5-30-05 "Trust in God" By: Catoepia and TD

[Pastors Catoepia and TD]

TRUSTING IN GOD
BY CATOEPIA AND NEW TITANIA

Friends,

Today’s sermon has one fact that we want you to remember for the rest of your days:

God is with us. He is always there for us.

Being teenagers, we all know that life can be tough! We have to think about our future: getting a job, doing school, going to college, having a career, etc. We will soon be adults and our childhood will be cast behind us. The question that comes to mind is, “Am I ready for this change?” You know that there will be a ton of responsibility, vulnerability, and the possibility to sink or swim. Let’s face it . . . it’s scary! All of a sudden it will be time to leave behind our happy-go-lucky childhoods and our parents won’t be there to protect us from everything! That is why we MUST rely on God and His word and let Him guide us through life’s rough spots.

The devil doesn’t want us to make it. He is the source of our stress and our misery. He wants us to fall and get farther from God. That’s why we must resist the temptations of the devil and live according to the Word of God and in the example of Jesus Christ (aka, WWJD?). As Jesus said in Matthew 28:20: “. . . And surely I am with you always until the very end of the age.”<br>
God will forever be there to guide us. As it says in Isaiah 26:4, “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord is the Rock eternal.” It also says in Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all of your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path.” Aren’t these great words to think about? God is clearly telling us (in modern day terms) “I’ve got your back.” God will be with us through this scary part of our life! In Isaiah 43:1, it says : “But now, this is what the LORD says […] "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.” God is telling us AGAIN that we can rely on Him. As long as we confess his name with our mouths, accept Jesus as our Savior, and praise him in all that we do, He will be there to guide you.

There is a popular Christian song performed by the group Selah entitled, “You Raise Me Up.” It’s amazing how when you listen to this song, it brings home the message of God’s love for us through his Son. Many of you have probably heard it. We’ve been listening to it often, and it’s amazing how it just plays through our heads every time something bad happens in my life. God’s words of assurance will bring you comfort and strength in whatever situation.

Thus, we end this message as we began it:
God is with us. He is always there for us.

[GDL]

Amen!!!

[Pastors Catoepia and TD]

Also, we have two songs. Just sing them in your room or something or you can play them with an instrument if you play. The songs are “Trust and Obey” and “My Life is in You, Lord.”<br>

Trust and Obey


When we walk with the Lord
in the light of his word,
what a glory he sheds on our way!
While we do his good will,
he abides with us still,
and with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a burden we bear,
not a sorrow we share,
but our toil he doth richly repay;
not a grief or a loss,
not a frown or a cross,
but is blest if we trust and obey.
(Refrain)

But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey.
(Refrain)

Then in fellowship sweet
we will sit at his feet,
or we'll walk by his side in the way;
what he says we will do,
where he sends we will go;
never fear, only trust and obey.
(Refrain)



My Life in You, Lord


My is in You, Lord
My strength is in You, Lord
My hope is in You, Lord
In You, it’s in You

I will praise You with all of my life
I will praise You with all of my Strength
With all of my life
With all of my strength
All of my hope is in You

[Armany]

This is a very hard thing to do, but from my experiences, God does have our backs, even when we doubt Him or just rely on our own devices to get out of issues. I struggle with completely surrendering to God and putting away all my worries about tomorrow, but I think that if we all can just put faith in God as we grow as Christians, we can do what your sermon says and just simply trust God.

[Catoepia]

Yes, very true.

~Cat

[Geberia]

That was really good, TD and Cat!

[Geberia]

When are you guys going to do your next one?

[New Titania (TD)]

Very soon, we've both been VERY busy, so we're working on it.

[Catoepia]

Yep, we are soooooo busy. I have camp tomorrow, but I'll get working on it really soon.

~Cat