Encouragement for the Troubled Heart - Part 1

Speaker 10:00

[upbeat music] Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday, June 22nd. Are you anxious today? Worried? Afraid? Maybe you're unhappy or sad. No matter what you face, Jesus has the reassurance you need. Stay with us as we turn to God's Word for encouragement for the troubled heart.

Charles Stanley· Host0:22

If someone should ask you to describe God in single words, I mean, just a whole list of words, what would be the first few words you would mention? Would you mention God is just, God is love, God is holy, God is omnipotent, God is merciful, God is omniscient, God is omnipresent? What words would you use to describe God as you know Him? I wonder in that list of who God is from your perspective, I wonder how far down the list you would go before you described God is my encourager. You ever think about God being an encourager? In fact, of the two words, judge or encourager, which of those two words are most familiar to you when you think about God? Do you see God as one who is a loving encourager who's on your side, who wants to help you, who's standing by your side to encourage you and to lift you? Or do you see Him primarily as a judge,