The Real Deal, part 3

The title of this message is CIRCUMSTANTIAL FAITH. it's the last message in our series called THE REAL DEAL. This series is all about what it means to have authentic faith in God.

The last 2 weeks, we talked about how and why we can trust God by going over a pledge from God's Word that we called, THE EDGE PLEDGE. It goes like this.

1. God is who He says He is.
2. God can do what He says He can do.
3. I am who God says I am.
4. I can do all things through Christ.

This week, we talked about living this pledge out or actually believing these sayings to be true to the point that it changes the way you live.

The hardest time to ever trust God is when the world around you comes crashing down, or when things are not going well.

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

Our own understand of THE EDGE PLEDGE is much different than God's understanding.

Job's Example: Job is the best example of someone who experienced terrible tragedy in his life and never lost his faith in God.

God's word never says that we will have an easy, problem free, stress free life filled with wealth, health, and success in everything we do. That's just not true. However, it doesn't matter what happens in our lives, we have to hold onto the truth of God's Word which we stated in THE EDGE PLEDGE.

This sums up what I spoke on last night.

If you ever want to know more or have questions, you can find the full talk on itunes if you search "Edge Talk Podcast." Also, let me know if you have more questions to follow up.