'Trust' Tagged Posts (Page 3)

'Trust' Tagged Posts (Page 3)

Daily Devotional – The Discipline of Dismay

The Discipline of Dismay – From Utmost.org March 15, 2016  As they followed they were afraid. —Mark 10:32  At the beginning of our life with Jesus Christ, we were sure we knew all there was to know about following Him. It was a delight to forsake everything else and to throw ourselves before Him in a fearless statement of love. But now we are not quite so sure. Jesus is far ahead of us and is beginning to seem different…

Daily Devotional – What do You want the Lord to do for You?

What Do You Want The Lord to Do for You?  From Utmost.org February 29, 2016  “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” —Luke 18:41  Is there something in your life that not only disturbs you, but makes you a disturbance to others? If so, it is always something you cannot handle yourself. “Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all…

Daily Devotional – Our Misgivings About Jesus

Our Misgivings About Jesus from Utmost.org February 26, 2016 The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw [water] with, and the well is deep.” —John 4:11  Have you ever said to yourself, “I am impressed with the wonderful truths of God’s Word, but He can’t really expect me to live up to that and work all those details into my life!” When it comes to confronting Jesus Christ on the basis of His qualities and abilities, our…

Daily Devotional – The Destitution of Service

The Destitution of Service from Utmost.org February 25, 2016 …though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved. —2 Corinthians 12:15 Natural human love expects something in return. But Paul is saying, “It doesn’t really matter to me whether you love me or not. I am willing to be completely destitute anyway; willing to be poverty-stricken, not just for your sakes, but also that I may be able to get you to God.” “For you know the…

Daily Devotional – The Discipline of Spiritual Perseverance

The Discipline of Spiritual Perseverance from Utmost.org February 22, 2016 Be still, and know that I am God… —Psalm 46:10  Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen. Perseverance means more than just hanging on, which may be only exposing our fear of letting go and falling. Perseverance is our supreme effort of refusing to believe that our hero is going to be conquered.…

Daily Devotional from Utmost.org

Is Your Mind Stayed on God? February 11, 2016 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. —Isaiah 26:3  Is your mind stayed on God or is it starved? Starvation of the mind, caused by neglect, is one of the chief sources of exhaustion and weakness in a servant’s life. If you have never used your mind to place yourself before God, begin to do it now. There is no…

Verse of the Day – Ephesians 1:9-10 KJV

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: Ephesians 1:9-10 KJV