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,…