God Thinking 56 - The Handiwork of God 5

"It is times like these (the hard times) when God calls us to trust Him, believe in Him and rest on our faith.

A time to pray and plead with God - a time to draw closer than ever before.

• When things are tough, it’s not the time to throw in the towel. 
• When things are tough, it’s not the time to go back to the world’s vises.
• When things are tough, it’s not the time to reject God’s truth.
• When things are tough, it’s not the time to go to the world for security.

It’s not the time to seek advise from those who don’t have good theology - those who do not know God,

God made us and the elements and therefore God’s plan for our life is theological. 

Because God’s plan is theological in nature, every problem’s answer rest’s in scripture. 

• If you want a quiet and peaceful life, you need good theology.
• If you want comfort in adversity, you need good theology.
• If you want a blessed marriage, both you and your spouse will need to practice good theology.
• If you are single and want to be happy while being alone and you need good theology.
• If you want to be financially secure, you need to practice biblical theology concerning your money.  I’m not talking about (I took Larry Burkette’s money management course in 1996), I’m talking about living it - today, tomorrow and 10 years from now.
• If you want your business to succeed, you need good theology, because everything you need to know about a prosperous business is found in scripture.  (Again, I’m not talking about some pop-culture, thrown together get rich scheme). 

Good theology is developed through:

• Study of the scripture
• Fervent prayer
• Wise council
• Hard work
• Doing it God’s way

Hear me on this.  Knowing what God says about something  doesn’t make you an expert.  It’s the doers of God’s Word not the hearers that are successful."

Excerpt from God Thinking 56 - The Handiwork of God by Keieth C. Powell Copyright 2012