" by Tan/Gregg;
"How to Listen to God" by Charles Stanley; "Living Waters"
by Pastor Chuck Smith; "Handbook for Christian Living" by Charles
Stanley;
"That I may KNOW Him" ~ Philippians 3:10
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