when you cannot trust anyone else

This could be a situation where your choices have led down a rough road. This could be something so far out of your control that you have done nothing other than experienced the difficulty. But in all honesty there is nothing better, stronger and more life changing than really trusting God.

I do love what I get to do, but there are times all I can do is point someone to God. Maybe that is all I am supposed to do. My humanity tells me that I should be able to do more. My God says the best part of trusting Him. That means that today’s devotion is more for me than for you. Yeah. I said it.

These verses might be encouraging to you, but they are reminders for me of who really makes all the difference. Who is totally in control. It is all our great and gracious God.

Proverbs 3:5 NLT

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.

Hebrews 10:35 NLT

So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!

Psalm 37:3 NLT

Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.

2 Kings 18:5 NLT

Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before or after his time.

1 Peter 1:9 NLT

The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.

John 12:44 NLT

Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me.

Proverbs 29:25 NLT

Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.

James 2:23 NLT

And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God.

You get the point. Trust God before anything else. Trust God when you cannot do anything else. Trust God even when you can do or think you can do something else. Just, trust God!

Don’t depend on yourself. Just don’t.

Not trusting means we throw away what we have learned and believed. Don’t do it.

Doing good shows that we trust the one who is good. Actions follow trust.

Trusting God will lead others to trust God.

The saved will trust.

Connecting to God means we connect to Jesus and connect to others. All of us trusting what will last and the one will last.

Don’t be trapped. Don’t.

Follow the lead of others.

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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