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Learning to trust For those new to faith, learning to trust God fully can be a process. Fears and anxieties often stem from not yet understanding the depth of God’s power and love.

In Genesis, the Bible tells us there was a famine in all the lands. How many times do we see a Bible story begin with, “There was a famine”? It’s like God wanted to separate the chosen, and show them ...

Because God keeps his promises, we can trust him when he says: “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28-29). “I will never leave thee ...

We must learn to trust in Jesus, even though we might not see His footprints on the sand beside us. It is difficult. Firm trust in God does not flower overnight.

How God took this former professional dancer’s grief and used it in a powerful way ... but she also had to learn to trust God when it seemed like her life was falling apart.

We learn to trust God by trusting Him. For us to learn to trust God, He must put us through some hair-raising situations. If God does everything we want the way and when we want it; ...