Trusting God by Jerry Bridges
Week 13: Chapter 12 — The Blessing of Trusting God
Read Chapter 12 of Trusting God. Key passages: Psalm 84:12; Jeremiah 17:7–8; Isaiah 26:3.
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Bridges closes with what he might have started with if he weren't being honest: the deep, transforming joy that comes to the person who has learned, over time and through trial, to genuinely trust God.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Bridges describes the blessing of trusting God not as the removal of difficulty but as a quality of inner life — peace, stability, fruitfulness — that is possible even in the middle of difficulty. How does that match or differ from the way you typically think about being 'blessed'?
2.Jeremiah 17:7–8 compares the person who trusts in God to a tree planted by water that bears fruit even in drought. Bridges uses this image to describe the inner stability of the trusting person. What does it look like for a human life to be 'planted by water' in this sense? How is this tree different from the shrub of verse 6?
3.Psalm 84:12 says 'Blessed is the man who trusts in you.' Bridges points out that this blessing is described as a present reality, not just a future hope. In what ways have you already experienced the blessing of trust — even partially, even imperfectly?
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