The Presence of God:
• What are you fearful of? (Hebrews 13:6)
• In what areas of life have you struck out on your own—even for a good or godly cause—apart from His presence? In marriage? Parenting? Work? Ministry? Relationships? Finances? (Numbers 14:42-45)
• Are you relying on strategies and programs to advance Christ’s Kingdom in the world; or on His presence in you, working through you? (Matthew 28:19-20)
• Provides you with fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11)
• Sets you free from fear (Hebrews 13:6)
• Enables you to meet every challenge, enemy, and obstacle (Joshua 1:5)
• Holds you close when you long for intimacy (Psalm 73:25)
The Word of God:
• Protects you from sin and keeps you from stumbling (Ps. 119:9, 165)
• Offers direction for your life (Ps. 119:104-105)
• Comforts you in times of sorrow and affliction (Ps. 119:28, 92)
• Guides and protects you (Ps. 119:98)
• Gives you peace in every circumstance (Ps. 119:165)
• Are you relying on your natural talents and abilities, or on a lifestyle of meditation on and obedience to the Word of God? (Ps. 1:1-3)
• Are you faithfully attending a church where the Word of God is taught and reverenced? (Acts 2:42)
• How are you diligently teaching the Word to your children in your own home? (Deut. 6:6-8)
• Are you humbly, faithfully, and wholeheartedly adhering to the Word of God? (James 1:25)