TRUSTING HIM
COMPLETELY
When
pressures or problems or pain envelop our lives, we tend to trust God … plus
our doctor or our lawyer or our counselor or our banker or our____________(fill in the blank with the name of the person you tend to
turn to). Yet God seems to demonstrate His power and glory to those who trust
Him completely, who just let go without reservation. Which is
why He often allows us to reach the end of our human resources or run the limit
of conventional wisdom before He steps in and does the impossible—the
miraculous.
Read Luke
23:46.
Using the
following verses, put Jesus’ prayer in context. Write
out a description of His circumstances, and the way He may have felt
spiritually, emotionally and physically: Luke 22:47-48, 53-54, 60-62, 63-65,
70-71; Matthew 26:65-67; Luke 24:5, 24:10-11, 15-16; Matthew 27:26-31; Luke
23:20; 33; 35-37; Matthew 27:39-44, 45-46.
Which aspect
of His circumstances—emotionally, physically, or spiritually—can you relate to?
How do you
think it was possible for Him to put His life into His Father’s hands at such a
moment?
Trust His
Character… Father
What is
implied by the way Jesus addressed God? See Luke 11:1-2; John 14:19-21, 23 and
17:25-26.
What aspects
of God’s character can we trust today? Write out descriptive phrases from the
following verses: 2 Samuel 7:28; Psalm 56:3-4; Psalm 20:7, 31:14; Psalm 52:8;
Isaiah 26:4; Deuteronomy 4:7; Psalm 62:8; Isaiah 59:1.
Trust His
Control … into Your hands
What does it
cost us to put our lives, our plans, our loved ones, our desires, our future,
our finances, our careers … into His hands?
What do we
have to give up in order to give in to His control?
What
encouragement to place everything in His hands do you receive from the
following verses: 2 Samuel 24:14, 2 Chronicles 6:4, Psalm 111:7, Isaiah 12:2,
Isaiah 25:9, Proverbs 29:25, Psalm 91:2.
Describe the
risk involved in trusting God’s control.
Trust His
Care … I commit My Spirit
Do you
believe God is good? If not, why? How does this one issue affect your
willingness to trust His care?
How do the
following verses help overcome doubt of God’s goodness? Psalm 55:22; Nahum 1:7;
Matthew 6:25-33, 12:20-21; John 10:11, 14,15;
Ephesians 5:29-30; 1 Peter 5:7.
When are we
to trust God’s care, according to the Book of Isaiah 50:10? Psalm 37:1-6?
Proverbs 3:5-6? Daniel 3:28?
In the end,
did Jesus lose or gain by trusting God’s care? See Philippians 2:6-11.
What is
keeping you from trusting God completely?
What
blessings are reserved for those who trust God completely? Read 1 Chronicles 5:20, Psalm 28:7, Isaiah 25:8-9 and Romans 15:13.
Is trusting God completely an option? See Matthew 16:24 and
John 12:24-25.
Read the
following passages: Hebrews 11:11-12, 11:17-19; Exodus 14:10-22; 1 Samuel
17:1-11, 32-50; and Daniel 6:1-23. How do the examples in these verses
encourage you to trust God completely?
Who is
encouraged to trust God completely by the example you set?
Has life
thrown you an unexpected curve? Has something happened to you or your loved one
that is not according to the picture you had envisioned? Have you ever felt as
though you had fallen into a swirling black hole where you lost your
perspective and spiritual equilibrium?
Whatever it
is, it can’t compare with the cross. Follow Jesus’ example. Commit whatever it
is to the strong, loving hands of your Heavenly Father. Trust God … completely!
Then wait for the power and the resurrection and the glory and the crown that
will come!
By: David
Jones with excerpts from AGL