Even If …
“How Do I Trust God?”
1 Kings 18:1-40 

Courage often starts with preparation – 1 Kings 17 needs to happen before 1 Kings 18 
 
Even If … there is pain, confusion, and adversity … God is Faithful. 
 
Even if … there are incredible odds against us … God is trustworthy 
 
1 Kings 18:1-40 

Four principles we learn from Elijah 
1. All religions are not the same 

2. Sincerity and passion are not indicative of Spirituality 
“But Saul was ravaging the Church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.” – Acts 8:3

3. Faith can be misplaced on the wrong things
    • Faith is not what matters most – it is the object of our faith that matters most

4. The Faith you live by better be good enough to die by

If God is trustworthy, and He is, how do I trust Him? 

Four ways to trust God
1. Trust God with your identity
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

2. Trust God to be your provision 
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change” - James 1:17 

3. Trust God enough to be your allegiance 
“Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men” - 1 Kings 18:22 

4. Trust God with all your hope
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” - Romans 15:13 

Are you trusting the God who is trustworthy?