Sunday 11-8-26 with Pastor Chris

What does it truly mean to trust God in a world that constantly pulls our attention toward people, systems, and institutions? This message invites us to draw a critical distinction between trusting something and trusting in something. When we trust in people, politics, pastors, or financial systems, we sow our soul into them, meaning our mind, will, and emotions become dependent on their outcomes. But when those things fail us, and they will, we are left spiritually unmoored. The prophet Jeremiah captures this tension powerfully in Jeremiah 17:5-8, where he contrasts the fate of those who rely on human strength with those who plant their confidence in God alone. One is like a withered shrub in a barren desert, the other like a tree with deep roots near living water. The question this message presses us to ask is honest and personal: where have we quietly allowed something other than God to become the foundation of our identity and security? Examining our relationships, our media consumption, and even our political loyalties through this lens can be both uncomfortable and deeply liberating.