Devotional Fuel to Reboot Your Mind

1 Samuel 2:9-10, “He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. It is not by strength that one prevails, those who oppose the LORD will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven: the LORD will judge the ends of the earth.”

Hannah’s prayer in 1 Samuel 2:1-10 is a song of praise and worship that Hannah offered at the end of the story of Samuel’s birth. It is about the creator God, who protects and reverses human fortunes by His almighty power. We see in 1 Samuel how Hannah deeply trusted God and was fervent in prayer but struggled with her self-worth because she could not have children. She poured out her heart to God and received His word with faith. She portrays faith with patience. Isn’t that difficult sometimes when you are carrying a burden, yet needed? Patience is not always my friend. I admit I have struggled with this. Hannah believed in the sovereignty of God. She saw God as a solid rock (2:2) and knows what we do. She knew God was the supreme judge and sought Him earnestly. God answered Hannah’s prayer and Samuel is born and Hannah brings her son to Eli the priest when he was probably about three, and she states, “Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD.” 1 Samuel 1:28.

Now look at 1 Samuel 2:1, where Hannah prayed and said, “My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation. No one is holy like the LORD, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.” On the day that Hannah made the enormous sacrifice of her life, she “rejoices in the LORD.” Hannah glorifies the LORD for His guidance and who is righteous and holy. She no doubt had ill feelings towards her husband’s other wife, Peninnah, who had treated her cruelly and caused Hannah great anxiety (1 Sam. 1:6-7). But Hannah subtly references she doesn’t have just one enemy, Peninnah, one person, but God’s enemies are her enemies (Psalm 139:21-22). She viewed Peninnah as a characteristic example of all the proud and arrogant people in the world. “Hannah wisely told the proud [1 Sam. 2:3] to talk no more and to let no arrogance come from your mouth. Pride can be expressed in many ways, but it usually is expressed by our words. It would be better if proud people just did not talk so much.” David Guzik, Blue Letter Commentary. Interesting observation and something to think about.

We are now in July. This year is half over already. God requires us to be faithful in our commitment, trust, and obedience. It takes living it out moment by moment, one day at a time. It is based on our faith, not on our age or position. Cast your cares onto Him as Hannah did, humbly and courageously, being honest and open about your concerns, questions, doubts, and fears. Sometimes, one’s courage in our faith is the size of a mustard seed, as mine is about something, but that is enough, and it is a starting point. God has a way of humbling the strong and exalting the weak. God has heard your prayer. He knows all about it (Hebrews 4:13). Pray and go to God first before you take any action. He will answer you from His holy heaven. Psalm 20:6.

Listen to Newsboys – How Many Times (Official Music Video) just out this week.

Genesis 15:1; 6. “After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield, your very great reward.” Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.”

Abraham had no idea what was ahead in his future. He evidently feared that the kings he had just defeated might take revenge. His legacy shows us he was human as he had doubts and fears; he needed courage. God took him outside and pointed to the night sky. “Look up at the heavens and count the stars – if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” Genesis 15:5-6. God promised to defend Abram – “I am your shield.” Next, he promised to be Abram’s “very great reward.” This key verse in Genesis 5:6 was quoted four times in the New Testament -Romans 4:3, 22; Galatians 3:6, and James 2:23. When you fear a predicament or what lies ahead, remember the promises God gave to Abram. He will give to you, too, if you ask Him. It takes putting your trust and faith in our all-powerful, all-sufficient God. Ones lack of faith is always evident in times of crises.

I was struggling with some fears and doubts this Summer over a health issue when we were traveling on vacation. We were visiting my brother and sister-in-law in NW Iowa, and on a stand near their kitchen table was the verse, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9. It was just what I needed to give me courage and help me fight discouragement at that very moment. I now have this verse on a plaque in our living room so that I can continually be reminded of God’s promise of His presence with me wherever I go, in whatever I am going through. I have again needed that verse as a reminder recently.

Do you feel like you have to figure everything out? You don’t, and God doesn’t expect you to. He wants you to trust Him. If God told Abram not to be afraid, who was later known for his faith, obedience, and covenant with God and chosen to be the father of the Jewish nation, be encouraged from the profile of Abram/Abraham we are given in Genesis. God’s comfort and grace are a gift to take hold of in the journey of learning to trust in God without fears and doubts.

God appears in the Psalms eleven times as a “shield.” One verse is Psalm 3:3, “But you are a shield around me, O LORD, you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.” Psalm 5:12, is another example, “For surely O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.” A shield protects one from being hurt. It blocks out what his harmful.

God wants you to know him personally. For any pain and suffering you have to go through, God has a higher reason for you to be on this path to develop a deeper relationship, character, and trust in God displayed in your faith as you take one day at a time. You are forming a legacy in the present, that will leave a legacy in the future. Remember, God is your continual shield of protection. “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” Deuteronomy 7:9. Amen!

Listen to Charity Gayle – This Is My Story (Live)

Hebrews 4:1-3, “Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter my rest,” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.”

“Hearing God’s word isn’t enough. Ancient Israel heard the word but it did not profit them because they did not receive it with faith. Hearing gave them the opportunity, but the opportunity only profited if it was mixed with faith.” Blue Letter Bible Commentary, David Guzik. The children of Israel had shortcomings as we all do, but it was their lack of faith in God’s promises and trusting in their own efforts, that kept them from receiving God’s best for them.

When we believe with complete faith and trust in God, in what we hear Him say to us in His Word, it gives us the experience of abiding in His rest. Our own efforts are never adequate. I have needed God’s power, especially these past few weeks and months. I take comfort in the fact that God knows every weakness I have as it tells us:

• Hebrews 4:15, “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
• Romans 8:26, “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”
• 2 Corinthians 12:9, “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
• Psalm 103:14, “For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.”

When he was alive, Charles Stanly said he read Psalm 119, 125 – 128, and 133 almost daily. He said it helped prevent him from being discouraged. One example is in Psalm 125:1, “Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”

Your (my) present-moment difficulties have an expiration date in God’s sovereign plan for your (my) life. Ask God to guide you in every decision you have to make today. You are getting to know God more personally than when you knew Him before this challenging time. Our own efforts are never adequate. Trust in Christ’s power. “He’s close enough to speak through desires and promptings and pain. Hardships make us forget we are made in the image of God. People are not the enemy – sin is.” Mark Batterson.

How much faith do you and I need? The size of a mustard seed, Jesus says is all it takes to move a mountain. Prayer will start to open doors. Your own efforts are not adequate, but your faith mixed with God’s promises in your prayers will start to get things moving. Hold on. Stand firm. Depend on Jesus and remember, “The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in me.” Ephesians 1:18-20.

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Hebrews 3:15-19, “As it has just been said: “Today if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the desert? And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed? So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.”

I remember the old hymn often sung when I was a child: “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way, to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.” It was about the burdens that we carry. Are you carrying a burden currently? We all live with adversity of one kind or another every day. Proverbs 27:1 states, “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.” None of us can tell what is going to happen throughout our day, but if we have a lack of trust in God, we will be kept from receiving God’s best for us.

The Israelites failed to trust in God for His protection and did not believe He would help them conquer the giants in the land (Numbers 14:15). So, God had them wander in the desert for 40 years, and they failed to enter the promised land and were victims of their own unbelief. Their unbelief came before their disobedience. “Israel’s great failure was to persevere in faith. After crossing much of the wilderness trusting in God, and after seeing so many reasons to trust in Him, they end up falling short – because they did not persevere in faith in God and His promise.” Blue Letter Bible, David Guzik. These people walked through the Red Sea, escaped the Egyptians, and witnessed many other miracles God performed, yet they still grumbled and complained against God. They lacked trusting God in their difficult circumstances. Disobedience stems from disbelief. At times I am equally guilty. I grumble and complain and then feel guilty for allowing a frustration to get me down. So, I then recount my blessings as Ecclesiastes 7:13 declares, “Consider what God has done. Who can straighten what he has made crooked?”

How one finishes is more important than how we start – think about that. Genuine faith and trust in God will give you endurance as you persevere in receiving God’s best. Lack of trust keeps one from receiving God’s best. Trust in Him. Enter into God’s best for you due to your steadfast and faithful trust in God. Yes, it takes endurance and perseverance. Enter into His rest.

Psalm 95:7-8, Hebrews 3:15, and Hebrews 4:7 warn us, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” You are in the presence of God. Give Him praise! Take time to hear what He wants to say to you in your needful situation.

Put Psalm 20:7-8 as a prayer to give you hope, “Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he will answer [me] him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but [I] we will trust in the name of the LORD our God.”

I still remember receiving devastating news from an envelope in our mailbox addressed to me, a number of years ago. The contents were devastating and threatening. This was in the intense adversity column and involved emotional pain. I could not see or feel God’s presence in this situation. Yet God had His sovereign plan in it all and did work it out for our good (Romans 8:28) as the turmoil lasted for five long months, before the outcome transpired.

Trust God with confidence today. Ask to hear His voice as you search the Scriptures. Do you need God to deliver you from something? Enter into His rest with obedience in your faith, and perseverance. He will provide. The urgency of today is hearing God’s voice speak to you, through His Word, to meet your need(s). He has your best in mind. God is in control, so trust Him to help you conquer your current giant.

Listen to Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham – Love of God (Music Video). Newly released this week.

Colossians 1:22-23, “And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your  mind by wicked works, yet now He reconciled in his body of his  flesh through death,  to present you holy and blameless, and above reproach in His sight –  if you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, become a minister.

When we accepted Christ as a believer, we had a complete change of status that affected our minds and our behavior because we were no longer alienated from God, which is called reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 states, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.” So, our new status then became Christ’s ambassador, of God’s grace and goodness being on display in our lives. Because the barrier has been removed, for believers, we then have peace. But Satan’s weapons of temptations of guilt, shame, frustration, and failure, try to steal, kill, and destroy that God given peace in our lives. Satan is the accuser. God is not, we are holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight (Colossians 1:22). How we trust in God in response is the question and dilemma. Don’t dwell on past mistakes and sins. Dwell on your new position in Christ. Do you realize this gives one victory over depression and criticism?

How would you rate yourself on perseverance in your trust in God? Do any of these situations fit you right now?

• Pain and suffering.
• Grief in a loss of something or someone.
• Contentment – lack of contentment.
• Unfulfilled expectation(s).
• At a crossroads in life.
• Unsure of the future.
• Someone broke a promise to you.

“God is responsible for the consequences of our obedience, WE are responsible for the consequences of our disobedience.” Charles Stanley.

 We must persevere since we, as believers, have been reconciled to God in living holy, blameless, and above reproach in living out godly character despite our circumstances. How do you do that when receiving a significant disappointment? How does one live “above reproach in His sight” when treated unjustly, wronged, and overlooked, as those times do happen? You trust in God, one day at a time and one moment at a time with endurance in your perseverance. I have Romans 15:4 highlighted in yellow in my Bible which states, “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”

As Paul said in Colossians 1, “continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel.” Persevere a little longer. Remember your status in Christ. I don’t have all the answers, but I know the planner – majestic God. Have Jesus Christ be the central focus – talk to Him. Focus on your relationship with God. He knows your needs. He is faithful. His Word will reassure you and give you the right perspective. That is how to trust in God of which I am still learning to do more and more.

Listen to Rebecca St. James, The Battle is the Lords (Official Lyric Video).

Romans 3:22, “This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ, to all who believe. There is no difference.”

As I have been doing my personal Bible study on “trust” I have been learning how lacking I am in fully trusting the Lord when I don’t see immediate answers. Having child-like faith is crucial, and lacking trust leads to stress, just as the Israelites complained bitterly in Exodus 16:2-3 encountering danger and inconveniences, yet God provided for their needs. So, He will provide for my needs as I commit them to Him. Dear reader, I would love to pray for your needs right now.

Are you a highly competitive person? Have you had the experience of being judged by your performance in a job or on a sports team where you are striving to earn a first-place position? All of this is based on one’s performance. However, before our holy God, He imparts to us righteousness not by anything we do on our own but solely through our faith in Jesus Christ and is available to all who believe, as John 3:16 states, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” The righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, comes to us through our faith and not by our faith.

“After saving faith, the life of trust begins . . . trust is always looking forward to what God will do; but faith sees that what God says has been done, and believes God’s Word, having the conviction that it is true, and true for ourselves.” Blue Letter Commentary (Newell). Romans 1:17 states, “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” This means I must live by faith from start to finish, reflecting on God’s holiness, justice, attributes, eternal power, and divine nature, one day at a time.

Do you have a decision to make? Do you have an aching desire that needs to be fulfilled? God’s solution is how you put your trust in Him. Every person’s universal need is found in God, who gives complete and eternal meaning to our lives by glorifying Him. Friends or family members will let us down. But remember, they are sinners saved by grace, just like you are, as Romans 3:23 declares, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” All means all.

God is still writing your story. He is not finished with you yet. God’s solution is how you put your trust in Him. Romans 3:24 plainly states, “Through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ, you are justified freely by His grace.” Put your trust in Him and His promises found in God’s Word, and you will discover God’s solution.

Listen to Leanna Crawford – How Can You Not (Official Video)

John 3:18, “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”

When we are free of pain, sorrow, and suffering, don’t we all trust God better? But when life takes us on these paths, with their sharp and jagged twists and turns, we may tend to be a bit unsteady in our faith in God and have momentary doubts. We know all the right verses to recite, and that God is always faithful and good, but how do we maneuver through these challenging circumstances without complaining and fully trust Him? Why is it we trusted in Jesus Christ to save us from our sins and give us eternal life, yet when troubling circumstances occur later on in life, we are weak and have fears and doubts? It might be over our health, a problem within our job, or as simple as anxiety over a delayed plane arrival in making a connecting flight home, as we just experienced.

The Bible gives us many examples of Bible characters who did not trust in God, which provide us with life lessons in faith and trusting God and remind us of the dangers and consequences of not believing in the promises of God.

• Doubting Thomas: He probably is the most common one that stands out. His nickname was “Doubting Thomas.” He had to see the nail holes in Jesus’s hands and sides with his own eyes and not just take the words of the disciples’ accounts. Jesus appeared to him and spoke directly to Thomas. He said, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe. Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:24-29.
• Rebekah and Isaac: Genesis 27 is the account of Jacob getting Isaac’s blessing, which was God’s plan. Both Rebekah and Isaac didn’t fully trust God’s plan that He had set forth in Genesis 25:23, where God declared, “the older will serve the younger.” It accounts for how no one in this household trusted each other. But far worse was the fact they did not trust the Lord. Lies were told. But God’s sovereign will was put in place despite any person’s opposition to it in this family. Ultimately, Isaac perceived God’s will and which was the best.

Believe in the name of the only Son of God – Jesus Christ. We all have insufficiencies. But our great God understands your needs and promises His protection, presence, and provisions for His purposes in your life. One’s faith and trust in God is based on our relationship with Him – not on our performance for God.

May 1 John 3:18-20 The Message, be of encouragement: “My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.”

Trust Him to, in the end, replace sorrow and suffering with His mighty grace and peace. Ask God to do His work in you. God sent His son to give you eternal life. Believe and trust in God who knows more about you than you do yourself.

Listen to Leanna Crawford, I Know A Place (Music Video).

Luke 17:12-19, “And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”

Leprosy was a panic-stricken disease because there was no known cure, and it was considered a very contagious disease during this time. These ten lepers kept their distance from Jesus, who entered their village, for fear of infecting anyone nearby. These ten men were a mixture of Jews and Samaritans. Their misery bonded them, and national and other prejudices dissolved as they came together in prayer and to console one another. They were simply men who “had forgotten they were Jews and Samaritans and remembered only they were men in need.” (Barclay).

In verse fourteen, Jesus tells them to “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” They were still lepers. They hadn’t been healed yet. “This was truly stepping out in faith, as in putting on the new man even when we still look and feel like the old man.” David Guzik, Blue Letter Commentary. These men had to prove their faith in Jesus by obedience. The law of their time required a healed leper to be examined by a priest (Leviticus 14) in order to be restored to the community, with the priest declaring that the leprosy was gone entirely. These ten men obeyed in faith, and Jesus healed them on their way. The question I have to ask myself is, is my trust in God so strong that I will act on what He says even before I see any evidence it will work?

I wonder why only one of the ten lepers returned to thank Jesus? Jesus marveled that the nine men He had healed did not come and thank him as this one Samaritan man did. Do you realize he was the unlikely one because he was a Samaritan? The Jews despised Samaritans because the Jews saw themselves as the ones who were direct descendants of Abraham. In contrast, the Samaritans were a mixed race. So, according to their Jewish law, Samaritans were the least likely to act correctly. In the time of Jesus, both politics and religion were involved. Here this un-orthodox Samaritan turned back to thank Jesus in proper action. The other Jews did not as they only obeyed the ritual.

In verse 19, Jesus tells this Samaritan, “Your faith has made you well.” “There was an extra healing for this tenth leper. When Jesus said this, He likely meant God’s work within the man’s heart. The other lepers had whole bodies, but sick hearts.” David Guzik, Blue Letter Commentary. This man knew Jesus was not just a healer but a Redeemer and a Savior. “The Samaritan’s nine friends were declared clean by the priest, but he was declared saved by the Son of God!” The Wiersbe Bible Commentary. Warren W. Wiersbe. This Samaritan was cleansed not only physically but spiritually showing Christ’s saving grace within the soul.

Is there something you need to act upon in your faith and trust in God, using discernment and an obedient heart even before you see any evidence it will work, as those ten lepers did in Luke 17? I just realized what mine is. Do you have a verse that backs you up? Then, praise God for what He has and is doing in your life. Thank Him for His grace and mercy. Thank Him for His protection, provision, and presence. He is listening. Then act upon your trust in God.

Listen to CeCe Winans – Be Still and Know (Official Lyric Video).

Mattthew 6:34, “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” ESV

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” NIV

What things cause you not to have a high peace quotient currently? Is it your health? Is it political things going on? Financial concerns can be heavy. It could be a child, young or adult, making unwise choices you wish they would change, with having a sharpened conscience to make the needed moral, ethical, Christ honoring obedience in their life. Or maybe it is feeling neglected by a loved one. Then there are work pressure conflicts. These are all real and valid concerns from receiving bad news that can disrupt our sleep at night. I have been there on some of these things occasionally, and during this past month. Have you?

Worry and concern are similar and yet different. Worry can cause health issues and immobilize us because it will consume our thoughts. However, concern motivates us to take action and pray to God for help. Worry reduces your ability to trust in God. My NIV Application Bible has a note on Matthew 6:34: “Planning for tomorrow is time well spent; worry about tomorrow is time wasted. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell the difference. Careful planning is thinking ahead about goals, steps, and schedules, and trusting in God’s guidance. When done well, planning can help alleviate worry. Worriers, by contrast, are consumed by fear and find it difficult to trust God. They let their plans interfere with their relationship with God. Don’t let your worries about tomorrow affect your relationship with God today.” Wise words to put in place.

James 4:14 states, “Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while then vanishes.” We have to recognize God’s providential control and that life is temporary. Do you realize “today” is going to turn into a “tomorrow” within 24 hours or less? Think about that. Therefore, commit to God your anxious concerns that are filling up your thoughts right now. There will always be bad news reported on our various social media sources. Sometimes a medical doctor gives what is considered bad news from the tests and X-rays performed. But pray Psalm 121:1-3 and let it replace your anxious thoughts because no one can hinder God: “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.”

Need God to take care of you right now about something heavy on your heart? Read out loud Proverbs 1:33, “But whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease without dread of disaster.” Then ask God to help you apply Psalm 112:6-8a to the situation: “For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid.” Worry affects our trust in God. Stand firm in His strength of protection, presence, and provision over you even when receiving bad news. Relax and rest in the security that God has a sovereign plan, therefore you are secure in Him. In 24 hours or less, today will turn into tomorrow. Focus on your relationship with God today. Proverbs 1:7a declares “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.” Wise Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived, stated the conclusion of the matter is, in Ecclesiastes 12:13, “Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.” How is my devotion to God and am I afraid of doing anything that will displease and grieve Him is the first question we need to ask ourselves when hearing bad news. He will see you through. Trust in God.

Listen to Aware Worship – Trust In God (Featuring Mark Gutierrez).