I’m Convinced…I must Give Up!

Romans 8:38 (NLT) 6 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.

1. His Presence *I’m _________… I need His Presence!
Revelation 21:3 (NLT) 3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.
Genesis 1:1-5 (NIV) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Psalm 139:7-10 (NLT) 7 I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! 8 If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. 9 If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, 10 even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.
Acts 20:24 (NLT) 24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

A “for sure” way to feel God’s Presence, is to _________ how much He ________ us!

2. His People *I’m __________… I Must Love His People!
1st John 4:7-8 (NLT) 7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
1st John 4:12 (NLT) 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.
1st John 4:21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.
Matthew 22:37-39 (NLT) 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
If we love God’s ________, it means we love _____!
3. His Provision *I’m _________… I Need His Provision!
2nd Peter 1:3 (NIV) 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
Matthew 6:31-32 (NIV) 31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear? 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
Philippians 4:19 (NIV) 19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 7:11 (NIV) 31 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him.
When we’re thinking about God’s _______, then we can cease thinking about _____!