You Can Trust Him

Deep Roots – Trust in God

by Brian Mininger

Notes from Message 10.17.2010 

Jeremiah 17:5-8

This is what the Lord says:"Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans,who rely on human strengthand turn their hearts away from the Lord.They are like stunted shrubs in the desert,with no hope for the future.They will live in the barren wilderness,in an uninhabited salty land.

"But blessed are those who trust in the Lordand have made the Lord their hope and confidence.They are like trees planted along a riverbank,with roots that reach deep into the water.Such trees are not bothered by the heator worried by long months of drought.Their leaves stay green,and they never stop producing fruit.

Where is Your Trust?

• Relying on yourself to get through destroys your relationship with God
• Relying on others to get through destroys your relationship with others
• Only relying on God allows our relationship with Him and others to grow
• The beginning of Trust in God is surrender, the choice to lay down ourselves, confess our sin and accept the free gift of salvation through Jesus
• This Surrender is a Daily Choice 

Trust Killers

• Anger with God
• Victim Mentality
• Figuring it all out
• Offenses
• Wounds
• Fear

Trust God for Salvation

Gen 49:18 - I trust in you for salvation, O Lord! 

I Pet 1:8-9 - You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.

Trust God for Wisdom & Revelation

I Cor. 2:4-5 - And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God.

Prov 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Trust God for our Physical Needs

I Tim 6:17 - Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

Lk 12:24-26 - Look at the ravens. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than any birds! Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? And if worry can't accomplish a little thing like that, what's the use of worrying over bigger things?

Trust God to Defend us

Ps 22:4-5 - Our ancestors trusted in you, and you rescued them. They cried out to you and were saved. They trusted in you and were never disgraced.

Dan 3:16-17 - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.

Trust God for our Physical Healing

Ps 103:3-5 - He forgives all my sins, and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle's!

Is 53:5 - But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

Trust God to Heal our Heart

Ps. 147:3 - He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.

Ps. 33:20-22 - We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.

Jn 14:1 - Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.

Final Thoughts

• The attitude of trust is humility and submission
• Trust is created in the struggle and the fire
• We need the filling of the Holy Spirit to live this way each day