TRUST GOD THROUGH IT ALL, Introduction

Let’s start with a short story about trust. Remember this story as you go through this series.

I don’t know if you’ve ever heard about Blondin before, but it is such a good illustration of trust.  Blondin was a 19th century acrobat, famous for his tightrope act 160 feet above Niagara Falls on a rope which was over a thousand feet long.  In 1860 a Royal party from Britain saw Blondin cross the tightrope on stilts, and again blindfolded. After that he stopped halfway and cooked and ate an omelet. Next, he wheeled a wheelbarrow from one side to the other, and returned with a sack of potatoes in it.  Then Blondin approached the Royal party. He asked the Duke of Newcastle, “do you believe I could take a man across the tightrope in this wheelbarrow?” “Yes, I do”, said the Duke.  “Hop in, then”, replied Blondin.  Well, the Duke declined Blondin’s challenge. He might have believed Blondin could do it, but he wasn’t about to trust him with his life.

When it comes to God, this kind of belief is not much good to him. God is looking for followers who will trust him with their lives.  That’s the theme of the verses I want to look at with you today, Proverbs 3 verses 5 and 6. I’m just going to go through the verses clause by clause, so this is a 4-part series: 1) trust in the Lord with all your heart; 2) lean not on your own understanding; 3) in all your ways acknowledge him; and 4)he will make your paths straight.

Come back on Tuesday for Part 1 of the series, TRUST GOD THROUGH IT ALL!

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