"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:7 NIV
"Trust in The Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding."
Proverbs 3:5,6
Grace Center Pastor Jeff Dollar spoke about the dichotomy that exists in our thinking and understanding of Scripture. He cited Proverbs 3:5-6 and brought up a simple, but profound point:
There are going to be many times in life when we have no real choices but to trust our Heavenly Father, when nothing that we have learned experientially makes any sense!
The "debris" may have hit the proverbial fan, our comfortable rationale for life
(especially as citizens of a generally comfortable American/Western lifestyle) may have been blown to smithereens, and suddenly we are faced with a towering question mark. Our minds may be reeling, grasping for something, anything that makes sense...in other words some sort of an explanation to help us to understand, but the understanding at that moment may very well not be there. That of course is the whole point, isnt it? The Word reads: "...Lean not on your own understanding", meaning we are not supposed to understand, what we are supposed to do is trust Him!
Bill Johnson, Bethel Church, Redding CA said:
"In order to have peace that surpasses understanding we have to give up the right to understand."
Beloved, when you are tired, afraid, and shaken,
if you feel like you are between a "rock" and a hard place,
that rock is in actuality THE Rock.
Don't exhaust yourself further, trying in vain to understand the "whys",
instead heed the advice that's in our Owner's Manual, the Bible:
"Cast your cares on Him, for He cares for you."
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:7 NIV
"Trust in The Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding."
Proverbs 3:5,6
Grace Center Pastor Jeff Dollar spoke about the dichotomy that exists in our thinking and understanding of Scripture. He cited Proverbs 3:5-6 and brought up a simple, but profound point:
There are going to be many times in life when we have no real choices but to trust our Heavenly Father, when nothing that we have learned experientially makes any sense!
The "debris" may have hit the proverbial fan, our comfortable rationale for life
(especially as citizens of a generally comfortable American/Western lifestyle) may have been blown to smithereens, and suddenly we are faced with a towering question mark. Our minds may be reeling, grasping for something, anything that makes sense...in other words some sort of an explanation to help us to understand, but the understanding at that moment may very well not be there. That of course is the whole point, isnt it? The Word reads: "...Lean not on your own understanding", meaning we are not supposed to understand, what we are supposed to do is trust Him!
Bill Johnson, Bethel Church, Redding CA said:
"In order to have peace that surpasses understanding we have to give up the right to understand."
Beloved, when you are tired, afraid, and shaken,
if you feel like you are between a "rock" and a hard place,
that rock is in actuality THE Rock.
Don't exhaust yourself further, trying in vain to understand the "whys",
instead heed the advice that's in our Owner's Manual, the Bible:
"Cast your cares on Him, for He cares for you."
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