- 2 days ago
Have you ever wondered, ‘How can I trust God - even when the pain feels unbearable? Even in the face of disappointment and being cheated? When I have lost my job?’ Do you feel as though your situation is distressing and overwhelming? The answer lies in God’s Word! Join Allison as she offers encouragement for the weary heart, reminding us that while the battle is undeniably real, the victory belongs to the Lord – therefore we can remain calm and rest in HIM! As a Christian, you can trust in God because He is in control even when everything else feels out of control! While challenges come, don’t allow them to overwhelm your heart! God is actively working even when you can’t see the way forward!
‘What does trusting the Lord really look like? A heart at rest when everything else is restless. Holding your peace is the outward evidence of an inward trust’ – Allison.
‘What does trusting the Lord really look like? A heart at rest when everything else is restless. Holding your peace is the outward evidence of an inward trust’ – Allison.
Category
📺
TVTranscript
00:00Trusting in God is not just about believing He can do something.
00:05It's about resting on the fact that God is in control
00:10even when everything else feels out of control.
00:17Holding your peace is the outward evidence of an inward trust.
00:24Remaining calm is to recognize that whilst the battle is real,
00:31the victory belongs to the Lord.
00:39Greetings to the Church of God all around the world.
00:43Greetings to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus.
00:49Grace and peace to you all in the name of Jesus.
00:53The time for the living Word of God has come.
00:59I want you to tell your neighbor, if you are there with someone,
01:05it is the time for God's Word, so don't distract me.
01:11And if you are alone, say it to yourself.
01:14The time for the Word of God has come, so don't be distracted.
01:20Remember, your full attention is required.
01:27Because as we study the Word of God,
01:31as we take it into our hearts,
01:34and we act on it,
01:37our minds are being renewed.
01:40And we are being transformed.
01:43Thank you, Jesus Christ.
01:46Recently, people of God,
01:49I was reflecting about some critical moments
01:54in my journey of faith with the Lord.
01:58I was recalling some of these moments
02:02where I found myself at a point
02:06where I could not see anything on my horizon
02:11regarding what would come next.
02:15Those moments where there was so much difficulty
02:19that it seemed as if there was no solution,
02:25no future.
02:26And, of course, I was very, very thankful
02:31and amazed at how God has seen me through,
02:37how His mercy rescued me
02:40from those dark moments
02:43as I trusted in Him.
02:46Yes, as I trusted in Him,
02:49because it was that trust in the Lord,
02:53in who He is,
02:55in His faithfulness,
02:57in His providence,
02:59that enabled me to persevere,
03:02because without Him,
03:04I would have not made it this far.
03:07So all glory be to God.
03:10And in the midst of this reflection,
03:14a question arose.
03:17What does trust in the Lord really look like?
03:22What does trust in God practically look like?
03:28In other words,
03:31how do I know that I truly trust in God?
03:36We cannot deny people of God
03:41that in this life
03:43there are distressing
03:45and overwhelming situations.
03:48But we should not allow these situations
03:51to distress or overwhelm our hearts.
03:56As Christians,
03:58we must be aware
04:00that challenges are part of life
04:04and although we have trusted in God
04:09in the past,
04:12that does not exempt us
04:14from having to trust totally in Him
04:19in the present
04:20and in the challenges that lie ahead.
04:26So with today's reflection,
04:29I would like to give a practical answer
04:32to that question.
04:34What does trust in God really look like?
04:38And to do so, people of God,
04:41we are going to take our proof text
04:46from a very well-known story in the Bible
04:51in the book of Exodus chapter 14.
04:57Here, the people of Israel
05:00had just left Egypt
05:02and they found themselves trapped
05:05between the Red Sea in front of them
05:09and the Egyptians behind.
05:12This was a situation in which,
05:15naturally speaking,
05:17there was no way out.
05:19So we are going to read Exodus 14
05:23from verse 9 to 15.
05:27And the Bible says,
05:29So the Egyptians pursued them,
05:33all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh,
05:37his horsemen and his army,
05:40and overtook them camping by the sea
05:44beside Pi-ha-hiroth before Baal-Sephon.
05:50Verse 10.
05:51And when Pharaoh drew near,
05:54the children of Israel lifted their eyes,
05:57and behold,
05:58the Egyptians marched after them.
06:02So they were very afraid,
06:04and the children of Israel
06:06cried out to the Lord.
06:08Then they said to Moses,
06:11Because there were no graves in Egypt,
06:15have you taken us away to die
06:18in the wilderness?
06:20Why have you so dealt with us
06:23to bring us up out of Egypt?
06:27Is this not the word
06:29that we told you in Egypt,
06:31saying,
06:32Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians?
06:36For it would have been better for us
06:39to serve the Egyptians
06:40than that we should die in the wilderness.
06:44Verse 13.
06:47And Moses said to the people,
06:49Do not be afraid.
06:51Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord,
06:55which he will accomplish for you today.
06:59For the Egyptians whom you see today,
07:03you shall see again no more forever.
07:07Verse 14.
07:09The Lord will fight for you,
07:11and you shall hold your peace.
07:14And the Lord said to Moses,
07:17Why do you cry to me?
07:19Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
07:25And we all know
07:27the miraculous end of this account.
07:30The people of Israel crossed the Red Sea
07:35on dry ground,
07:36and the Lord manifested himself
07:39in such a powerful and amazing way
07:43as he defeated the Egyptian army.
07:47This Bible story provides us
07:51with so many practical lessons
07:54for our life as Christians.
07:57But today I want us to focus
08:00on the divine instruction
08:03given in verse 14.
08:06And I read it again.
08:08The Lord will fight for you,
08:12The Lord will fight for you,
08:12and you shall hold your peace.
08:16In the New International Version says,
08:20The Lord will fight for you,
08:23you need only to be still.
08:26And the Amplified Bible says it
08:30even clearer.
08:43Why were they instructed
08:46to hold their peace?
08:49To keep silent and remain calm?
08:54If we go back to verse 10,
08:57we read that
09:00when the people of Israel
09:02lifted their eyes,
09:04they saw the Egyptians
09:06marching after them.
09:09And the Bible says
09:11that they were very afraid.
09:13And then they cry out to the Lord.
09:17However,
09:18in the following verses,
09:20we read
09:21that they started
09:24to complain to Moses.
09:27They began
09:28to blame Moses.
09:31They began to doubt
09:33whether or not
09:35they had done
09:37the right thing
09:38in leaving Egypt,
09:41forgetting
09:42that they were there
09:44as part of God's
09:46sovereign plan.
09:48They began
09:49to recall their past
09:52and even thought
09:55that the slavery
09:57they had lived in
09:59might have been better
10:01than the calamity
10:03they were facing.
10:05Unfortunately,
10:07their attitude,
10:09though they cried out
10:11to the Lord,
10:12was driven by fear
10:16and the confusion
10:18of the turmoil
10:20of the moment.
10:22When the Bible says
10:24that they were very afraid
10:26and they cried out
10:28to the Lord,
10:31at that point,
10:33it suggests
10:34that they were doing
10:36the right thing.
10:40although the immediate
10:42answer
10:42or reaction
10:43was panic,
10:45which is a
10:46natural
10:47human response
10:49to
10:49seemingly
10:51impossible
10:51situations,
10:53they cried out
10:54to the Lord.
10:56But as we read,
10:58they started
11:00to complain.
11:02So brothers
11:03and sisters,
11:06how many of us
11:08have behaved
11:10like the Israelites
11:11when we found
11:14ourselves
11:14in difficult
11:16and overwhelming
11:18situations?
11:20We may cry out
11:22to the Lord,
11:23but it's common
11:24to do so
11:26with a cry
11:28born out of fear
11:30and despair,
11:32not trust
11:33and faith.
11:36And this
11:37is also revealed
11:39by our attitude
11:41after we pray,
11:44after we cried
11:45out to the Lord.
11:47We look
11:48for someone
11:48to blame.
11:50We start
11:51to complain,
11:54to lament,
11:55to grumble.
11:57We start
11:58to take offense
12:00and become
12:01bitter.
12:04We start
12:06to dwell
12:07in the pain
12:08of the past
12:10and even long
12:12to return
12:13to our old
12:14bad habits.
12:18When we give
12:20in to panic
12:21and give voice
12:24and give voice
12:24to fear,
12:25desperation
12:26can easily
12:28take over.
12:31And fear-driven
12:33decisions,
12:34distorted perspectives
12:36and hasty
12:38actions
12:39often follow.
12:42Holding
12:44your peace
12:45simply means
12:47refusing to give
12:50voice
12:51to fear,
12:52to doubt,
12:53to desperation.
12:57It means
12:59that no matter
13:02how unsteady
13:04the situation
13:05appears,
13:07your heart
13:08is steady
13:10enough
13:10to recognize
13:12that God
13:13is in charge.
13:15trusting
13:17in God
13:17is not just
13:18about believing
13:19He can do
13:20something.
13:21It's about
13:22resting on
13:23the fact
13:24that God
13:25is in control
13:26even when
13:29everything else
13:30feels out
13:31of control.
13:33Holding
13:33your peace
13:34is the
13:36outward
13:36evidence
13:37of an
13:38inward
13:39trust.
13:41Remaining
13:41calm
13:42is to
13:43recognize
13:44that
13:44whilst
13:45the battle
13:46is real
13:47the victory
13:48belongs
13:48to the
13:49Lord.
13:51In this
13:52account
13:53people of
13:53God
13:54we also
13:56can see
13:57that the
13:58people of
13:59Israel
13:59could not
14:01see the
14:01bigger picture.
14:03If we
14:04go to
14:05Exodus
14:05chapter
14:0613
14:07verse
14:0817
14:09and 18
14:10we read
14:12that God
14:14was
14:15actually
14:16preserving
14:17them
14:17from
14:18something
14:19worse.
14:21The Bible
14:22says that
14:23God
14:23did not
14:24take them
14:25through the
14:26nearest path
14:27the path
14:28of the
14:29Philistines
14:30because
14:31He was
14:32preserving
14:33them
14:33from
14:34witnessing
14:35war
14:35and
14:36the
14:36company
14:37in
14:37temptation
14:38to
14:39return
14:40to
14:40Egypt.
14:43That is
14:44why we
14:45should avoid
14:46the trap
14:47of lamenting
14:49and murmuring
14:50by saying
14:51why is it
14:54if I pray
14:56to God
14:56if I cry
14:57to God
14:58my situation
14:59seems
15:00worse.
15:02brothers
15:04and sisters
15:05your
15:05circumstance
15:06today
15:07may be
15:08part of
15:09God's
15:10sovereign
15:11plans
15:12to preserve
15:13you
15:14and to
15:15manifest
15:15Himself
15:16in a
15:17more
15:18glorious
15:18way
15:19in your
15:20life.
15:22The
15:22only way
15:24people
15:24of God
15:25for your
15:27situation
15:28to get
15:29worse
15:30is
15:31if you
15:32react
15:33to it
15:34out of
15:35panic
15:36and fear
15:37not
15:38holding
15:38your
15:39peace.
15:40If
15:41in the
15:41situation
15:42you are
15:43in
15:43today
15:44you
15:45cannot
15:45see
15:46the
15:46bigger
15:46picture
15:47trust
15:49in the
15:49one
15:50that
15:51knows
15:51the
15:51bigger
15:52picture.
15:53If
15:54you
15:54truly
15:54trust
15:55in
15:55God
15:56by
15:56holding
15:57your
15:57peace
15:58by
15:58keeping
15:59silent
16:00and
16:00remaining
16:01calm
16:01you
16:04will
16:04understand
16:05that
16:05as
16:06Christians
16:06everything
16:08we go
16:09through
16:09in life
16:10serve
16:11a purpose
16:12as a
16:13test
16:14of
16:14faith.
16:16God
16:18is
16:18actively
16:19working
16:20even
16:21when
16:22we
16:22cannot
16:23see
16:23the
16:24way
16:24forward.
16:28remember
16:29if
16:31God
16:32allows
16:33you
16:33to
16:33go
16:34through
16:34something
16:35he
16:36will
16:36prepare
16:36you
16:37for
16:37it
16:39and
16:40he
16:40will
16:41promote
16:41you
16:42through
16:42it.
16:44Also
16:45remember
16:45this
16:46the
16:47people
16:48of
16:48Israel
16:49were
16:49in
16:50this
16:51very
16:51circumstance
16:52during
16:53the
16:54journey
16:54of
16:55freedom
16:55from
16:55slavery
16:56I
16:57mean
16:58they
17:00were
17:00on
17:00the
17:01way
17:01to
17:02the
17:02place
17:03God
17:04wanted
17:04them
17:05to
17:05be
17:05and
17:06this
17:07was
17:07the
17:08route
17:08God
17:09wanted
17:10them
17:10to
17:11take.
17:11You
17:13may
17:13ask
17:14how
17:16can
17:17I
17:17keep
17:17silent
17:18and
17:20remain
17:20calm
17:21when
17:22I'm
17:22being
17:23falsely
17:24accused
17:24You
17:26may
17:26ask
17:27how
17:28can
17:28I
17:28trust
17:29God
17:29when
17:30this
17:30pain
17:31is
17:31unbearable
17:32How
17:34can
17:34I
17:34be
17:35still
17:36when
17:36I
17:37lost
17:37my
17:38job
17:38How
17:40can
17:40I
17:41hold
17:41my
17:41peace
17:42when
17:44I
17:44have
17:44been
17:44cheated
17:45and
17:46disappointed
17:48Brethren
17:49only
17:51God
17:52can
17:53understand
17:54the
17:55pain
17:55you
17:56are
17:56going
17:56through
18:00but
18:01yes
18:02you
18:03can
18:03hold
18:04your
18:04peace
18:05through
18:06that
18:06circumstance
18:07through
18:08that
18:08difficulty
18:09through
18:10that
18:10pain
18:11how
18:13by
18:15counseling
18:16yourself
18:17in
18:18truth
18:19just
18:20like
18:21David
18:21did
18:22throughout
18:24the
18:24Psalms
18:25we
18:26read
18:27how
18:28David
18:28would
18:29speak
18:30to
18:30his
18:30own
18:31soul
18:32redirecting
18:33it
18:33from
18:34fear
18:35to
18:36hope
18:37and
18:39we
18:39can
18:39read
18:40an
18:42example
18:42of
18:43this
18:43in
18:44Psalm
18:46131
18:47verse
18:482
18:48David
18:50said
18:52surely
18:54I
18:55have
18:55calmed
18:56and
18:57quieted
18:58my
18:58soul
18:58like
18:59a
19:00wind
19:01child
19:01with
19:02his
19:02mother
19:02like
19:03a
19:04wind
19:04child
19:05is
19:05my
19:05soul
19:06within
19:07me
19:09David
19:11did not
19:12wait
19:12for his
19:13emotions
19:14to change
19:16he
19:17did
19:17not
19:17wait
19:18for
19:18his
19:19circumstances
19:19to
19:20change
19:21he
19:21commanded
19:22his
19:23soul
19:24to
19:24put
19:25his
19:25trust
19:26to
19:26put
19:27his
19:27hope
19:28in
19:29God
19:30we
19:32cannot
19:32always
19:33control
19:34the
19:34circumstances
19:35around
19:36us
19:37we
19:37cannot
19:38always
19:39control
19:39what
19:42happens
19:42around
19:43us
19:43but
19:45we
19:45can
19:46control
19:46our
19:47attitude
19:48towards
19:49it
19:49we
19:50can
19:51counsel
19:51our
19:52hearts
19:53we
19:54need
19:54to
19:54align
19:55our
19:55thoughts
19:56with
19:57God's
19:57promises
20:00we
20:01need
20:01to
20:02be
20:02anchored
20:03on
20:04the
20:04word
20:04of
20:05God
20:05because
20:07it
20:07is
20:07the
20:08word
20:08of
20:08God
20:09that
20:10teaches
20:10us
20:11the
20:12nature
20:12of
20:13our
20:13God
20:15so
20:16we
20:16can
20:16trust
20:17him
20:17it
20:19is
20:19the
20:19word
20:20of
20:20God
20:20that
20:21tells
20:21us
20:21that
20:22our
20:23father
20:24is
20:24reliable
20:26trustworthy
20:27and
20:28unchangeable
20:32brethren
20:33holding
20:35your
20:35peace
20:36is
20:37not a
20:38sign
20:38of
20:38weakness
20:39or
20:39denial
20:40of
20:41a
20:41problem
20:42it
20:43is
20:43not
20:44doing
20:45nothing
20:45it
20:46is
20:47an
20:47active
20:48waiting
20:50Isaiah
20:5230
20:53verse
20:5315
20:54says
20:55that
20:56in
20:56quietness
20:58and
20:59trust
21:00is
21:00your
21:01strength
21:03faith
21:04was
21:04only
21:05after
21:06the
21:06people
21:07of
21:08Israel
21:08were
21:09told
21:09to
21:10be
21:10still
21:10that
21:13God
21:13gave
21:14Moses
21:14the
21:15next
21:15instruction
21:16go
21:18forward
21:18move
21:20on
21:22in
21:24stillness
21:25as you
21:26trust
21:27in
21:27God
21:28God
21:28you
21:29will
21:29listen
21:30for
21:30instruction
21:31you
21:32will
21:33not
21:33waste
21:33your
21:34energy
21:35on
21:35anxiety
21:36or
21:37worries
21:37but
21:38you
21:39will
21:39keep
21:39it
21:39for
21:40the
21:40journey
21:40ahead
21:41you
21:42will
21:43not
21:43focus
21:43on
21:44the
21:44size
21:44of
21:45your
21:45problem
21:45but
21:46on
21:46the
21:47size
21:47of
21:48your
21:48God
21:51in
21:52conclusion
21:53people
21:54of
21:54God
21:55what
21:57does
21:58trust
21:58in
21:59the
21:59Lord
22:00really
22:01look
22:02like
22:03a
22:04heart
22:05at
22:05rest
22:06when
22:08everything
22:09else
22:10is
22:10restless
22:11you
22:13can
22:13calm
22:14and
22:15quiet
22:15your
22:16soul
22:17by
22:18preaching
22:19the
22:19truth
22:20of
22:20God's
22:21word
22:21to
22:22yourself
22:23rather
22:24than
22:24listening
22:25to
22:25your
22:26emotions
22:27listening
22:28to
22:29your
22:29fears
22:30I
22:31want
22:31to
22:31encourage
22:32you
22:32people
22:32of
22:33God
22:33in
22:35the
22:35face
22:36of
22:36difficulties
22:37in
22:38the
22:38face
22:39of
22:39seemingly
22:40impossible
22:40situations
22:42take
22:44God's
22:45promises
22:45into
22:46your
22:46heart
22:47meditate
22:48on
22:49them
22:49and
22:50let
22:51them
22:51shape
22:52your
22:52thinking
22:53and
22:55as
22:55you
22:55hold
22:56your
22:56peace
22:57as
22:57you
22:58remain
22:58calm
23:01you
23:02are
23:03relying
23:04entirely
23:06on
23:06him
23:07building
23:09a much
23:10deeper
23:10relationship
23:11with
23:12the
23:12Lord
23:13rooted
23:14in
23:15trust
23:16instead
23:17of
23:18the
23:18circumstance
23:21and
23:22today
23:23I want
23:24to leave
23:24you
23:25with
23:25this
23:26question
23:26are
23:28you
23:29holding
23:29your
23:30peace
23:30have
23:32you
23:32calmed
23:33and
23:34quieted
23:35your
23:35soul
23:36hope
23:40this
23:41is
23:41what
23:42trust
23:43in
23:43the
23:43Lord
23:44really
23:45looks
23:45like
24:06you
Comments