10-10-21 Pastor Nate Swearingen 

Thrive - Where Our Chaos Meets Jesus

Hope Lives - 1 Peter 1:3-12

If we want our Chaos to meet Jesus, we have to meet with Jesus. 

I. The Question - “What are you doing here Elijah?”

II. God’s Provision

• God knows when we are at the end of ourselves
  • That’s when you are going to be driven to a place of solitude until all of that anger, disappointment, and even rage can be worked out, until you are able to hear God’s whisper again.
• During that time, God will supply the means to get us where we need to go-Solitude
• We have to trust in HIM, that HE will supply the spiritual strength

Why a whisper?

III. The Plan

“Solitude will give you the grace of God until the emotional dust settles…and then you make a decision under the anointing of the Holy Spirit”. Gary Brown

Supplies for Solitude

1. A place and time without distraction
2. Bible
3. Pen/Pad/Phone
4. Devotional
5. Get comfortable but don’t get cozy

Next Step Questions

What’s causing Chaos in my life?

What Chaos do I need to let go of to Thrive?

Why am I not in Solitude with the Savior?

What do I need to do to find Solitude with the Savior? Where I meet Jesus, and He meets my Chaos.