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  KEEP TRUSTING
  by Charles E. Cowman
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of maintaining ongoing
trust in God, even in the face of adversity, and warns against the
dangers of lost faith.

Topics: "Faith And Trust", "Persevering Through Trials"
Scripture References: Psalm 37:3, Proverbs 3:5, Luke 24:21, Hebrews 10:23

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Charles E. Cowman emphasizes the importance of maintaining unwavering
faith in God, using the disciples' lack of continued trust on the road
to Emmaus as a cautionary tale. He warns against allowing circumstances
to shake our faith, urging believers to always declare, 'I am trusting,'
instead of looking back and saying, 'We trusted.' Cowman highlights the
need to trust God in all seasons, whether in the warmth of summer or the
storms of winter, emphasizing that true faith remains steadfast
regardless of external conditions.

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"We trusted" (Luke 24:21).

I have always felt so sorry that in that walk to Emmaus the disciples
had not said to Jesus, "We still trust"; instead of "We trusted." That
is so sad--something that is all over.

If they had only said, "Everything is against our hope; it looks as if
our trust was vain, but we do not give up; we believe we shall see Him
again." But no, they walked by His side declaring their lost faith, and
He had to say to them "O fools, and slow of heart to believe!"

Are we not in the same danger of having these words said to us? We can
afford to lose anything and everything if we do not lose our faith in
the God of truth and love.

Let us never put our faith, as these disciples did, in a past tense--"We
trusted." But let us ever say, "I am trusting." --Crumbs

The soft, sweet summer was warm and glowing,

Bright were the blossoms on every bough:

I trusted Him when the roses were blooming;

I trust Him now...

Small were my faith should it weakly falter

Now that the roses have ceased to blow;

Frail were the trust that now should alter,

Doubting His love when storm clouds grow.

--The Song of a Bird in a Winter Storm

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/charles-e-cowman/keep-trusting/
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