Trust God

WHEN LIFE IS HARD
“Trust God”
1 Peter 5:6-14 (NKJV)

“Trust God and do the next thing.” ~ Oswald Chambers

We are to trust God with:

 1. Cares (1 Pet. 5:6-7)

How do we trust God with our cares?

  • We see ourselves as not being able to handle them properly (1 Pet. 5:6), “Therefore humble yourselves…” (Humble yourself before God and the cares)
  • We see God as the mighty One with all the answers (1 Pet. 5:6), “under the mighty hand of God…”
  • We see God’s desire to lift us above the cares/problems (1 Pet. 5:6), “that He may exalt you in due time.”
  • We see we must totally let go of the cares and give them to Him (1 Pet. 5:7), “casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

2. Enemy (1 Pet. 5:8-9)

  • Aware (1 Pet. 5:8), “Be sober, be vigilant…”
  • Agenda (1 Pet. 5: 8), “because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
  • Appeal (1 Pet. 5: 9), “Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.”

3. Methods (1 Pet. 5:10-14)

1 Pet. 5:10, “But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.”

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