HAVE YOU PASSED TRIALS?

 HOW DO WE DEVELOP TRUST IN GOD?

David Wilkerson (1931-2011)

To enter God's rest, we must renounce our own efforts. Only faith can lead us to this perfect rest: “For we who believe have entered into that rest” (Hebrews 4:3). In short, we must believe in our hearts that God is faithful to deliver us in every circumstance, no matter how impossible it seems.

“For everyone who enters into God's rest also rests from his works, as God did from his” (Hebrews 4:10). When we rest in Christ, we no longer try to face difficult times alone. We don't inflate a false acceptance of our crisis and we don't worry about giving in to fear and starting to question God's love. In short, our “works mentality” ceases and we simply trust in the Lord.

How to develop such trust? We seek the Lord in prayer, we meditate on His Word, and we walk in obedience. You might argue, “but these are all works.” I disagree. All of them are acts of faith. As we observe these disciplines, we trust that the Holy Spirit is working in us, building up a reservoir of strength for the time of need. We may not feel the strength of God growing within us, or we may not feel His power building up. However, when our next tribulation comes, these heavenly resources will be manifested in us. In fact, this is the main reason I seek the Lord diligently—fasting, praying, studying, keeping His commandments through the power of the Holy Spirit.

As long as you are serving the Lord, the devil will never leave you alone. He will face intense battles, surprise attacks, and despite all the victories of the past, he will always depend on celestial resources to withstand.

Determine to be a soldier who is fully prepared for the battlefield. When the enemy suddenly rises against you, you will need all the ammunition available. You will want to have reserves you can count on; will have won the battle in prayer before God, before the conflict.

Trusting in God is the best attitude a human being can have. This is because this trust gives us security, joy and strength to face any challenge that is ahead of us.

Trust in God must not be conditioned on circumstances, nor on momentary experiences or emotions. But it must be based on the Word of God and established through faith in Jesus Christ.

God is good and faithful, and he never forsakes or abandons those who trust in him! Trust in the Lord! Strengthen your trust in God through the Bible!

Such is the confidence we have before God through Christ. Not that we can claim anything on our own merits, but our ability comes from God. He has enabled us to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 2 Corinthians 3:4-6

The Lord is my rock, my fortress

and my deliverer;

my God is my rock,

in whom I take refuge.

He is my shield and the power that saves me,

my high tower. Psalms 18:2

can say to the Lord:

"You are my refuge and my strength,

my God, in whom I trust." Psalm 91:2

The Lord is good,

a refuge in times of trouble.

He protects those who trust in him, Nahum 1:7

O Lord of Hosts,

How happy is he who trusts in you!

Psalms 84:12

"This is the God

whose way is perfect;

the word of the Lord

is demonstrably genuine.

he is shield

for all who take refuge in it.

2 Samuel 22:31

God is my salvation;

I will have confidence and not fear.

The Lord, yes, the Lord

it is my strength and my song;

He is my salvation!" Isaiah 12:2

Though he kills me,

yet I will wait in him;

sure I will defend

my ways before him. Job 13:15

Lord my God, in you I take refuge;

save me and deliver me from all

those who persecute me,Psalm 7:1

"Every word of God

it is demonstrably pure;

he is a shield for whom

he takes refuge in it. Proverbs 30:5

Those who know your name trust in you,

for you, Lord, never forsake

those who seek you. Psalms 9:10

In you our ancestors

they put their trust;

they trusted, and you delivered them. Psalms 22:4

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and don't lean

in your own understanding;

Proverbs 3:5

Commit your way to the Lord;

trust him, and he will act:

Psalms 37:5

But I, when I'm afraid,

I will trust you.

Psalms 56:3

For you are my hope,

oh Sovereign Lord,

in you is my trust from my youth.

Psalms 71:5

You, Lord, will keep in perfect peace

one whose purpose is firm,

because he trusts you.

Isaiah 26:3

If we work and struggle, it is because we have placed our hope in the living God, the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

1 Timothy 4:10

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

but we trust

in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalms 20:7

Many are the pains of the wicked,

but the goodness of the Lord

protect those who trust him. Psalms 32:10

It is better to seek refuge in the Lord

than trusting men. Psalms 118:8

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment: That we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, as he commanded us. 1 John 3:21-23

through whom we have free access to God in confidence through faith in him.

Ephesians 3:12

Therefore, do not give up the trust you have; she will be richly rewarded. Hebrews 10:35

"But blessed is the man

whose trust is in the Lord,

whose trust in him is. Jeremiah 17:7

This is the confidence we have as we approach God: if we ask for something according to God's will, he will hear us. 1 John 5:14

 

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