A Rock & A Hard Place

If God loved us at our worst, this suffering cannot mean he has abandoned us here because I'm way better than I was then, and I still got a long way to go. Amen? The cross settles the question of God's character. God is good, God is near, and he has good plan for you. [00:30:39] (23 seconds)  #GodIsGood

Sooner or later, all of us find ourselves between a rock and a hard place where we can choose to doubt, we can choose to remember. Moments where the path is unclear, the pressure is real, doubt begins to whisper. And the same question is Israel asked begins to surface. Is the Lord among us, or did he dip? [00:28:21] (31 seconds)  #FaithOrDoubt

So their question is, is the lord among us or not? That's the ultimate question. And the real issue for that isn't thirst. It's trust. It's forgetting. Unbelief and doubt costed them rest. We'll get into that, like, where scripture says that, in a second. But my question to you today is if it costed them rest, what is your doubt costing you? [00:12:46] (37 seconds)  #TrustNotThirst

So, when we find ourselves between the rock and the hard place, as we close, just just a couple lines is, doubt in the driver's seat will always cloud direction and lead us toward unbelief. But remembrance realigns us with God's character and restores trust. So, my encouragement today, paradox, lift your eyes. Whatever you are going to right now for strength, lift your eyes, not to your circumstances, not to your fears, lift your eyes to where help comes from, the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. [00:31:02] (41 seconds)  #EyesOnTheLord

How do we still believe that the Lord is good? And not only is he good, but he has a good plan for us. It's one word, remembrance. It's so funny that that was our first worship today. It said something about remembering because we were talk I knew I was talking about doubt, but this remembrance thing really just came to the surface this week is remembrance is the opposite of doubt whenever it comes to this. It's the the vaccine. I know that's a triggering word sometimes. But something changes when we remember. [00:06:57] (36 seconds)  #RemembranceHeals

What God proves is that he's already proven it to us. While we were sinners, he sent Christ. Paul's argument is how much more now that we believe in him that we're in partnership with him, we're in relationship with the lord. Will he be with us in the valleys? That we are not alone. Why would he send his son to die to leave us alone? That'd be pretty counterproductive. [00:26:14] (29 seconds)  #GodWithUsAlways

I'm gonna say it again because it seems like, oh, yeah, like yeah. But deep inside my own heart and many people I've sat with is if suffering comes, does it mean God has abandoned you? The answer is no. But if some suffering is meant to grow us and deepen our understanding of God's character, then we have reason to fight for faith. Amen? Amen. [00:23:43] (35 seconds)  #FightForFaith

In those moments when doubt begins to question God's character, the real danger isn't suffering. The real danger is forgetting. Whenever these questions start, the real danger isn't our situation or circumstances. It's forgetting the character of God. [00:29:00] (26 seconds)  #DontForgetGod