Where do you turn?

Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you faced an uncertain outcome or situation? Where you don’t know what is going to happen?

We all have stories of a time in which we had to face an situation where the outcome was uncertain. It can be scary at times and can be very challenging. Today, as we continue our series on Relying on Christ, we are going to look at how we can rely on Christ to give us the confidence and peace to get through all of life’s circumstances.

To best illustrate this, we are going to look at what Christ did when faced with a tough situation.

Read Matthew 20:17 – 19
- What does Jesus say here?
- What would you do, knowing that you were going to die once you got to a place?

So, knowing that he is going to die, what does he do?

Read Matthew 21:8-11
- What was Jesus doing?
- Why was he riding into Jerusalem? Wasn’t he going to die?
- Jesus answers that question a little later. Matthew 26:39 – “He went on a little farther and fell face down on the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine.”

Obviously, Jesus didn’t want to die. But He turned to God in the midst of this tough situation. Why did he do that?
- It says in 1 Peter 5:7 to – "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you."

Christ, in the midst of one of the toughest situations any person will ever have to go through, turns to God – His father – Our Father – for help. Why did he do this? Because of the truth found in the Bible that we should cast all our anxiety…all of our pain…all of our troubles on Him. Why? Because he cares for us. Because he cares for us, He will help us through the situation.

Challenge

So, what am I saying? That, in the midst of a great struggle, in the midst of doing something unthinkable (knowingly walk into a death trap), Jesus turned to God for guidance. He turned to Him and God gave Him peace.

So, my question for you is, where do you turn when life throws you a curveball? Where do you run to when things get tough? Do you turn to friends, family, substances, etc.? Forget tough situations, where do you turn to when you face any situation, good or bad?

Have you tried turning to God? Why or why not? After all, it says that we should cast all our anxiety on Him because he cares for us. So, if He cares for us, won’t he help you through it? I’m not saying God is going to whip out the Easy button for you, but he will help you through it.

So, again, where do you turn? What will it take for you to turn to God? Don’t let the situation get too out of hand before you turn to God, but know that God is faithful and desires to help.

This week, when you are facing decision after decision, situation after situation, let’s turn to God for guidance and see where he leads. I promise, you won’t be disappointed.