December 4 & 5, 2021
You Can Trust God Through All Things Because He Will Walk You Through Everything!
John 14:1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” New Living Translation
Psalm 62:8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. New International Version
Trust is not an EMOTION
Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” New International Version
Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” New International Version
Ephesians 3:17 And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love; and may you be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it. And so at last you will be filled up with God himself. Living Bible
Trust will always be NECESSARY
John 16:33 “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” New Living Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. 2 A time to be born and a time to die… New Living Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. 5 ...A time to embrace and a time to turn away. New LivingTranslation
Ecclesiastes 3:6 A time to search and a time to quit searching… 8 …A time for war and a time for peace. New Living Translation
Focus on what’s REALLY HAPPENING
Mark 4:16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. New International Version
1 Peter 1:7 The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith as fire tests how genuine gold is. Your faith is more precious than gold, and by passing the test, it gives praise, glory, and honor to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ appears again. God’s Word Translation
Focus on what GOD CAN DO
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. New International Version
Genesis 50:20 “…Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good, as you see all around you right now—life for many people…” The Message
Focus on God’s ability to give you DIRECTION
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. New American Standard Bible
Focus your thanksgiving on what God has and can do
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. New International Version