Who Can You Trust? ~ Message 45

  This message considers many of the things that cause us to make our decisions, and defines who we can trust with complete confidence. 

 This life altering question is arguably the most important question that anyone can ask.  Choosing a career, residence, doctor or a spouse is usually more a matter of availability or the influence of others.  We follow the leadership of those we trust more than we trust ourselves.  Unfortunately too many times the results come out less than hoped for.  I trusted a doctor who treated a progressively debilitating illness for over fifteen years and was on deaths door before finding a doctor who knew the cure.  The difficulty was not the fault of the doctor; it was in making my choice of a doctor and then ignoring the continued lack of improvement and not looking for other solutions.

  We put up with disappointments in life not because we have no other choice but because it is much easier than attempting change.  We cling to hope that things will change and continue going down the same road as we complain about all the potholes.

  Insanity is described as; "Doing the same things over and over and expecting different results."

  Most things in life are too complicated for a single answer but not with God, he has provided us with an infallible solution; the Spirit of truth.  Unfortunately this is not often taught because it can conflict with church leadership.   So the question is who can we really trust when looking for help in making our decisions?

Salient Points: Lacking spiritual discernment, Questioning everything, Finding truth, Misleading scriptures, Do you know what you know, Seeking to find, Approaching the scriptures, Who do you trust, Seek God’s benefit, Impressed by God’s talent, Unintentional liars, Can’t trust yourself, Walking worthy, Look out for deceivers, Watch your motives, Does God like it, Connecting to God’s affections, The subject of the Bible is God not us, Not about doctrine, How much of Church is about us or God, Appreciating God’s gifts, People we trust, Our propensity to trust men rather than God.            

Scripture: Phil. 3:3,  Jn. 21:20-23,  Eph. 4:1-3, 12-14

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