Trust

I listened to a message by Jill Briscoe online today, entitled "Trust." It was really good. She based it on Jesus walking on the water. I jotted down a few things as I listened that I thought I'd share with you.

First, Jill was talking a little bit about the name which God refers to himself by - I AM. She gave an interesting meaning to the phrase, "I AM that I AM." Said in another way it is, "I will be all you need me to be when you need me to be all that you need." I just thought that was a really cool way to look at that phrase! God will be all we need when what we need Him to be our everything - how encouraging!

Jill also gave an acrostic for the word, trust. It is a guide she recommends when we are in the storms of life, fighting to trust in God.
Thinking not feeling when the storm comes. Don't base your faith on your feelings.
Realize worry is sin.
Unpack your bag. Give your burdens to the Lord out of a heavy heart. We must exercise discipline not to put our burdens back in the bag.
Scripture memory - this will flood your mind during the storm, rather than feelings.
Thank Him fo rwho He is and what He will do in the situation.

Another thought I found interesting is that when Jesus stepped in the boat with the disciples during that storm, the boat immediately arrived at the planned destination. Without Jesus, the boat was going nowhere. What a parallel for us in the storms of life! I don't know about you, but I want to have Jesus in my boat!