It Takes Courage to Trust

 Trust takes Courage 

When you feel discouraged, how do you get out of the dumps?

God doesn't leave us to figure out life on our own.  He calls us his children!  He calls himself the loving shepherd.  

John 10:15; 27-28 tells us that Jesus said, “I am the Good Shepherd, I know my own and my own know me...my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”

Our Hope is in the Lord.

Lately, when I turn on the news, there are political upheaval and very upsetting events being shown around the world.  This is upsetting.  But when we remember that Jesus is Lord, it can bring our upset into perspective.  We can be our best version of ourselves when we know that everything, we do will bring glory to our God, if we are walking in his way.  

In John 20:28, Thomas exclaimed, "My Lord and my God!" regarding Jesus.  Paul said that the gospel was simply this:  "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9.

Trusting is Best

The bible tells us that Jesus has the authority to reconcile all things to himself.  When Jesus died, he "disarmed the rulers and authorities, and put them to open shame, triumphing over them through his death and resurrection." Colossians 1:15. This helps me to trust God more!  Jesus has already defeated the powers of our enemies!