This document discusses having faith during difficult times by trusting God. It notes that as finite humans, having faith in an infinite God can be challenging. However, the key is trusting the One who understands what we're going through based on passages from Psalms 139 and Joshua 1:9 that indicate God knows us personally, is with us, understands our thoughts and ways, and will carry us through to the other side.

1. Thank you for
being here today!

2. Just when we least
expect it…
Life has its
struggles.

3. Our lives can be turned
upside down.

11. …We can
only see the
present…
The
difficulty
of being
human…

12. …and what’s in the past.

13. …but we can’t see the future.

14. God can see the present…

15. …and He can see the past...

16. …but God can see the future.

17. …what is the most difficult part of faith?

18. …It’s Trust.

19. Finite people trusting an infinite God.

20. The key to having faith during difficult times
is not knowing the outcome…
…it’s trusting the One who does.
Psalm 139

21. …that He understands what we’re going through…
Psalm 139:1-6… O LORD, You have
searched me and known me.
You know my sitting down and my
rising up; You understand my thought
afar off. You comprehend my path and
my lying down, and are acquainted
with all my ways. For there is not a word
on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You
know it altogether. You have hedged me
behind and before, and laid Your hand
upon me. Such knowledge is too
wonderful for me; It is
high, I cannot attain it.

22. Psalm 139:7-10… Where can I go
from Your Spirit? Or where can I
flee from Your presence? If I ascend
into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell,
behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the
morning, and dwell in
the uttermost parts
of the sea, even
there Your hand shall lead me,
and Your right hand shall hold me.
…that He is right here with us…

23. Psalm 139:13-16… For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are
Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My
frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in
secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the
earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written, the days
fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.
…that He knows us personally…

24. …that He will
carry us to the
other side.
Psalm 139:17-18… How
precious also are Your
thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of
them! If I should count
them, they would be
more in number than the
sand; When I awake, I
am still with You.

25. Joshua 1:9…Be strong
and courageous. Do
not be afraid; do not
be discouraged, for
the LORD your God
will be with you
wherever you go.”