How Can I Trust God?

DID GOD REALLY SAY THAT? – HOW DO I TRUST GOD?

“The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

“Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’”

“You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

Genesis 3:1-3

TRUSTING GOD DOES NOT MEAN THAT

• God will give you everything .
• God will everything to you.
• You are tomorrow.

THREE OPTIONS TO TRUST

• TRUST
• TRUST
• TRUST

FOUR WAYS TO APPROACH GOD’S WORD

• God’s word.
• from God’s word.
• God’s word.
• to God’s word.

BIG IDEA: No matter you will turn not away from Him.

TURNING (trusting) God looks like….

1. our need –

“For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.”

Romans 10:10

“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

Hebrews 4:16

2. Receive –

“But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”

I John 1:9

^“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”

James 5:16

3. Surrender –

“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”

II Corinthians 5:17

“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.”

I Peter 1:3-4

4. Do the –

“If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.”

II Timothy 2:21

^“And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.”

Colossians 3:17

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