Do We Really Trust God? by Anne Graham Lotz
"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Romans 15:13.
When pressures or problems or pain envelop our lives, we tend to trust God … plus our doctor or our lawyer or our counselor or our banker or our____________(fill in the blank with the name of the person you tend to turn to). Yet God seems to demonstrate His power and glory to those who trust Him completely, who just let go without reservation. Which is why He often allows us to reach the end of our human resources or run the limit of conventional wisdom before He steps in and does the impossible—the miraculous.
What blessings are reserved for those who trust God completely? Read 1 Chronicles 5:20, Psalm 28:7 and Isaiah 25:8-9.
Read the following passages: Hebrews 11:11-12, 11:17-19; Exodus 14:10-22; 1 Samuel 17:1-11, 32-50; and Daniel 6:1-23. How do the examples in these verses encourage you to trust God completely?
Has life thrown you an unexpected curve? Has something happened to you or your loved one that is not according to the picture you had envisioned? Have you ever felt as though you had fallen into a swirling black hole where you lost your perspective and spiritual equilibrium?
Whatever it is, it can’t compare with the cross. Follow Jesus’ example. Commit whatever it is to the strong, loving hands of your Heavenly Father. Trust God … completely! Then wait for the power and the resurrection and the glory and the crown that will come.
"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Romans 15:13.
When pressures or problems or pain envelop our lives, we tend to trust God … plus our doctor or our lawyer or our counselor or our banker or our____________(fill in the blank with the name of the person you tend to turn to). Yet God seems to demonstrate His power and glory to those who trust Him completely, who just let go without reservation. Which is why He often allows us to reach the end of our human resources or run the limit of conventional wisdom before He steps in and does the impossible—the miraculous.
What blessings are reserved for those who trust God completely? Read 1 Chronicles 5:20, Psalm 28:7 and Isaiah 25:8-9.
Read the following passages: Hebrews 11:11-12, 11:17-19; Exodus 14:10-22; 1 Samuel 17:1-11, 32-50; and Daniel 6:1-23. How do the examples in these verses encourage you to trust God completely?
Has life thrown you an unexpected curve? Has something happened to you or your loved one that is not according to the picture you had envisioned? Have you ever felt as though you had fallen into a swirling black hole where you lost your perspective and spiritual equilibrium?
Whatever it is, it can’t compare with the cross. Follow Jesus’ example. Commit whatever it is to the strong, loving hands of your Heavenly Father. Trust God … completely! Then wait for the power and the resurrection and the glory and the crown that will come.
