Christ Covenant Church

Trust in God (the confidence you place in God to take care for you):Is a commitment based on the facts of who God is and what He has said or done not how we feel.(Hab 3:16-19; Luk 22:41-44 w/1Pe 2:23; 1Pe 4:19 w/5:6-10 commitment to the facts requires actively recalling those facts (as it re: to who God is and what He has said or done – e.g. Psa 143:1-12; Psa 42:1-11; Psa 5:1-12; Psa 9:1-16; Psa 11:1-7).Only benefits us to the degree that we trust.(Mat 13:53-58; 1Chr 5:18-20)Is why He decrees the tough times to come.(2Co 1:8-9) = Notice Paul’s confidence (even in the midst of such despair). This is only due to the close relationship he already possessed w/the Lord.Will be easy or hard based on the depth of our relationship w/God.This is true of all relationships. The less I know someone, the harder it is for me to trust them (e.g. “I don’t really know them that well”). And the only way to know someone better (i.e. to possess a deeper – more trusting relationship w/them) is by spending time learning about each