Learning to Trust All Over Again - 05.31.15

"Today, I am going to ask you to extend grace to me and allow me to think out loud. The Lord is working on me and in me. The words I share with you today are not the polished words of a man who has mastered these principles. These are the words of a reflective heart trying to grow from the Lords loving rebukes and correction in my life. Today, I am not preaching “at” you…but inviting you into a conversation that has been going on between me and the Lord this week. Every time I tried to “get a sermon” for you…I felt impressed to preach the sermon going in me. I argued with God. This is personal. I really don’t want to admit this. It’s not fully developed yet. My thoughts are polished enough…its too raw.But as I always do…I lost that argument. So…here is a raw and…probably rambling conversation about Worry, Pessimism, Pride, and Prayerlessness…and how these things are the symptoms of hearts that are controlling, have given up hope and stopped trusting. Listen to that again:Worry, Pessimism, Pride, and Prayerlessness are symptoms of hearts that are controlling, have given up hope, and stopped trusting.The last twelve weeks has probably one of the most demanding seasons of my life. You know that Haley and I are trying to launch this ranch that will serve rural pastors and abused children. I originally told the Lord that this was not possible in this season of our lives. We didn’t have the time, them money, the ability or the know-how. So early on, we said NO. But the fact that we lacked the capacity is probably the very reason the Lord ask us to do it. It must be time for him to take us to another level of trust…to learn something new about his character and his power.So after several rebukes from the Lord we said Yes." Bryan JarrettFor more information visit http://northplacechurch.com/