Today we're going to explore what it means to truly trust God.

Life is full of incredibly difficult circumstances,

and in the midst of disappointment and pain,

it can be hard to trust that he is good and loving. But thankfully, God promises us

that we can trust his heart even when we can't see his hand. Let's look today at what it means

to trust God in the midst of our circumstances. Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Jeremiah 29 verse 11.

Scripture says,

I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord.

Plans for welfare and not for evil

to give you a future and a hope.

As we focus on practical ways

to begin our year with God,

let's pause today to ask an honest question.

Why should we want to trust our year and our lives to him?

There's no avoiding the fact that our world is a broken place.

And for many of us, the tragedies and disappointments that we face can cause us to question whether or not God is truly good. That questioning is only natural since Christians believe in an all-knowing, all-loving, all-loving, and all-powerful God.

Because of that, he knows all about our problems,

loves us enough to help us with them, and is powerful enough to do so. And yet you and I still

live in this fallen, broken world.

If you're like me, God has not answered all your prayers in the way you wanted.

Phil Yancey's book, Disappointment with God,

was a bestseller because it spoke of what many of us have sometimes felt, disappointed.

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