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November 7,2021

God's Unchanging Hand

Proverbs 3:5-6, 14:12

Hold

hold to God's Unchanging hands

you know some of us started out a long time ago heading in all different directions

some of us started out just yesterday heading in only one direction

someplace along the way there is a collision a collision between those who started out along while ago heading in all kinds of different directions and that one that found a direction just yesterday

there was a collision course there was a collision in that course of actions do you know who or who it was that stepped in to direct your path

did suddenly you open up your heart mind and soul to discover God standing right there with you

sometimes we find God standing right there with us we don't know when he appeared or when he touched us or when he saw us but we know he did

and at that moment whenever it was we grabbed hold to that unchanging hand it belongs only to God

God is constantly reaching down to hold our hand that instant that we reach up to grab hold

you know it goes along with the sound God's unchanging hand

it goes along with the realization that God was here in the beginning we want and since the beginning God has been hiding that way and he grabs us in that void while he's headed that way wanting to take us with him to a better place but we're the ones that can't make up our minds

we don't know what we don't know and he keeps trying to tell us that we don't know but if we will listen to him we will be able to find out

God hasn't changed we have God has been on the same path throughout his entire existence God's path is to righteousness and he wants us to come along not just for the ride but to participate to join in to be a member of his holy choir

GOD has not changed we have sometimes it's for the better and sometimes it's for the worse but his hand is still there Richie out so that we can just grab hold it I don't want to just grab hold of it and be alone for the ride I want to participate I won't to be of service God's unchanging hand we refer to it as the will of God

God's will has not changed it's a driving force for good not evil not hatred not malice we could refer to that as the Christian way the things that we do on a road to Christianity his caused heart ache in pain we call ourselves Christians to be Christ like

God called Christ down to bring us up to be God like to be holy but we call ourselves Christians and do all manner of things but this is the interesting part God sees everything that we do he knows us in and out and he makes allowances for us he doesn't overlook he accepts the fact that we are sinners and that we can be saved by grace that's why we hold on to his unchanging hand God hasn't changed but we must

we can't be the same person we were when we started out on this journey we have to change Christ said we must be born again we called him being born again Christians but those of us who had observed see no Christianity in play not yet but where there is life and where there is breath there is also hope Ola don't let go just becausr life hit you in the head doesn't mean that you should let go trust in God becausr his will will be done not the will of man

all the hate and all the contempt that is found in the hearts and souls of men will be washed away God can do this his will is greater then anything that we could possibly imagine the will of God not toolman we pray to God the father we do not pray 2 man

God's unchanging hand trusting guy not in there God is eternal always has been he was before he is now and he will be forever after it starts with God it is with God and it will end with God we were not there in the beginning we're here now and we won't be there at the end not in this form not in this shape not in this fashion but he did say that if he finds us worthy we will be with him forever God's unchanging hand hot man's what can man possibly offer you

Nothing

all of our hope lies in God

What does it mean to trust in the Lord with all your heart (Proverbs 3:5)?

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Proverbs 3:5 imparts wisdom to its readers: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” There is a big difference between trusting in the Lord and trusting other persons or things. Our trust is not in angels or people or rituals or methodologies but in the Lord alone. And, as the writer of the proverb points out, our trust is not in our own understanding. To trust in the Lord with all our heart, we must wholly rely upon God’s promises, wisdom, power, and love to help us in every circumstance. Human understanding is subject to error. God, on the other hand, sees and understands all. He is the One we can lean on and trust. We should trust the Lord with all our heart because human understanding is tainted by sin, limited wisdom, impulsive assumptions, and faulty emotions. We are not always right. Proverbs 14:12 reminds us of this: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (emphasis added). Sin taints our understanding and leads us to destruction (Ephesians 4:17–18). “Our knowledge is partial and incomplete” (1 Corinthians 13:9, NLT). Should we base our understanding on what is partial, sinful, or destructive? Or should we trust in the God who is all-knowing, all-powerful, all-wise, loving, and has good plans to guide, satisfy, and establish us (see Isaiah 58:11)? God does not change (Malachi 3:6), and His decisions are never capricious or evil. Psalm 92:15 tells us, “The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” God is not evil and will not lead us to destruction. Instead, He leads us into paths of righteousness (Psalm 23:3). He never lies (Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18), and He is faithful to keep His promises (Psalm 89:34). God’s plans are perfect, holy, and righteous, and He works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). God is worthy of our trust. Trusting in the Lord begins by believing in Jesus for salvation. When we trust in Him, we acknowledge that “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). We then get to know God more as we spend time in prayer and Bible study. The more we know God, the more we will love Him. The more we love Him, the more we will trust in Him alone—with all our hearts—for wisdom, for decisions, for everything. Jeremiah 17:7–8 describes the benefits that come to the person who trusts the Lord with all his heart: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.” Those who trust in the Lord have hope and need not fear difficulty or calamity. They know who is in control of their lives and that He is fully good and true. Proverbs 3:5 is a wise instruction that ends in a promise: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” What a wonderful thing to trust in God with all your heart and to have Him direct your paths!