Whatcha Gonna do with Whatcha Got?

September 10, 2006 AM

Pastor Brad Dyrness

Sparks Nazarene Church

Compared to his brother, he was a saint.

What we do with our lives has significance. 

Daniel 2:1-45

Daniel was a good steward of his crisis. 

Instead of complaining or saying its not fair etc he allowed his crisis to be a compass that pointed to God! 

"Your God is beyond question the God of all gods."

King Nebuchadnezzar.

How to survive and thrive in the midst of difficult times:

1.     Accept the Fact that Life is Out of Your Control ~ Daniel 2:27-28 

Maybe you're going through a crisis that you cannot do anything about - Accept that and turn to God for help.

2.     Develop Your Knowledge of God ~ Jeremiah 9:23-24

I don't understand what God is doing in my life right now.  But I know God and he can be trusted. 

We want God to solve our problems…

…God wants to use our problems to find Him. 

How?  Bible, Spirit's Direction

3.     Take the Risk of Faith Eph 3:20

Learning → Testing → Experiencing → Believing

The more we act on correct knowledge the stronger our faith becomes.

4.     Entrust Yourself to Your Faithful Creator 1 Peter 4:19

Is 40 25-31 To Whom will you compare me…?  Do you not know….

5.     Develop Close Relationships with Other Christians Heb 10:24-25

God is our refuge - but there are times when we need a place of safety.  A hope and strength franchise - that's the church!

"Lord help me learn my lesson so that I can…"