Last night's small group was amazing!!!!!! I'm so blessed to be apart of this group. It is an absolute honor. We started our first week of study on the Holy Spirit. Our theme and highlights last night were centered around trust. After all if we are going to live extraordinary lives and allow the Holy Spirit (The Forgotten God) to work in us and through us we must trust Him. I'm seeing so much maturity and growth come out of this group. Spiritually they challenge me each week. My personal opinion is that if you are not in community you are missing out. Well back to our theme. All night our talk kept bringing us back to trust. Some further along than others. I was so blessed hearing the praise reports of the group for what God has been doing in their lives. I love it when you just get it. They got it! They really got it! So what did they get? Like Paul: they are learning the secret to being content yet to have a Spirit-filled life.(Phil 4:11) No matter what the circumstance, trial, problem, trouble, or issues you are facing you can always trust God no matter what. God's promises will never let you down. You can bank on God's promises. He will never fail you. So I hung out in Psalm 37 this morning for a while. It totally blessed my soul. Thanks Charles Stanley......
Psalm 37:1-10 ( I read the whole chapter it was so what I needed)
Throughout Scripture, we are admonished to trust in the Lord. When times are good, this doesn't seem like a difficult task. However, when trials arise, it is much more difficult to rely fully upon Him.
Yet it is always important for us to place our trust in the living God, especially when everything around us seems to be falling apart. That may well have been the situation that inspired the writing of Psalm 37.
Notice that in today's passage, the psalmist mentions several times that we should not fret (vv. 1, 7, 8). Distress over a situation is the opposite of trust, and fretting has ill effects. For one thing, it can take a toll on physical and emotional well being. Another problem is that feeding worry can lead to evildoing: by attempting to manage the situation quickly in our human way, we may miss God's best solution. A third consequence is that others may not enjoy our company, so we could lose our effective witness for the kingdom.
What, then, is the antidote for worry and stress during a difficult time? Absolute trust in Christ. Psalm 55:22 says, "Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken." This means we are to lay all our burdens at His feet, believing that He is good, loving, and in control.
When trials arise, do you run toward the Lord? Or do you try to handle things yourself? He who created you can handle any difficulty and pain, even when it seems overwhelming. What He desires is your surrender and trust. It is in His arms that you will find rest for your soul.
Psalm 37:1-10 ( I read the whole chapter it was so what I needed)
Throughout Scripture, we are admonished to trust in the Lord. When times are good, this doesn't seem like a difficult task. However, when trials arise, it is much more difficult to rely fully upon Him.
Yet it is always important for us to place our trust in the living God, especially when everything around us seems to be falling apart. That may well have been the situation that inspired the writing of Psalm 37.
Notice that in today's passage, the psalmist mentions several times that we should not fret (vv. 1, 7, 8). Distress over a situation is the opposite of trust, and fretting has ill effects. For one thing, it can take a toll on physical and emotional well being. Another problem is that feeding worry can lead to evildoing: by attempting to manage the situation quickly in our human way, we may miss God's best solution. A third consequence is that others may not enjoy our company, so we could lose our effective witness for the kingdom.
What, then, is the antidote for worry and stress during a difficult time? Absolute trust in Christ. Psalm 55:22 says, "Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken." This means we are to lay all our burdens at His feet, believing that He is good, loving, and in control.
When trials arise, do you run toward the Lord? Or do you try to handle things yourself? He who created you can handle any difficulty and pain, even when it seems overwhelming. What He desires is your surrender and trust. It is in His arms that you will find rest for your soul.
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I have often times tried to handle things myself eventhough which always turns out badly. and I know it's the wrong thing to do. Believing too much in tangible things I can touch more than I believe in what God said is always the problem. You always give us readers such a reality check. thanks