In God we trust.
If God be for you then who can be against you?
Sometimes, when things go wrong, and those around you rise up in false witness against you, discouragement sets in, and depression drives you into distress. Remember, those who seek to discredit you will not last. Their vain, brief victories will end. When God is for you, no one can be against you. ”The Lord is king forever and ever. The Lord hast heard the desire of the humble. In the Lord, put your trust.” Psalms 10 and 11.
Be strong and of good courage.
Once you experience God’s goodness, you can go on to encourage others.
And Joshua said unto them, Fear not; nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. Joshua 10 verse 25.
It cannot rule, nor can it even exist when you put your trust in the Lord.
Fear has torment. (1 John 4 verse 18 -20)
Torment is severe physical or mental suffering. (Oxford Dictionary)
But perfect love gets rid of every fear.
With God in control, fear takes a back seat.
It cannot rule, nor can it even exist when you put your trust in the Lord.
Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 1 Samuel 4 verse 20.
If we believe He sent His only son to die for us, how can we not trust God at His word?
A promise made must be a promise kept – Aristotle
All of God’s promises are true because God is not a man and cannot tell a lie. (Numbers 23:19)
He is the same God from the past, in the present, and for the future. (Malachi 3:6)
Promises give us hope, and hope keeps the lights on in our hearts as we anticipate something good will happen even while we are compressed about by discord and chaos.
A promise is a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that thing will happen. – Online Dictionary Definition
God says, “I, the Lord have spoken it; it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I will not go back.” (Ezekiel 24:14)
Two conditions concerning His promises are for us, as a true child of God is believe and trust Him to fulfill His declarations.
Trusting is to surrender all our understanding, all our reason believing He will do as He says.
We need to “know that the Lord (our) God, he is God, the faithful God, which keeps covenant and mercy with them that love him.” (Deuteronomy 7:9)
If we believe He sent His only son to die for us, how can we not trust God at His word?
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” (Psalm 84:11)
(It is said there are about 8,810 Promises of God in the Bible)
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