I have been reading Joyce Meyer’s “UnShakeable Trust”. It is so enlightening and on point. I wanted to share a few nuggets that I received from this book that God has opened my eyes to.
- Noah Webster said that trust is a resting of the mind. Apostle Paul confirmed it when he said that those who believe (trust) in God will enter into his rest (Hebrews 4:3)
- God offers us Peace of mind when we place our trust in Him.
- As we learn to want what God wants for us even
more than we want for ourselves, we can have peace of mind in every situation.
- Our peace of mind rests on whether or not we are willing to trust that God’s will is better than ours even if we don’t understand it.
- So I decided to trust with my eyes wide open, and that means I don’t expect anyone (expect God) to never disappoint me.
- My own expectations are the source of my disappointment, not God, because scripture teaches that if we put our trust in him, He never disappoints us (Romans 5:5)
- I plan for unplanned things and that allows me to keep my peace. Always remember that it is wise to plan on some unplanned things.
- God is willing to meet you where you are and help you get to where you need to be.
- No one is stuck forever in their past unless they choose to be.
- If you hear yourself saying ‘I can’t go on like this much longer,’ it probably means that you are trying to do more than what you are created for.
- God leads those who truly wants His guidance.
- God is nothing more than a spiritual idea unless we trust Him enough to do what He asks us to do, and perhaps to do nothing if that is what He requires.
- Love is not a feeling we have but a choice we make about how we will treat people.
- One of the wisest things we can do is know our weaknesses and lean on God to grant us the strength not to give in to it.
- Peace is never found in relying on your own understanding.
- God sometimes waits to answer because we are asking the wrong question.
- Jesus never asks us to go where He has not been. It comforts me to know that He has always gone before me and prepared the way that I might walk in.
- If we care too much about what people think of us, we will never fully follow Christ.
- Once I learned to value people where they are instead of where I want them to be, much of my suffering and misery ceased.
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