Summary:

We have many fine examples to lead us into a closer walk with God. We have from Abraham to Job to John the beloved to Paul, and they all point to walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ right into the heart of the Father.

Show Notes:

• In our walk with the Lord we must come into a complete trust in Him.

• Job was a perfect example of a man who trusted God with his whole heart.

• Because of Job’s focus on the Lord, he had victory all the way through his testings.

• As we put our trust in the Lord it positions us in His presence.

• God first brings us into the realm of faith and real trust. Out of that comes the deliverance’s He has promised.

• He’s with us 100% of the time. He’ll allow our faith to be tested. He wants it to come through as refined pure gold.

• We go through many testings and trials, and it works in us a total faith and trust in Him.

• We must not complicate the promises of God. They are all fulfilled in His presence.

• It is His work not ours. We must trust and abide in Him, keeping our focus on Him as He goes after things that He want’s out of our spirits,
• The secret in our walk with Him is our focus and trust in Him.

Quotes:

• This is what we really cried for, is a closer walk with God. And how do you get one without faith, without trust, without trusting Him? That you really believe that every aspect of your life is in His hands.
• ...I can have authority and control of what I choose to believe. And of course, this is the foundation of a closer walk with God.
• Job had victory over everything that he was facing before he went into it, because of his focus on the Lord.