Trust — is the extent to which a you rely on evidence you cannot experience through your physical senses. This evidence is what
Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.   (ESV)
calls assurance and faith (trust). How much do you rely on the testimony and conviction of the Holy Spirit, using Scripture, to determine what you can trust and what you cannot trust in your everyday life? If you have completed the b4worldview course, and if it has identified this as a risk for you, then that suggests that even though you know you ought to trust the testimony of God’s declarations in Scripture, it appears you really don’t trust them that much in your everyday life choices—especially when you cannot identify those choices as “religiously relevant.”

Coach: Ask your student to read out-loud the text on the left here and then ask them to tell you which parts of this makes sense and why, and if any parts do not seem right, and why.

(NOTE TO COACH: Remember, be careful NOT to correct or even comment on your student's answers, except to say "What else?" if their answer is too brief.)


To help you and your coach explore this more deeply and help you to transform your thinking in this area, we have designed several discussions and activities you can work through with your coach.

What makes a trial in my life a trial?
  • What is it about a trial that makes me perceive it as a trial?
  • What is God’s purpose in the trials He brings into my life?
  • How does God want me to view the reason for the trials He brings into my life?


Coach: On the left here are four ways to ask essentially the same question. Ask your student to answer each of these questions and write their answers out so they can reference those answers later.

(NOTE TO COACH: Remember, be careful NOT to correct or even comment on your student's answers, except to say "What else?" if their answer is too brief.)



AFTER you’ve discussed the above four questions with you coach (we encourage you to write down your answers for later use), then click here to proceed.