{"id":12592,"date":"2024-03-04T20:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/04\/trust-in-the-source-of-guidance\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T20:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:03:56","slug":"trust-in-the-source-of-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/04\/trust-in-the-source-of-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust in the Source of Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\u201cJesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, \u201cO you of little faith, why did you doubt?\u201d And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, \u201cTruly you are the Son of God<\/b><\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Matthew 14: 31-33<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It has been said that if you don\u2019t know where you are going, you will always get there. Various forms of navigation have been used for years. Perhaps the most notable Biblical example is the star over Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

I remember when I was going through flight training, my instructor said that no matter what my instincts tell me, always trust the instrument guidance system. After time had passed I remember when I was in very deep and thick clouds that I couldn\u2019t see the wing tips. I wasn\u2019t sure of up from down or left from right. My instincts told me to do one thing, but my instruments told me another. I followed the instruments precisely and was able to fly through the storm safely.<\/p>\n

Life is like that. The world is full of advice on the direction of our lives, but often the Bible tells us something else. The Bible is the real guidance system of life. Yet the tug and pull of life is so strong which can so easily draw us off course.<\/p>\n

Have you ever wavered in your belief that God would bring you through? Why?<\/strong> When you were seriously short of money\u2026 When the diagnosis shook your being\u2026 When people and relationships failed you\u2026 When the promise of your career tanked\u2026 Why did you doubt?<\/p>\n

Crossing a stormy Sea of Galilee late at night, the disciples are afraid. Jesus comes to them, walking on the water. They think they are seeing a ghost, but then they realize it\u2019s Jesus! Peter asks to walk out to Jesus. As he begins to step out of the boat and walk on water, he begins to sink from fear of the wind and waves. \u201cLord, save me!\u201d and Jesus pulls Peter out of the water. Then Jesus asked, \u201cWhy did you doubt?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBefore they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear<\/em>.\u201d (Isaiah 65:24<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You who are redeemed for heaven, God knows your circumstances. He knows when you think you\u2019re going down, whatever the cause may be. He is already working on your deliverance and already knows the day of your eternal deliverance. Like Peter, the disciples come sooner or later to see the hints that God was indeed reaching down to save you. It\u2019s then, when we start to get it, that He invites the introspective look back, \u201cWhy did you doubt<\/em>?\u201d We see God from behind. The more we look back at the times He\u2019s delivered us, the more we\u2019ll trust that He will save us in the present, even if we don\u2019t yet see it happening.<\/p>\n

Trust in God alone and you will never get off course.<\/p>\n

By John Grant<\/a>
Used by Permission<\/span>
\u00a0John Grant is a former Florida State Senator and is a practicing attorney<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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FURTHER READING<\/span><\/h2>\n

He Guides Us<\/a><\/p>\n

God is Faithful<\/a><\/p>\n

God Knows Everything<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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