Teaching by Tag: Trust
Living Faith, Part 12: Pride, Planning, and Perspective
Christians should not arrogantly make plans independent of life’s frailty and God’s sovereignty. Rather, we are to go about the business of life with a humble dependence on God.
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The Names of God: Jehovah Sabaoth
We do and should call out to Jehovah Sabaoth, the Lord of Hosts, in our moments of desperation. Yet we must avoid presumption, placing our confidence is in the power and will of the God of heavenly armies, who is always with us.
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The Names of God: Jehovah Rapha
God can and sometimes does bring physical healing, but His primary priority is for our spiritual healing. And He uses the brokenness of this world to shape us into the people He wants us to be.
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The Names of God: Jehovah Jireh
In our seasons of being tested, God’s ultimate goal as our Lord (Adonai) and our provider (Jehovah Jireh) is for us to be mature, complete, and not lacking in anything.
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The Names of God: Elohim
The most foundational name of God in all the Bible is Elohim, the all-powerful Creator. If our God is truly the all-powerful Elohim, then He created you on purpose and called you into His family.
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Portraits of Christ: The Lord Is My Shepherd
Jesus is our protector, provider, leader, friend, and uniter. And our response to Him should be to recognize, abide with, trust, and enjoy Him as the true Shepherd of our souls.
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Faith in the Storm
Why can you take a step of faith in the midst of the storm when God calls you? Because He loves you more than you can possibly imagine, and because He will equip you and enable you.
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Neglected But Essential: Habakkuk
True followers of the living God have always been called to believe Him and live by faith even in the midst of that which we do not understand.
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Wisdom for Living, Part 7: Proper Perspective on Possessions
Who we are as people is more important to God than how much we have. We are called to trust in Him more than our riches and to honor Him with our generosity.
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Expecting Opposition
When we step toward Jesus in faith and obedience to do kingdom work, we can expect opposition.
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The Peace of God
Peace, or “shalom,” is not a thing. It is a person. The Father is called “Jehovah Shalom.” The Son is the “Prince of Shalom.” The Spirit produces the fruit that is shalom. How do we more completely experience the peace Christ offers?
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God’s Promises Are Greater Than My Perception
If we rely on our physical sight, we can only see a portion of what is going on around us, and we miss out on God’s might, power, and provision. We should doubt our perception before we doubt God’s promises.
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God Is Good, But Sometimes Life Isn’t
God is too good to be unkind to us and too wise to make any mistake in our lives. Thus, like Asaph the psalmist, we can resolve to trust the Lord to be our only satisfaction, our daily strength, and our eternal security.
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Be Strong and Courageous
When we face difficulties while believing that God is with us, and we choose to remain obedient, then we can—in His power—be strong and courageous.
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Ministering Out of Depletion
Sometimes we are tempted to feel that our contribution to God’s kingdom is insignificant, especially when we are feeling depleted. Yet in the storyline of all of history, it could be that, when any of us goes forth to minister in the simplest way to another person, it may change the course of the world.
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