God Wants You To Trust Him Above Everything Else | Inspirational & Motivational

as you mature in Christ as you grow and develop in your knowledge of God the holy spirit will work within you to broaden your horizons and shift your perspective so the experiences that I go through the hardships the difficulties the testings the trials the sorrows they're all a part of God's necessary preparation as he is seeking to prepare the vessel to be used by the master as he empties me of myself that he might fill me with his fullness that I no longer live for my own Glory but I Live Now for his glory that I serve him in such a way that it brings glory to him many Christians have the expectation that once they are saved life will be Blissful and filled with joy all the time there is this notion that there will be an endless supply of blessings now of course we are promised good things by the Lord for example Psalm 23 verse 6 tells us that goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life in Philippians 4 13 tells us that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me so even though we are promised good things and blessings some of us tend to want the option of hand-picking what we want from God we want to select what we want how we want it and when we want it and a lot of us forget what the Bible says in Psalm 23 verse 4. even though I walk through the darkest Valley I will fear no evil for you are with me Your Rod and your staff they comfort me a lot of us forget that the Bible in Psalm 34 verse 19 says many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all that says to me that life won't be Rosy all the time but I won't fear because God is with me and he will give me Comfort it says to me that I will have to face and go through some dark valleys but God will be with me and if you read Psalm 23 verse 5 the Bible says you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies you anoint my head with oil my cup overflows the Bible is telling us that we will definitely have enemies not everyone is going to be for you not everyone will like you because if they did if no one opposed you then there would be no need for the Lord to prepare a table before them so although God has given us several promises Promises of strength and blessing Promises of protection and provision that doesn't mean there will never be a time where we won't feel challenged but instead it's in those moments that we should hold on tightly to the hand of God and raise our faith because that is the only way that we can see the goodness of the Lord so if you find yourself in that position where it appears as though your life is under attack allow Jesus to be the one who dictates how and when you get through that situation allow the Lord to be in the driver's seat now I began this message by saying many Christians have the expectation that once they are saved life will be Blissful and filled with joy all the time this is obviously the wrong expectation to have it's simply not realistic so instead I encourage you to expect some challenges in life but expect to overcome through the Power in the Blood of Jesus expect to face a Goliath or two but also expect the might and power of the Holy Spirit to see you through expect to walk through the valley of the shadow of death but people of God you should also expect that the Good Shepherd will be looking out for you his rod and staff will be right there to provide you with comfort expect adversity expect the Lion's Den expect the Red Sea but expect Jesus Christ to deliver you out of each and every situation in God's word we are told that we will have to endure trials experience some pain and encounter some disappointments it's not what we like to hear but think of it this way if God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son one who was pure holy and blameless only to then watch him carry all of the sins of this world and be crucified is that not a painful experience with everything that Jesus went through persecution the physical pain and torture who are we to then say to God why did you send me this disappointment in my life why did you let this event happen that made me feel some pain we need to get things in the right perspective We are following Christ We are following his example and we should be confident that despite everything he went through in the end he wins no second Timothy 2 verse 3 says you therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ now sometimes when Christians experience trials and distress there can be a tendency to despair for some they even fall into depression some of the Bible grace like David Abraham Moses all suffered some level of disappointment and deep despair and for the Christian man or woman listening today I want you to know that although you are not immune to disappointments there is a way to gain victory over mental anguish and emotional despair now while I could give something like five easy steps to a healthy emotional state during tough times let me instead tell you that there is only a single step that needs to be taken in that step is trusting in Jesus Christ relying on Jesus Christ and coming to a place where you say Lord my life is in your hands and you truly mean it of course one may now ask how do I do that and it's a good question the answer starts with knowing what the Bible teaches it's through the word of God and it's through prayer in those dark times that the Lord ministers to us and breaks through any dark clouds of any depression or anxiety we face one thing that might help give some perspective is to know and truly believe that God is sovereign the Lord is truly in control and because of that we can have the assurance that for those who belong to him he will work all things for their good and His glory so here's my words of encouragement to you God's promises are our source of strength should you find yourself in difficulty stand on God's promises if you're being Afflicted persecuted or rejected by this world there is a promise in the word of God for you a promise that God will deliver you a promise that tells you you are blessed and you will inherit the kingdom of God now I don't know about you but my hope is in Jesus my hope is Jesus I will hold tightly and confess that if I need healing Jesus Christ Is A Healer if I need peace Jesus Christ offers me peace Beyond beyond all understanding [Music]