Faith Trust The Plan

FAITH MUST TRUST THE PLAN OF GOD…

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: WADE HUGHES)

TEXT: Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

DO WE STRUGGLE TO BELIEVE WHO WE ARE? God does not make junk. Life is not lived by accidental happenings. Life is lived by choices. We are a product of our daily choices. FAITH KNOWS I MAY NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY! FAITH KNOWS GOD DOES NOT ALWAYS EXPLAIN WHAT HE IS DOING IN US. FAITH KNOWS WE DO NOT WALK BY SIGHT --- WE WALK BY FAITH.

The word of God is working mightily in me… no matter what the circumstances, what I feel or see… THE WORD IS WORKING MIGHTILY IN ME… The word of God does the work of God.

Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

God will show us --- The Lord will fight for us. Can we have no fear? Can we stand still while the world bullies us and knocks us down?

Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

STANDING STILL IN TRYING TIMES IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SPIRITUAL BATTLES WE FACE.

To be still when everything is going wrong? Stop fighting and fussing? Stop strife and LEARN TO RELAX. You do not have to defend yourself. IF GOD BRINGS US TO IT… GOD CAN BRING US THROUGH IT.

Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

DO WE HAVE ASSURANCE WE ARE GOD’S PEOPLE?

Psalm 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

GO STAND ON THE MOUNTAIN? THERE IS A DEEP DARK CAVE THAT MAY TRY TO HIDE THE LIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? JUST BECAUSE YOU SCREAM THE LOUDEST DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN YOU ARE RIGHT. WE MUST LEARN TO LISTEN FOR THE STILL SMALL VOICE…

1 Kings 19:9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

• While on the mountain a BIG STRONG WIND passes by… SURELY THIS IS GOD? THE WIND WAS SO STRONG IT BROKE UP THE ROCKS. BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE WIND…

• While on the mountain the wind passes by and an earthquake shakes the ground… BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE SHAKING OF THE EARTHQUAKE.

• After the wind, the earthquake comes and a FIRE that burns over the mountain. BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE FIRE.

THERE IS A SECOND QUESTION: LISTEN TO THE STILL, SMALL VOICE: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ELIJAH? I AM LOOKING FOR BOLTS OF LIGHTNING.

1 Kings 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 13. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

IN ALL OF HISTORY THERE IS ONLY ONE RECORD… CAN WE HEAR GOD’S VOICE: TRUST ME! BROKEN AND REJECTION ARE PART OF LIFE… THE PLAN IS TO BE LOVED BACK TO A GOOD LIFE.

John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

John 10:26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

On some occasions a EWE LAMB will give birth to a baby lamb. For some strange reason the MOMMA EWE LAMB will have nothing to do with the baby. The EWE will push the baby lamb. The EWE will have nothing to do with her baby. This is so sad. The rejected baby lamb hangs its head so low that it almost appears to have a broken neck. When the MOMMA EWE rejects the baby the EWE WILL NEVER ACCEPT THE BABY BACK AGAIN. The Ewe has been known to kick and be mean to the baby. The baby can’t stand the fact and is so hurt by this rejection. The little lamb will die, its heart and spirit is broken .