2013-11-22T06:00:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/trust+in+god/ http://faithgateway.com/god-makes-you-secure/ 2013-11-22T06:00:03-05:00 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. — Isaiah 41:10 Question: Who among us never struggles with insecurity? Answer: No one. Insecurity is a universal phenomenon that paralyzes some […] http://faithgateway.com/sweetness-of-surrendered-life/ 2013-10-29T06:00:04-05:00 “Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9 The other night I was relaxing (or so I thought!) in my bed watching a movie when I suddenly became aware of my posture. Although it was late, quiet, and peaceful in my […] http://faithgateway.com/going-forward-going-backward/ 2013-10-25T06:00:03-05:00 “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” — Winston Churchill There are many books on the market that teach us how to “be in the present moment.” Yet first we must learn to visit the future. How might our present lives take on new meaning if we think […] http://faithgateway.com/his-mysterious-ways/ 2013-10-17T06:00:03-05:00 We never know how God will use our small acts of love for His great purposes. His intent was that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to His eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. In Him and through faith in […] http://faithgateway.com/get-some-sleep/ 2013-10-04T14:49:27-05:00 So don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own – Matthew 6:34 Easy to say. Not always easy to do, right? We are so prone to worry. Just last night I was worrying in my sleep. I dreamed that I was diagnosed with ALS, […] http://faithgateway.com/beautiful-sorrow/ 2013-10-04T14:43:59-05:00 In Bethany, about two miles east of Jerusalem, there lived a small family made up of Lazarus—the head of the house—and his two sisters, Mary and Martha. What made these three unique was that they were close friends of Jesus. Powerful company to keep! And then . . . While Jesus was about a day’s […] http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%202:22&version=NIV 2009-10-02T14:33:20-05:00 Isaiah writs that we should stop trusting in men because they are mortal. They only have a breath in their nostrils, whereas God is the one who gives them each breath. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2017:5&version=NIV 2009-10-02T10:16:46-05:00 Humans are by their nature unreliable; if we put our complete faith in another person, chances are we'll be disappointed at some point. By contrast, God is completely trustworthy, and will never let us down when we put our faith in him.