God's Guidance in a Distracting World

Dualism. Dualism means the belief that there are two equal and independent powers at the back of everything, one of them good and the other bad, and that this universe is the battlefield in which they fight out an endless war.

C. S. Lewis

Joshua 1:5 NKJV God’s Commission to Joshua No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.

1. Trusting God in Family Relationships

Proverbs 3: 5-6 NKJV Guidance for the Young 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall [b]direct your paths.

Footnotes Proverbs 3:6 Or make smooth or straight

2. Trusting God Over the Past

Philippians 3:13-14 NKJV Pressing Toward the Goal

13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do,forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

3. Trusting God When Facing Evil

Ephesians 6:10-11 NKJV The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [b]wiles of the devil.

Footnotes 1. Ephesians 6:11 schemings