In order to become a mature Christian, facts about God have to move from our head to our heart. This has to be a change in a process of our thinking. It molds who we are, how we acts, think, make decisions and treat others.
This is a transformation process in our lives that happens on a day to day basis. It merely happens in simple happy situations. Also, God could allow certain difficult things in our life. God uses struggles to help us learn to trust him. All these things are used for our growth in Christ.
God knows every circumstance whether it be good or bad that we go through in life. He will reveal himself to us when we learn to trust him in everything that we do. Psalm 139:7 says "where can I go from your spirit, where can I flee from your presence." It is a reminder that he is always there with us wherever we go in life. He loves us no matter the circumstance we may be in good or bad.
God also calls us to be prayer and give thanks in all circumstances. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 discusses we should be in prayer in all things, in everything give thanks for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
Sometimes when we have difficult situations we try to handle them on our own instead of depending on God. We are sinful creatures that think that we have it all together. Although God calls us to depend on him when these hard times come. He calls us to recognize our need for him in these situations. In times, God used to conform us to his image.
When we become a mature Christian we stop handling situations on our own and learn to trust God in his faithfulness and provision. This will happen over time and leads to being able to trust God more quickly and with more situations than we did before because of God's faithfulness.
How is God calling us to stop handling situations on our own? What is God's will for us learning to trust in in difficult is situations? How can we as a group understand certain facts so they go from our head to heart?
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