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When Faith Gives Way to Fear

“God is never at a loss as to what to do.” ~ Charles F. Stanley

Even when we’re led astray by fears and temptations, God knows how to get us back on His track. In this message, Dr. Stanley examines a time when Abraham lost sight of God’s promise and took things into his own hands. From this story, we can learn why trusting God is always the best option, but when we fail, He’s still the ever-present help in our times of trouble. Don’t let fear tell you what to do — trust God to keep His promises to you.

Watch here: https://www.intouch.org/watch/when-faith-gives-way-to-fear

Summary:

Sometimes we believe that God is leading us in a certain direction, but as we continue down that path, we become discouraged and uncertain because it’s not working out as we expected.

Maybe it isn’t as easy as we thought it would be, or it isn’t leading where we want to go. Therefore, we decide to make a course correction, thinking that we have obviously gone the wrong way. Yet once we start down the new path, we soon discover that we’ve made a terrible mistake. One of the reasons we change routes and disobey God is because our faith gives way to fear.

Sermon Points:

• Faith gives way to fear because our focus moves from God to our circumstances.

• Faith gives way to fear when we make decisions based on human reason.

• When we forget that God is both our provider and protector, we take matters into our own hands.

• When we give in to fear, we become willing to sacrifice our most precious possessions in order to gain the favor of others.

• When we forget the unconditional promises of God, we begin to fear man.

• When we stop trusting God and start fearing circumstances, we’re willing to cause others pain and great harm in order to protect ourselves.

Response:

• Have you ever stopped obeying a clear command of God because of fear? What was the situation? What happened as a result?

• Now think about a time when you obeyed the Lord, even though it was difficult. How did He prove Himself faithful to you?

https://www.intouch.org/watch/when-faith-gives-way-to-fear