January 22 Peace: Trust

· PIX – Honduras Mission Team · PIX: Jacob Smith · “Jacob wants to be with somebody who he trusts. He won't ski with people he doesn't trust.” · Who you trust matters. · Who do you trust? · Trust equals peace. · “I mean, enough to turn right when he tells me to.” · John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. · Shalom peace is deep sense of well-being not dependent on external circumstances. · PIX – Soul diagram · Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; · Don’t make a decision without God. · Ephesians 3:17b-19 - And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. · Lean not on your own understanding. · Humility – the ability to accept the reality about myself. · Trust equals peace because your life doesn’t depend on you. · 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. · Take your next step with Jesus · Know Jesus. · As you take next steps with Jesus, experience his guidance; He will guide you down the mountain. · 7Do not be wise in your own eyes; · PIX – Johari window · By all means, don’t trust yourself, because you’re the one who’s got the problem – Dallas Willard · Fear the Lord and shun evil. · "Ooh, I'd thought he was a man. Is he quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion"..."Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.” · 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. · Who you trust impacts your health. · Trust and Obey, for there’s no other way, to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. · PIX: Jacob Smith · Are you trusting? Are you obeying? LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE Starter: Other than Jesus, who do you trust most in your life? Why? Dig Deeper: 1. Read Proverbs 3:5-8 2. In your opinion, what would it look like to trust in the LORD with all your heart? How would it change the way you lived? 3. Describe an experience when you trusted your own understanding and didn’t work out. Why did not work out? 4. Imagine God uses you as a voice to help someone find his or her way down the mountain. How would you help them find a smooth path? 5. What does it mean to you that God is not safe but he is good?