The Bible teaches us to trust in the Lord with all of our hearts, and lean not on our own understanding.

Highest relationship:

So, what does it mean to trust God, to trust someone else? Trust is the highest relationship with others. It means to have confidence in, to be secure, to feel safe. It means you believe what they tell you.

Worldly trust:

In our society, it is hard to fully trust anyone or anything. Marketers are trying to get us to trust in their products. Politicians are trying to get us to trust them enough to vote for them. Spouses want to be trusted.

Biblical trust:

The Bible teaches us not to trust in man. Why? People will disappoint you; they will let you down. But God will never disappoint or let you down. Jeremiah 17:5 — This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord.” So, we are not to put our trust in people, but in God. Now we do trust people. We have to at times. Trust people will keep their word, do what they say. But we shouldn’t put our trust in them to the point we lose our faith and our trust in God. That’s what happens to so many. Someone will let them down, and then they get mad at God. That’s what the Bible is teaching. Yes, if people have proven themselves trustworthy, great. But eventually people will let you down, even when they don’t mean to.

God is trustworthy. Let’s begin to believe everything He says, and learn to trust Him totally.

Just a thought,

PSS

Listen, everyone has issues and there are always two sides to every story. We should always want to hear both sides before we make a decision or judgment about others.

The adulterous woman:

Jesus said, when the religious folks were trying to trap him concerning an adulterous woman, “He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone.” No one threw any, nor should we. If we see a brother or sister fall or make a mistake, we should be there to help and encourage them, never to throw rocks at them, never to condemn them or act as if we have never done anything wrong.

Two sides:

And before you answer a matter, make sure you have heard both sides. Too often Christians throw rocks at other believers who may have come up short in some area of their lives. Aren’t we supposed to restore those who have sinned, come up short, made a mistake, done something wrong?

No condemnation:

The devil is the condemner of people, not we. We are to restore those, help them, encourage them, get them to repent, so they can walk with God.

So, let us choose to be more like God and less like the devil when it comes to our brothers and sisters who come up short from time to time in their lives.

Just a thought,

PSS

I want to encourage you that whatever fast you do, finish it, complete it.

Fleshly appetites:

If this were easy on our flesh, then everyone would do it a lot more. If you have never fasted, it will amaze you how strong our fleshly appetites are — how much of a struggle it is to deny these fleshly appetites. It will take discipline, will power, and God’s Holy Spirit to help you. Push through; don’t give up.

The bread of life:

The Bible says we don’t live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. The word of God will sustain you. So, while you are fasting, spend time — extra time — in prayer and reading your Bible.

To him that believeth:

Believe for something in your personal life — maybe a breakthrough in an area, maybe for a family member, maybe you need the wisdom of God. But believe for God to do something in your personal life. Then pray and believe for God’s Church (Legacy Church) to thrive and grow and reach more and more people with the gospel of Jesus Christ — that the lost would come in, that our church finances would increase so we can continue to expand His Church, making more and more room for the harvest of souls that He is sending us. Let’s believe God together for great things to happen in our personal lives, for the Church, and for our city.

Remember: finish it, no matter what. Push through and watch God move in your lives.

Just a thought,

PSS

We are called by God to be imitators of Him and Christ. This means we are to mimic, copy, and follow His mannerisms. We can’t do this unless we know and are around someone a lot.

Target behavior:

We must observe to imitate. When we imitate or become imitators of God, it allows us to learn new things quickly and efficiently by watching, observing, learning God’s ways. As children, most of us learned by watching our parents, siblings, and others we looked up to. So, God gives us behaviors that we can strive to be like. He gives us a target behavior and then gives us the ability to work towards imitating Him and His ways.

Work in progress:

God knows we are all a work in progress and that we have good moments and some not-so-good moments in our lives. He forgives the not-so-good moments and rewards the good moments of our lives. But He does know we are all just a work in progress. So, let’s keep seeking Him, purposing to get to know Him and His words and truly become imitators of Christ.

Because we have received Him and believe in His name, He gave us the power to become His children (John 1:12).

Just a thought,

PSS

Everyone goes through tough times, times when we question our decisions, our choices — times when we may even question God. If we do, it doesn’t make us evil or ungodly. It just makes us human.

Seek God:

Even John the Baptist, who was used mightily by God, when threatened with death, questioned. Questioning isn’t bad as long as it leads us to seek God’s word and His will. Life can be so good and exciting and also hard and very discouraging at times. Relationships can be difficult, health issues, money problems.

God first:

If we truly seek God, we can and will find the answers to help us keep going. Seek God’s kingdom first, and I believe He will answer and show Himself strong on your behalf. It’s God first, God second; it is God whom we need — His wisdom, His help. If we seek Him, we will find Him.

So, I encourage you today, no matter what you are going through, to keep seeking. If you do, you will see how much He loves you.

Just a thought,

PSS