Trust is a key element to how we experence life. Studies show that our level of trust of other in our country has steadily decreased over the last 40 years- and with it our level of satisfaction as a society.

The biggest question surrounding trust is not so much do I trust, but what do I trust in? Where is your trust? As it relates to your life, your health, your family and job and finances. Is it all up to you and your ability to keep them stable and working? Or is your trust in the thing itself?

New Series In God We Trust-

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

The fact that we have God in our lives means we can experience life and act differently. It affects the way we think and live even in the areas of Energy, Time, and Money. This series will look at our Trust in God and how it plays out in the areas of Time, Energy and Money. How does Trusting God effect those key areas of life?

Today we will look at the idea of

Two areas that trust in God affects our energy. C_onnection_ and P_urpose_

Connection- what does that mean?

We have a gas pump available at all times.

Isaiah 40:28-31 (ESV)
Colossians 1:29 (ESV) For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

Purpose- what does that mean?

When low on gas, we do not take the scenic route. We go directly from point A to B

Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Philippians 2:13 (ESV) for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.