focus on god

Trust is a hard thing. It’s difficult for some people to trust those closest to them, even without any fault to their name. I can see how it would feel even more difficult to trust a big God with control over everything. But it doesn’t have to be difficult if we have a relationship with God & know He is trustworthy.

Don’t get me wrong, even people that KNOW God, know His character, and know He only wants to help us can struggle to trust Him in some areas of their lives.

We get caught up in fear & worry that He doesn’t know what we want, what we need & what WE think is best. But He does. He knows all these things & more that we don’t know & can’t know right now. 

I’m going to give you some tips on how to trust God with everything in your life, but before that, I want you to know WHY it’s important to trust Him with everything.

1. God Knows Everything & Has Perfect Wisdom
   1. Isaiah 40:28, “Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding.”
2. God is the Most Faithful 
   1. 2 Timothy 2:13, “If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.”
3. God Loves You the Most
   1. 1 Peter 5:7, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”

Here are my 4 tips on How to Trust God With Everything in Our Lives:

1. Know Who God Is 
   1. Know His character. Cultivate a relationship with Him. Understand how faithful He is, and how much He loves us.
   2. Psalm 9:10, “Those who know your names trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.”
2. Reflect On His Faithfulness 
   1. Remind yourself when He was there to protect you, to help you & to give you guidance & understanding. Even if you didn’t attribute it to God back then but KNOW it WAS Him.
   2. 2 Thessalonians 3:3, “But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.”
3. Become More Patient In His Timing 
   1. God plans things better than we ever could.  He knows better than us.
   2. Ecclesiastes 3:11, “Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.”
4. Do What God & the Bible Tells You to Do 
   1. Spend time in the Word to know all the things God wanted us to know & hold close to our hearts, then OBEY the principles & way of life it tells you to do.
   2. When God tells you to do something, despite how out of place it may sound to YOU, do it. 
   3. Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”

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My fight verse is Hebrews 2:18 from the Amplified Bible Classic Edition. It says, “My trust and assured reliance and confident hope shall be fixed in Him.” 

I refer to the Jesus & Women Bible study by Kristi McLelland in this episode. I highly recommend this Bible study!

El Shema – the unofficial name of God that means God hears us

El Roi – the name of God that means God sees us

Immanuel – the name of God that means God is with us 

Other verses that refer to God hearing us, seeing us, and being with us to read and color code:

God hears us: Genesis 16:11, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 21:17, Exodus 2:24, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:9, Exodus 6:5, Exodus 22:23, Exodus 22:27, Numbers 11:18, Numbers 20:16, Deuteronomy 27:17, 2 Samuel 22:7, 1 Kings 9:3, 1 Kings 17:22, 2 Kings 20:5, 2 Kings 22:19, 2 Chronicles 7:12, 2 Chronicles 7:14, 2 Chronicles 20:9, 2 Chronicles 30:20, 2 Chronicles 30:27, Nehemiah 9:27, Nehemiah 9:28, Job 34:28, Psalm 4:3, Psalm 6:8-9, Psalm 10:17, Psalm 18:6, Psalm 28:6, Psalm 31:22, Psalm 34:17, Psalm 40:1, Psalm 55:17, Psalm 69:33, Psalm 106:44, Psalm 116:1, Psalm 145:19, Psalm 145:19, Proverbs 15:29, Isaiah 38:5, John 11:41-42, Acts 10:31, 2 Corinthians 6:2, 1 John 5:14-15

God sees us: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 29:31, Deuteronomy 26: 7-8, Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Chronicles 21:15, Nehemiah 9:9, Job 34:21,Psalm 11:14, Psalm 33:13, Psalm 138:6, Lamentations 3:50, Jonah 3:10, Matthew 6: 4, 6, 18, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 9:36, Mark 2:5, Mark 5:38, Mark 6:34, Mark 9:25, Luke 5:20, Luke 7:13, Luke 13:12, John 5:6, John 9:1, John 11:33

God is with us: Genesis 26: 3, 24, Genesis 31:5, Numbers 23:21, Joshua 1:9, Judges 6: 12, 16, 2 Samuel 7:9, 1 Kings 11:38, 2 Chronicles 13:12, 2 Chronicles 20:17, 2 Chronicles 32:7-8, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 46:7,11, Psalm 91:15, Psalm 118:6-7, Isaiah 8:10, Psalm 41:10, Isaiah 43:2, 5, Jeremiah 20:11, Jeremiah 46: 28, Haggai 1:13, Haggai 2:4, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 28:20, Luke 1:28, Luke 13:33, John 14: 17, 20

I refer to the map (God’s Word) and the binoculars (taking your focus off your struggles and focusing on God instead) in this episode. Those are two of the pieces of essential gear that I discuss in my book, Challenges Won’t Stop Me: An Interactive Survival Guide for Overcoming & Thriving. 

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Sometimes a drive home can be boring....not THIS time!  Tune in as Heather Kirton shares an amazing story of how God got her back on track in her thinking.  We can get lost in all the "good" things going on....but we need to focus on the GREAT PROVIDER....He is the One we are supposed to focus on.

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In this episode, I just wanted to encourage you to focus on God. Life can be challenging and hard but also really great. In both instances, we must set our affections on heavenly things, i.e. on God!

It seems like every few years we hear of a new scandal involving some Christian leader. Have you ever wondered why these folks stumble and fall? Though, if we want to be really honest about this, we need to look no further than ourselves to know that we Christian folks do stumble. That’s right, you, I, and every other person who follows Christ. Because we are human beings, none of us are guaranteed to never stumble. But, why do we do this, and is there a way not to stumble? In this episode, we are going to look at an underlying reason for this. One that is found in Psalm 1.

My name is Charles, welcome to the Simple Not Shallow Podcast. A podcast designed to help you leave shallow faith behind by exploring the depths to be found in God, his teaching, and his love for you.

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Scripture Passages referenced:
Psalm 1
Matthew 14:28-33 ~ Peter walking on water.
Philippians 4:11-13 ~ Paul, content in plenty and in lack.


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A devotional which encourages us to consider how David relied on God when all the troubles rose up around him.

1 Samuel 30:6 KJV
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.


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I really hate working out. Nothing makes me want to do it. Yet, I still do. Why? It's time for some Real Talk. 

Maybe you are someone who finds themselves easily distracted from God. To be fair, it's rather easy to get caught up in the busyness and entertainment of the world and culture that we interact with daily. How do we stay focused on God with so many distractions around us? It's time for some Real Talk!

The enemy throws many distractions at us in order to cloud our vision on what's important, God. 

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Preached: 04/8/19