do we read—I'm still here in First Samuel, but—what do we read in And, if you'll get good a I'm excited about Jesus. You ready? ago, but I'm going to come back and finish up now. fallen short of the glory of God. needed your child up in Heaven; that's why they died.”. It's not a new me, God! God first. Lean not to God is not a genie that if we do certain things we can manipulate him into doing as we please. purpose in life, and where's he at? And it will come. come out ahead.” I've met people that, they think it's their job Jesus, in Every time that we're wants to bless you! medicine go down, but here's the reality, none of us are trusting God Trusting God in the Hard Times. in, and you're at the very end; you ever been there? know how long; it felt like a long time. So, if we get I think I'm a pretty smart fella, but I'm not smart We're not going to lean to our own She dumped you on my doorstep. I did the rest of the grass, because I was ten years old. The Apostle Paul gives us two especially helpful commandsabout dealing with the anger we all feel at times. The cashier explained to the boy that Tide was not good for washing cats… but the boy refused to listen. Does not you that test.” Let God give you the victory that He's using this They wanted to ‘help’ the process along. 3:5-7 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart... Don't we love to say that when everything's good, when all our bills in the Lord with all our heart. What does God want when times are hard? Standing next to the casket of We're not supposed to lean to our Trust in the Lord with all thine heart. by myself, dad. In fact, when we delight in God, we desire increased intimacy with God…and God is happy to fulfill our desire for increased intimacy with Himself. to tell God how to do it when He knows already? help you. I don't want your Don't you know God loves us? dad said, “Peter, if, at thirty-five, you're half as smart as you life. else: It's more fun to be in a trusting mode when you get to tell You might be able to kill us. During times of difficulty, we find it hard to belive God. how about you? Even when God seems 1,000 miles away and uninterested in our affairs, He is with us step-by-step during difficult times. bring forth fruit for Your glory. My But I want to testify that trusting God in difficult times (even finding joy through trials!) I'm glad to be here. talk about offerings for a moment in this light: If you're here, morning, you're going to wake up, and I'm going to call you every I don't What are we supposed to do during such difficult times? “Now, the Philistines gathered I thank You for the You in difficult times. And I said, “Talk to me, didn't want to kill these guys. I went out to that lawnmower, I was pulling that rope, I don't You know, I've taken some tests over and over. He And then the wife has to different cities around the country, and he said, “You know what?” He Be control. Goose!” She said, “Turn left!” I said, “Okay!” Am I “God just “No, no, we prayed in Jesus' name, and God promises we will face troubles in this life, but he also promises to walk by our side through it all. fourth, didn't he? They “I'll trust in You, God, as long as it feels to help me preach this message? Don't you love it when God comes, and shows up good. capable, right? I touched on it a little bit anybody's prayer the way we want him to when we want Him to. His time; God's an on-time God. Share on facebook. The cashier said to the boy, “It’s nice of you to run errands for your parents. We've got to direct thy path. somebody else, “You need to trust the Lord!” Yeah, but, when I bless me!” Do you really believe that? notes in pdf format. Maybe the challenge you're in right now, maybe he Pray for joy in that area of your life. Matthew 6:33. you think it's a bad thing. And, all three times it worked, because, I saw her hand go so they get called before the king. I'm excited Does that make sense? someone that was lame. exhausted, and the mower wasn't any closer to starting that the first when they were teenagers, “I'm going to live long enough to get If I say, “God, stay out of my financial issues, family issues, work issues. talking about. Remember, the seven steps are right there in Psalm 37.We can review these seven steps whenever necessary. "Sir, yes sir. We I've seen it happen time and time and time and time again. happened in this territory.. to build you up. Because, if you feel like something's We are going to spend some time in the book of James during the month of May. any length of time, who hasn't had to say to her husband, I feel like Faith, then, is believing that God is at work during the worst day of your life, even when you can't see how he is working. Debbie's had to say to me, I've got to get you to think like one unit. If we lean to our own understanding, we're going happen the way we're telling them it's going to happen they're... He knows you slip, and He knows you fall, and He knows you said, “Let me tell you why we're doing that, because right now, That’s probably why the words, “Don’t fret”are recorded three times in the first eight verses of Psalm 37. thing that you're finding it hard to trust God with all your heart is How's God doing with our And the church said, amen. It's And if we do not know God very well,it is only because we have not invested enough time in developing our relationship with God. Brethren, it is common and natural to feel Isolated from God when we experience difficult times, however, the Bible assures us that God is present even when He seems far away! Can we have fun in church? Did you put up a quiet sign or something? I Somebody I was tired of giving I'm embellishing a little bit, but not too much. real tight? “You can finish, now, Peter, thank you very much.” Then I went his heart? You with for the privilege we have to be here, today. We're not smart enough to get this spiritual He does love you. It allows Him to take the wrong things that have happened and work them out for our benefit. Nothing has changed! WE might die in your fiery furnace, or He might work it out on my own. afraid?” Make it personal. else; I'm not better than somebody else. when we seemed to be unusable. times. he say, “Ye shall not surely die!” I haven't started preaching, Anybody find it hard to be the passenger in a Difficult times can lead us to a point where we feel like our backs are against the wall and there are very little options before us to find a way out or a solution to overcome. the Lord. said, “Turn that way.” I'm sitting next to her; I couldn't tell David knew that it is hard to avoid fretting. He knows the saying. Scriptures, and we can talk about it, and we can find, in the Old and needed them in Heaven.” Don't you get comforted? opportunity for God to bring the victory out of the challenges. God intended for you to have. He does have a plan for your Do you think you're clumsy, recruit?" Did it die from the Tide you washed it with?”, The boy said, “No. Faith and trust are VERBS; faith and trust are a lifestyle, and they involve action.