Notice not “God, but….”

 Not:

“I would God, but I’m _______.”

“I know God, but ________ .”

“You said ________ in the Bible God, but times are different now.”

“But God…”

But God hasn’t forgotten us.

Genesis 8:1 But God remembered …

But God is in control.

Genesis 45:8 So it was not you who sent me here, but God….

But God loves us even when sinners.

Romans 5:8 … but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

But God can use the weak and foolish.

1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise;…

But God comforts us.

2 Corinthians 7:6 But God, who comforts the downcast,…

But God shows mercy.

Philippians 2:27 But God had mercy on him,…