What happens when we leave our lives in God’s hands.<\/p>\n
1. God’s hands are a place of majesty and power.
\n 2. God’s hands are a place of loving intervention.
\n 3. God’s hands are a place of safety.
\n 4. God’s hands are a place of discipline.
\n 5. God’s hands are a place of fulfillment.<\/p>\n
Further development of article (basis of 11\/2\/97 sermon):<\/p>\n
I. “Leave it in God’s hands now.” Trite advice?
\n A. We are driven by a need to DO something.
\n B. What does it mean to leave something in God’s hands?
\n 1) Do we ever really do it?
\n 2) What kind of place is God’s hands?<\/p>\n
II. God’s hands are a place of majesty and power.
\n A. Bible passages.
\n 1) Habakkuk – rays flash from his hand.
\n 2) Isaiah – his hands spread out the heavens.
\n 3) Exodus – his hands shattered the enemy.
\n B. Can a God with such awesome power save a bad marriage?
\n 1) Author’s husband was in a mental hospital last 5 years.
\n 2) Our lives may change, but Christ does not.
\n a) His grace is still sufficient for our weaknesses, ALL
\n of them.<\/p>\n
III. God’s hands are a place of loving intervention.
\n A. God’s hand is outstretched toward us.
\n 1) Themes of rescue.
\n B. Our children can never go beyond the reach of a loving God.
\n 1) What if they don’t want to be held onto?
\n 2) Like a good parent, God still doesn’t let go.
\n C. God takes the initiative.
\n 1) He makes the first move.
\n 2) Even when we are not looking for help.<\/p>\n
IV. God’s hands are a place of safety. [goes with above?…]
\n A. We can trust our loved ones’ safety to a caring God.<\/p>\n
V. God’s hands are a place of discipline.
\n A. Harm can still befall us. Bad things do happen to good people.
\n 1) God censors trouble.
\n 2) Everything ultimately happens for our good.
\n B. Troubles can be an indication of God’s hand on us.
\n 1) He is shaping us, like a potter shapes clay.<\/p>\n
VI. God’s hands are a place of fulfillment.
\n A. We often experience unfulfillment. (rejected book)
\n 1) Questions arise.
\n a) Are God’s hands a graveyard of broken dreams?
\n b) When we leave something in God’s hands, don’t we have
\n to take ours off?
\n c) Can we trust God to do what is best?
\n 2) Acknowledging God is not shrugging off responsibility.
\n B. Acknowledge our helplessness and dependence on God.
\n 1) When we are in the right frame of mind, God can guide us
\n into the appropriate action, at the appropriate time.
\n 2) A calm attitude, greater understanding, and courage results.
\n C. Whatever we commit to God’s hands are in safe keeping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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