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Wednesday 29 July 2015

Advice For The Afflicted 3 - Samuel Godfrey George

Jesus never leaves our side even when the going gets impossible. Jesus is with us. His help is ever present in the time of trouble. So reach out to God who is only within you. And by faith receive His help. We will never stop praying and crying out to God for mercy. We are under attack because of our love for God. Our great love for God has brought about great suffering. Let us carry our crosses gratefully and faithfully. The Lord will deliver His people.

May God bless you and keep you strong and healthy. May your troubles be behind you very soon. May our troubles be behind us very soon. Troubles are good and they teach us a lot. But rejoicing always comes in the morning. Our morning is approaching.

When everything goes out of control let us remember God. When there seems to be less and less hope in our hearts let us cling to His promise. He promised never to leave us or forsake us. God will not leave us. Let us praise Him even as the answer seems unlikely. Every time our trial is a test of faith and a test of endurance. Shall we bear this cross patiently till the very end?

O Lord God, Most High and Powerful God, why do you seem not to hear us as we cry out to you? Why do you seem so far away? Why are our hearts not burning within us? Why are things so difficult? Why are some people so far away from you and from us? Why is our pain so deep within us? O have mercy on us today Son of David! It is enough, it is enough. We are aware of our dire need of you. Act now before we faint. Act now O Lord. Let our feeble hearts perceive your love once more. Let us see your love in a way that we will never forget it again. O God listen. O God forgive. O God hear and act. We pray for us, for our health and stability. We pray for all your children. We pray that we may care about them as we care about ourselves. Be with your children today. Strengthen them in every way and restore their lost joy to them. Let them cling to You. Let them cling to the old rugged cross. Let them hide themselves in Thee today. O God we will not fail to hope in you today. We are determined to believe till the point of death! In Jesus' name we pray with the Holy Spirit in us. Amen.

Just say this: "I will not die. But I will live and declare the work of the Lord." This is what I said in my darkest hour.

You have been tested much. But hang on to God. That's the only way we overcome evil. The going does get tough. And it seems like God is not doing something to improve the situation when we need Him to. But this is only how it seems. God does help. I know this well. Even recently I faced a major trial in my life. And a huge mountain of difficulty presented itself. I was troubled but I held on to hope. And God didn't disappoint me. He sent me a great help, which revitalized my hope and trust in Him.  

God does seem to disappoint sometimes. God does seem to fail sometimes. But this is only what seems to us. We must believe that God will never disappoint and never fail us, even if appears that our prayer has been rejected and our hope has been dashed to pieces. We must believe in the goodness of God and His faithfulness to us. He makes all things beautiful in His time. And He works for the good of all those who put their trust in Him. We need to be reminded of this all the time.

We are all dying and we will all certainly be dead someday. But today we are alive in Christ and someday we hope to be raised from the dead like Christ. So do not fear death. Fear nothing. Just believe that you are more than a conqueror in Christ and that all things are possible for you with God. Even a total recovery from your dreadful condition is well within His ability. So don't be afraid, just believe. Despite the awfulness of your continual suffering, just believe.

Choose to see what is good. Choose to speak words that empower. Above all believe that God is good and is doing something inexplicably good in your life. And His grace is sufficient for you every day. And one day you shall see this clearly and rejoice in it. This is God's message to you.

Cling to God alone in your pain. Cry out to God alone for your relief. Hope in God alone for your health and salvation. Pray to God alone and believe that you have already received what you are desperately praying for. And God will not reject your pleas.

Enjoy the light. Believe in the light. God is light. And His light is good. You will be well no matter what.

We are all going through some kind of pain. We are all troubled to varying degrees. I know that you have been troubled greatly by your physical and mental sufferings. Maybe your great trouble is a great blessing. Maybe God is about to do something great in your life. Hang on to this thought.






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