Trusting in God
Tom Mello
Proverbs 3:1-6 NIV
Words to Live By

Takeaway: God is Trusting us to Trust Him!

1. Fully Trust God
Do we really trust God with all our heart? / Do we Believe God?
Trusting takes time, patience & experience
The more you trust God, the more you will trust God

2. Our Way or God’s Way
Do we simply trust ourselves or our gut for everything?
The spirit of this world is evil
Ideas of the World – Disaster God - Long Life, Peace & Prosperity

3. Submit to Him
Submit – Who likes that word?
Don’t want to submit God – Not trusting God
The more you trust God, the more you will trust God

4. Straight Paths & Promises
Straight Paths, Long Life (Eternity with Christ), Peace & Prosperity!
What Makes a Path Straight? – God’s Ways are Higher than Ours!
God will continue to let us make the same mistakes

5. The more you trust God, the more you will trust God!

6. Next Steps
-Pray
-Read His Word
-Be in Fellowship
-Be Thankful to God

Proverbs 3 (NIV) My son,do not forget my teaching,but keep my commands in your heart, 2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Words to Live By: 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.