What an Awesome Class!  As we come to the end of this study, I would Love to hear from you as to how this study has affected your life.  Do you feel that you can Trust God more now than you did before you started this study?   Has you relationship with God grown through this study?

Growing Through Adversity: James 1:2-4  "My brethren, Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.  But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." NKJV

We can all say, "I am who I am because God sovereignly and directly created me to be who I am".
Ladies, we are fearfully and wonderfully made, down to every crooked nose, every pointed ear, every impaired eyesight, and disability.  God made us the way we are so that we can glorify Him.

God is in control of every aspect of our lives.  He always provides the means necessary and expects us to use the means at our disposal.  We need to trust God to sovereignly work out His purpose in us and through us.  But, we also have a responsibility to live prudent lives.  Prayer is the acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and of our dependence upon Him to act on our behalf.  Prudence is the acknowledgment of our responsibility to use all legitimate means.

This week our memory verse is Philippians 4:6-7 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.  (NKJV) 
In the Greek it is saying that we are commanded to "Be anxious for not one thing".  When we truly accept the idea that God is in control over every aspect of our lives and we know His sovereign hand is in every event and circumstance whether good or bad then we need not be anxious.  We Can TRUST GOD in everything!  But notice the verse goes on to say "but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."  Ladies we have a responsibility to Trust God and that means praying in every situation for God's protection, His guidance, and His will to be done.  And the result - "and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."  How does this affect your way of thinking about the circumstances in your life?

We are a third of the way through our study on Trusting God.  How has this study changed your perspective on your life seeing through scripture that God is in total control of your life - that there is Nothing that is going to happen to you that God has not allowed.  We can Trust God because we know He is in Total control.  We are all in this journey together and I look forward to hearing from you as to how it has affected your life.

We have seen through scripture that God is in control of the nations, the rulers and the kings and we know that God is in control of our leaders today.  How does this affect you as you see all the things going on in the world to know that God is in control.