Trust: It Only Gets Better - Part 5

Foundation Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9. God has amazing plans for those who trust and act on their faith.  

Main Point:  For those whose trust and act on their faith and are totally dependent on Jesus; it only gets better.

Intro:  Remember that song “I keep falling in love with him, over and over and over and over again.  It gets sweater and sweater as the days go by.  Oh, what a love between my lord and I, I keep falling in love with him, over and over and over and over again”.

Pastor’s Thoughts:

• We fall in love with Jesus more and more as we encounter his Love through life’s trials and tribulations.
• God uses trials and tribulations to draw us closer to him.
• When you go through a tough circumstance and share that experience with someone else (like in a war) you have a tendency to be close to the other person.  
  • This is true with God.  As we journey through this life and we see God bring us to victory we only get closer to him.
• So, every trial of life is an opportunity to grow in trust and closeness with God.  And when that happens it only gets better and better as the days go by.

Heroes of faith all had trust in God that it would only get better:

• David was anointed King but he did not see it get better until he worked through many trials trusting God.
• Joseph dreamed a good dream but he did not see it get better until he worked through many trials trusting God.
• Jesus was God on Earth but he did not see the victory over sin and death until He worked through many trials trusting God the Father.

There is a pattern.

• All who trust God to lead them thought trials will achieve greatness and draw closer to God.
  • Greatness is achieved when you are surrendered and walking in God’s will.

Proverbs 6:11

• v1-3.  When you feel trapped; work hard to deliver yourself
• v4-5.  Work hard to be free from a trap from the enemy
• v6-8.  Consider the ant, how it works hard to make sure there is food in the harvest.
• v9-11.  Break free or poverty (spiritual poverty) will set in.

Pastor’s Thoughts:

• When I first read Proverbs 6 I was thinking of this in terms of this world.  For example, work hard and good will come from your hard work.  The concept is true for all of humanity.
• Then as I took time to pray about this concept; I was focused on proverbs 6 from a spiritual perspective.
  • The enemy tries to keep us trapped and not able to see to joy and blessings that are promised to God’s people.
  • The way to break free from the lies of the enemy is to work hard (intentionally) on Godly things:

Work Hard on these things:

• Trust and Stay close to the God because it only gets better day by day:
  • Fight and protect your secret place with God because it only gets better.
  • Be faithful and serve your church because it only gets better
  • Be faithful in giving (tithes and offering) and serving others because it only gets better.
  • Be faithful in reading the bible because it only gets better.

Summary:

• Trust.  It only gets better
• Work hard to break free from traps of the enemy so you can go from victory to victory
• Joy and Peace regardless of the trials of life belong to God’s people who trust and are totally dependent on Jesus.