This
is the truth. This is the Truth whom we call the Lord Jesus Christ.
When we see him, we see the one who sent him. We didn’t know the one who
sent him. This world didn’t know God. But Jesus came into the world to
reveal God to us. He is the Christ. He is the Messiah, who came in a way
in which no one expected him to come, and who went away in a way in
which no one expected him to go away. Everything about him was
remarkable. This is the Christ that should stay in our mind. He defies
our expectations. His love is beyond description. His grace is beyond
our belief. He loves us beyond measure. He forgives all our sins. This
is Jesus. And he represents God. When we see Jesus we see God.
We
have certain expectations of God. We believe that we know God. Those
who have studied God, those who have read about him have this idea that
they can work out God. Jesus proved to everyone that God’s mind cannot
be worked out. He was an exceptional manifestation, he was a shocking
manifestation of God. One of his own disciples asked him at a certain
time, “Show us the Father”. And Jesus said, “How can you even ask such a
thing? The one who has seen me has seen the Father.”
We
are here for a purpose. Have we achieved that purpose? Do we know why
we are here? Do we know who we really are? These questions should remain
with us and should stir us and lead us to the ultimate truth: God.
Some
of us wonder whether God exists. Do we wonder why we exist? Do we have
any doubts regarding our existence? Is our existence something that
needs to be proven to us? We are certain that we exist, aren’t we? Why
can we not be certain that God exists? How could we come into this world
without being sent? We’ve been sent, in fact, we’ve been made by God.
God
loved the world even when the world didn't love him. God cared for the
people of the world even when they didn't care for him. Shouldn't we who
are made in the image of God love like God? Shouldn't we also love and
care for those who are not worthy of our love and care?
God
loves you even when you are trapped in a harmful habit. And he will not
love you less for it. But remember this. Nothing in this world is as
good as God. Your desire must be for him. If you cannot desire him now
in that way, don't lose heart. Ask him to fill you with an undying
hunger for him and his righteousness. Let this be your prayer even as
you struggle with sin.
Sin
is anything that takes you away from God. So what you must do is to
seek God with all your might even as you are being dragged away from him
by harmful habits. Yet these cannot keep you away from him forever, if
your heart is set on being with God. Just desire God today, and do all
that you can to seek him. Ask him to fill you with a hunger for him,
which will simply not go away.
God
understands our weaknesses and sympathises with them. If we do
something that we cannot control on our own, then we must ask God to
help us with that. His help may not come the way we expect it to come.
One may continue in a habit for many years without any real improvement.
But trust in God, and believe that he is working in you. And expect
improvement always.
Be well friend. God is with you always. But you should be with God.
Remember
this. Whatever it is, there is nothing to be anxious about, as long as
you seek God. Choose to be with him all the time. Let his words of
comfort always be in your heart and mind.
We
must be strong and persevere in our pursuit of God. My life involves
much struggle, but God helps me keep a smile on my face, for he places
his joy deep within me.
As
human beings we will make mistakes. And when we make them we must
acknowledge them as mistakes, and apologise to anyone who is affected by
our mistakes. We may be imperfect, yet we cannot afford to be
dismissive of our mistakes.
Trust in God. Seek only his help. And he will not fail you.
With God you will go where he wants you to go.
When I help you I help myself.
Let
us learn so that we may impart to others what we have learned. But let
us ask the Spirit of God to guide us into all truth, for this alone
ensures our laying hold of the truth and not what appears to be true
without being so.
Remember this. Whatever your problem, do not be anxious. Take it to God in prayer. Ask him for his guidance in the decision that you need to make. And then rest in the confidence that God will make it clear to you in his time.
Remember this. Whatever your problem, do not be anxious. Take it to God in prayer. Ask him for his guidance in the decision that you need to make. And then rest in the confidence that God will make it clear to you in his time.
God
cares for you. You are not alone. He is with you. Just believe. With
him at your side, you cannot go wrong. Be calm and rest. God said, "Be
still and know that I am God." You need to be still before him.
Stillness means calm and confident restfulness.
God
is amazing. May he keep this work going. A few months ago I thought
that my videos were not being watched, and it looked like I was wasting
my time. But now my thoughts regarding them are very different.
Life
is not fair. But it is not unfair deliberately. Life on earth was
doomed when God pronounced a curse on it very early. When Adam chose to
listen to Satan all forms of wickedness entered this world. Unfairness
is only a symptom, and a mild one.
God
will give you a second chance if you are serious about making changes.
And he will help you make those changes. For this you must go to God and
submit to him completely. Ask him to guide you to the road that you
need to take. Ask him to fill you with love and forgiveness. Wait for
God to answer your prayer. He will in his time. And when you need to act
you will know.
Ask
in Jesus' name, and it will be granted to you. But before you ask
anything that you want ask for God's will to be done in your life.
God will forgive you. Confess your mistake to God. Tell him about it. And ask him to forgive you. Receive forgiveness by faith. And then go on with your life in peace.
God will forgive you. Confess your mistake to God. Tell him about it. And ask him to forgive you. Receive forgiveness by faith. And then go on with your life in peace.
God
loves you friend. You are the apple of his eye. Just remember that. And
feel free with him, knowing that he always cares for you.
I've
asked God for signs too. Sometimes there is a sign. At other times
there are no signs. You must learn to trust God. He wants the best for
you. Just believe that, and entrust your life to him.
God
may give you a sign. Or he may not. You must learn to walk by faith. He
has promised never to leave you or forsake you. He is there by your
side right now.
It is my privilege to serve God and his people. I am happy to be a servant.
The way most human beings talk with God is commonly called prayer. I call it a chat. I chat with God all the time.
How
I became a servant of God can never be satisfactorily described. The
work of the Spirit in Jesus' own words is like the blowing of the wind.
Nothing much can be said other than this. I was godless once. I was even
a God hater. But sometime later I fell in love with God. And the love
goes on.
God showed me how to serve after many years of wandering in the desert. He will show you as well. Just let him be God.
It
is Christ in you who gave you the desire to serve. He who gave you the
desire for service will also show you how to do it. Just wait and let
him guide you.
God
is not unaware of the fear that you feel and is very compassionate
towards you. He will accept your prayers even if you can't say them
well. And he is a gracious God, who has forgiven all your sins. Now go
to him, after accepting his forgiveness. Boldly approach his throne of
grace and take from him what you need. Take it by faith. And believe
that you have it.
We
are all weakened by Satan. But we are also strengthened by God. And
God's strengthening remedies Satan's weakening any time. Just believe in
a God who is greater than his enemy. And he will secure you even you as
you balance yourself on the rocks of life.
Now
just hold on to that faith, but not in your strength. Surrender to God.
Submit your fear to him. Confess your weakness. And ask him to help,
just like the man who said to Jesus once, "Lord, I believe. But help
thou my unbelief."
Be
at peace with who you are. There is no need to feel ashamed. God knows
your struggle. And he accepts you as his own. Receive his love today and
walk into his arms.
If you love God so much, love what he wants for you. And desire it above every other thing.
Don't
insist on going where you want to go. Go where God wants you to go.
Desire what he has planned for you. Pray that his plan will become a
reality in your life.
It
is after you say, "Don't do it", that people are most likely to do it.
This is an age-old truth, which led to the doom of humanity.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
I
have every reason to believe that Jesus is with you and with every one
who calls out to Him for help. Though I have never seen Jesus with my
own eyes I see no reason to disbelieve those who say that they have seen
Jesus.
Friend, I'm happy that you are not alone. You can never be that when you are with Christ.
We are to love everyone, both the fruit-bearing and the fruitless. And it is the fruitless who need our love more.
You
should not try. You should just do what comes naturally. And when
people try you should be sympathetic. We all tried once and still do.
We
love everyone yet we cannot show our love to everyone. So we should
love at least one person at a time. And even that does not come easy.
There is so much suffering in this world. And we all need to pray.
There is no other way except the way of love. This is the truth that Jesus symbolizes.
I am grateful to be able to help anyone God sends to me. God has indeed made me a vessel of his gracious love and light.
Don't be afraid. Just believe. These are the words we must reflect on. Simple and direct our Lord is.
I say to you today, "Let's remember the basics. God is good. And God never fails. He never fails those who trust in him."
But
we are still afraid. I'm still afraid. Remember the disciples on the
boat. They were afraid. Remember them during the crucifixion. They were
afraid. Remember them just after the resurrection. They were afraid.
They stopped being afraid only when the Holy Spirit took over them. Let
the Spirit take over me. Let Him take over you and every one who wants
to step out of fear.
Troubled souls have been put together. This is what God has done. Miles separate us. But a strange love unites us.
Expect something new from God. He is doing something new. Stop dwelling on the past.
Do
not lose heart. Our path to God is not without difficulties. It is
frustrating even here. I wish that God would just step in now and put an
end to all difficulties. I want to smile today. And I will smile though
the desired goal has not been met. I will rejoice and be thankful. This
is the greatest test in faith. DO NOT LET your heart be troubled. Trust
in God. Trust in Christ. He can and will do the impossible if you
believe. That is the only requirement and that is very simple and yet
very hard. We are by nature without trust and patience. May God grant
these to us today.
My
job is to serve Christ by serving people like you. I need not be
thanked for doing my job. I'm so happy that Christ heard my prayer for
you. I think Christ knows how precious you are to Him, and it is His
Spirit, which has been praying for you in me.
Today as I wait for my miracle I know that God has performed many miracles in my life, the chief of which is my life, which he has turned around from unbelief to belief. And He has given me people who love me. And from voicelessness he has made a voice out of me. I have much to thank God for.
Today as I wait for my miracle I know that God has performed many miracles in my life, the chief of which is my life, which he has turned around from unbelief to belief. And He has given me people who love me. And from voicelessness he has made a voice out of me. I have much to thank God for.
Many
are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord will deliver her out
of them all. Do not be afraid, just believe. Just believe that God is
with you and that His health is in you. Say, "The health of Jesus is
flowing through me, through my veins, in my blood, and is removing every
disease from me. Whatever this condition, God is greater than it and
His power will overcome it. It is now overcoming it. It has overcome
it." Say this again and again, and focus on the truths of God and do not
entertain the lies and the fears that the devil brings to you.
I'm
praying for you. May God get you to the right place and to the right
doctor. May He work His miracle today in your life. But you must not
panic. At least do not lose sight of the ultimate truth. God is good. He
will not leave you or forsake you. Say to yourself, "No never alone. No
never alone. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone." I
cover you with the blood of Christ. May you be healed today!
Every
time pain comes near you God comes near you as well. A painful
experience is another opportunity to seek God. Rejoice in your trials.
For your faith is about to be perfected. This is what I have learned so
far. And there is something more. God is good. And He does not want you
to suffer more than you can bear. Affirm these truths again and again.
Remember that it is by His stripes that you are healed. Say this too: "I
cried to God and He heard me and healed me. By His stripes I am
healed." Declare this also, "I will not die but live and declare the
work of God." This last declaration is special to me, for it brought me
out of a terrible darkness in my own life a few years ago, when I
suffered inexplicably.
Keep
fighting. This is a fight that you will win most certainly. God Himself
is fighting for you. Remember, God cannot be defeated. Faith will be
rewarded.
The
storms will blow away soon. But even in the storm there is the calm of
knowing who is in control. Be blessed and more blessed.
He in whom you have put your faith will not disappoint. Say that to yourself, "He will not disappoint me."
Sing
to the Lord. Sing to Him now! Sing even when you do not feel like
singing. Take your mind away from the pain and let it focus on God. Do
this despite the excruciating pain. Say, "Lord I will take this pain for
you. Let me glorify you through enduring this pain. I will accept both
good and bad from you. I believe in you. I trust in you. I know that you
will not give me more pain than I can endure. I know that it is by your
stripes that I am healed. I claim my healing now in the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ. I will just say the word as you say the word and
receive my healing. Amen."
Say
this: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I
will fear no evil. For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me. I will not die, but live and declare the work of the Lord.
Young men may faint and fall, but I who hope in the Lord will renew my
strength. I will run and not be weary. I will walk and not be faint. I
cried out to the Lord my God, and he healed me. Because I love God he
will heal me. He will rescue me and protect me. I will call on him and
he will answer me. He will be with me in my trouble. He will deliver me
and honour me. With LONG LIFE will he satisfy me and show me his
salvation. In Jesus name, I am healed by his stripes! Amen. Amen. Amen!"
Stay with God. You need to. All of us need to.
I believe that the pain can end and will end if you trust in God.
Cling
to those wounds. He is our only hope. He is our peace. Jesus Christ is
our only hope. Believe that. Say that. Without him we can do nothing.
Rest in his shadow today. She who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. She will say of the Lord, "He
is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust." And he will say,
"Because she loves me I will rescue her. I will protect her for she
acknowledges my name. She will call upon me and I will answer her. I
will be with her in trouble. I will deliver her and honour her. With
long life will I satisfy her and show her my salvation."
What
are you afraid of? Are you afraid of dying? Of death? Death has lost
its sting. Don't you know that? Nothing shall separate you from God.
Neither life nor death. Neither angels nor demons. Neither sickness nor
health. You belong with God. You belong to God. Say that. Affirm that.
You belong to God! Nothing shall separate you from God! If God lets you
suffer despite prayers, then He must have a reason for that. Perhaps you
have not yet reached a place of fearless trust. You must reach this
place soon, and you cannot reach it without God. So pray with me now as a
I say, "O Lord, take us to that place of fearless trust. Let us not
pray and then quake in fear. Let us pray and believe confidently that
You will help us overcome our problem. In Jesus name we pray. Amen."
Be calm and trust in God. Leave everything to Him. He never fails, though He does scare us to death many times.
God
is with you and all of us. 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.
God
will not forsake the one who hopes in Him. Be strong and courageous.
Above all be grateful for all God has given you. And He will do the
rest.
Let
us be constant in our gaze towards God. No matter what we have suffered
and will suffer it is in His promise and faithfulness that we will
place our ultimate trust. We trust in God because He will not fail us.
He is not like any human being. He will not lie to us. He is also
perfectly able to fulfil His promise and perform His word.
Sometimes all that we can do is pray. God has a plan that sometimes seems so different from ours.
God is great. May he give you more. Even when you feel no one is noticing, God is noticing. And he'll let you know that he did.
God
is with us always. We may not always be aware of His presence. But His
voice is heard at the right time. Sometimes when I'm about to do or say
something rash, a voice speaks quickly, "Wait, don't do that!" That is
God. At other times the voice is not loud, yet I hear it, even as I do
wrong. At other times God is quiet even when I do something wrong. And
later I hear God but not in condemnation. He speaks compassionately and
helps me amend my wrongs.
We
are strong and rich not because of anything we have achieved or been
born with. We are strong and rich because of what the Lord has done for
us.
May
God be with you and grant you a good night's sleep. May He place His
healing hand on you and remove your distressing symptoms. May He heal
you and restore you. May you continue to be a blessing to others. You
are a mighty witness to Him, by holding on to Him, despite your many
woes.
Be
strong in the Lord. Declare yourself to be strong and free. You are
God's child. And you are blessed. You belong to God alone, and no matter
how you feel, know that God will never let you go. Speak to Him and
seek His wisdom. Listen patiently till you hear His voice within you.
I'm praying for you.
Any
gift from you is sweet and pleasing. Your love is your greatest gift.
So give your greatest to the least of your brothers and sisters and your
Father in heaven will be highly pleased.
God will not leave you or forsake you, whatever be your condition. Just believe that he is out there for you.
I
may be no biological father. But I have a felt a love throb in my heart
in the presence of a young child. I felt a deep sense of anguished joy
at the task of raising a child for God. And that is the task of a
father, plain and simple. A father needs to raise a child for God. He
has to approach this task with the help of God, who will direct his
every step and correct his every mistake. For the raising of a child is
no task for a godless man.
When
you give you will certainly receive. Still you should not give to
receive. But you should give because you have received. Remember what
Jesus Christ said, "Freely you have received. Freely give." Giving
should follow receiving.
When
you have a lot it is not easy to appreciate all that you have. But when
you have less you will be grateful for everything that you have.
Be
happy to be where God wants you to be, even if it is a place you want
to run away from. There are times when you want to forge ahead, but if
God wants you to wait and remain where you are, then surrender to his
will with all the cheer that you can muster.
Go, celebrate your life. You, my child, are blessed.
Learn
to give. If you have a lot, give some of it to another person who does
not have much. Let your giving be motivated purely by love and by
nothing else. Your deprived brothers and sisters deserve nothing less
than that. And when you give something away, you will discover that the
One who lives within you will give you even more.
The Lord has His secrets, and it is not good
for Man to pry into them. Also I am informed that the foolishness of God
is wiser than Man’s wisdom. Yet one thing is certain. The Lord is at
war with the devil. Both are fighting for the soul of Man. And the soul
of Man is in conflict. Often his heart is with the devil. But his mind
desires the goodness of the Lord. The battle seems endless. But true
faith perseveres, and this is faith: “the one who desires the Lord above
everything else will find Him someday. And the beauty of the Lord will
gradually overcome the ugliness of the devil. The purpose of the Lord
will dispel the meaninglessness of life. The love and the peace of the
Lord will subdue the hatred and the violence in Man’s heart.”
Blessed
is he who gives without the intent to receive, for this is the highest
form of giving. Blessed is the very act of giving, and blessed is he who
has been appointed to give.
The
desire to live forever can find fulfilment in the Christian faith. Yet
how does one desire to live this everlasting life? Does one desire to
live with the Lord or live apart from Him? An eternal separation from
God is not life at all. It is eternal death consciously and hellishly
lived. Does one desire to live with the Lord? The eternal communion with
God is promised to those who seek Him wholeheartedly. To seek God is to
love Him. And those who love Him will not taste death.
What God created He could destroy. God created Man. Man disappointed God. God could have destroyed Man. Yet God did not destroy Man. He allowed him to live. Man lived, yet was separated from God because of his sins. Man was destined to go to hell. But God did not want Man to go to hell. Therefore God decided to change the fate of Man. And Man’s fate could change only when he atoned for his sins. The only atonement that could meet God’s requirement was the death of a righteous man. But a righteous man could not be found on earth. So God had to send that righteous man from heaven. His name was Jesus. He was the Son of God and He became human in order to be the atonement for the sins of Man. The Son of God is as much God as are the Father and the Holy Spirit, the other members of the Trinity. Thus God came down to earth to be born as the sinless man who would atone for Man’s sins. He did this because He loved Man and did not want to see him destroyed. Thus Jesus Christ is the expression of God’s love.
What God created He could destroy. God created Man. Man disappointed God. God could have destroyed Man. Yet God did not destroy Man. He allowed him to live. Man lived, yet was separated from God because of his sins. Man was destined to go to hell. But God did not want Man to go to hell. Therefore God decided to change the fate of Man. And Man’s fate could change only when he atoned for his sins. The only atonement that could meet God’s requirement was the death of a righteous man. But a righteous man could not be found on earth. So God had to send that righteous man from heaven. His name was Jesus. He was the Son of God and He became human in order to be the atonement for the sins of Man. The Son of God is as much God as are the Father and the Holy Spirit, the other members of the Trinity. Thus God came down to earth to be born as the sinless man who would atone for Man’s sins. He did this because He loved Man and did not want to see him destroyed. Thus Jesus Christ is the expression of God’s love.
Realise
this. Pain is the road to joy. The love that endures is willing to
accept rejection. Giving is most blessed when it is unacknowledged. To
have faith is to hope when it is hopeless, and to believe when there is
no reason to believe.
It
is good to remember this: what seems hopeless may still yield hope,
what seems meaningless may still offer meaning and what seems inevitable
may still be prevented. A man may know much and yet understand little. A
man may have experience but not the knowledge.
God
is love. God is life. A man who rejects God rejects love and life.
God’s love is not Man’s love, and God’s life is not Man’s life. God
loves even those who do not love Him, and God’s life cannot taste death.
A man who rejects God may live and love, but he will inherit neither
the life nor the love of God.
The
wisdom of God is for the benefit of those who have been predestined to
belong to God. Even those who have been predestined to belong to God can
resist God. Resistance to God is in the very nature of Man. Those who
resist God resist life. Let not people of God continue in their error.
Though they walk in the path of eternal death, they will not die, for
God will not be prevented from having those who belong to Him. The
people of God will come to their senses, and turn away from the clutches
of death. They will return to their God.
We
cannot be human without making mistakes. Mistakes are not all bad. For
they have to power to help us learn about ourselves. And when God shines
his light on us, we can use this learning to move on to a higher place
where the Spirit will lead us.
I
saw Him as a blazing train of fire in a childhood dream, and I pledged
my servitude to Him in a language that I did not know then, but learned
to speak later. I did not even know who He was. Yet I must have known
deep within that He is the Lord.
Trusting in God is the only way out of the hell we create in our own lives. When a man is in trouble let him pray.
No,
I have never given up, and will never give up on God. Life is difficult
but not impossible. Faith in God is not for quitters. I've had my share
of desperate moments. But the Lord would not let me go. And as I grow
in understanding, the chances of my slipping away seem more unlikely
than ever. Yet I remain cautious in prayer.
A
son of a Hindu, a former atheist and a God-hater, I am now a priest of
Jesus Christ singing His praises and telling others about His wonderful
love. Can there be a better proof for the power of God than what He has
done in me?
You love God by loving those He created. And you cannot love anyone without giving away something of value.
Enjoy life with God. That's the best way to enjoy it.
Every
trickle of blessing that comes your way, stop and give thanks. Cease
your relentless search for joy, pause and take note of God's act of
kindness, though it may be little. Thank God with all your heart.
Celebrate the little things, the little strokes of love from God's
fingers.
Does
the sore still itch? Does the wound still produce a tingle of pain? Is
your sleep still disturbed? Are you dreams still unpleasant? Don't
worry. Don't give it undue thought. Know this, Jesus is at work within
you. He has saved you from your sin, even if you don't feel saved. If
the Son has saved you, you are saved indeed. Believe in this and walk by
faith.
Don't
submit to the weak desires. Submit only to the strong desires, those
that strengthen you and make you the person that you want to be.
It
is good to be friendly to others. Still examine your heart as to why
you are friendly. Are you showing affection without any desire for a
return gesture, or are you seeking something from the person to whom you
are being friendly? Are you willing to face rejection and still
continue to show affection, or will you cease to be friendly when you
realize that your attentions are spurned? The only kind of friendliness
that passes the test is the one that is given without any expectation
and is willing to suffer rejection.
Learning to be silent is more important than learning to speak.
The fools look outward. The wise look inward.
There is sanity after madness, hope after despair and life after death.
Every
time when I am in trouble I start talking to God. When I wrestle with
evil thoughts I start speaking to God. And I continue to speak to God
and ask him for strength. Only his strength provided by his grace can
turn my mind away from its dark path. Whenever darkness descends on me I
run to the light of God. And I speak to Him till he fills me with his
light.
Are
you feeling lonely today? Are you afraid of something today? Are you
worried? Do you need someone to be with you today? I know someone. He
stays with me, and goes with me wherever I go. He is always with me,
waiting to rush to my aid, at a time when I need it most. And this
person is ready to help you as well. I call him Lord. I call him God. I
call him Jesus. He has promised never to leave his people alone. He has
promised never to leave me alone. He has promised never to leave you
alone. Believe in him today. Ask him to come. Ask him to help you. He
will not disappoint you.
If
you try long enough, if you persist long enough, you will succeed. You
will do what you want to do. This is what I have discovered. I will not
give up even if I fail a few times. I will not give up even if I fail
many times. I will not give up. I will not give up. And I don't want you
to give up today - whatever you are trying to do. If you are trying to
do a worthy thing according to the will of God, keep trying even if you
do not succeed. If you keep at it long enough you will succeed. Believe
that the One who has called you to do this has given you the strength to
do it. And you will find that strength, maybe not immediately, but
eventually you will. Do not give up today.
As followers of Jesus Christ we do not compete with each other. We contribute to each other.
It
may not be possible to do great things. But there are small acts of
love waiting to be done. We can offer a smile to someone who is lonely.
We can offer the love of God to someone who is emotionally damaged. We
can take care of an injured animal. We can water a plant. Let us not be
so intent on doing something great that we miss out on what is simple
and maybe more urgent.
Show love especially to those who do not know love.
Walls and doors do not protect me. God protects me.
Who
can guide us home except the one who calls us home? In our search for
Him, in our attempt to go home, we get lost and distracted and confused.
It is at that time we need to believe in Him. We need to pray that He
would guide us home.
It is the privilege of all Christians to love those who hate them. Christians, don't fail to exercise this privilege today.
Whatever God has asked you to do, do not do it in a hurry. Relish what you do. Consider what you are doing and be grateful to God that you can do it.
It
feels good to be approved and loved by people. But when such approval
and love do not come hearts can be broken and aims can appear defeated.
It is especially then that we should consider this fact: we are here
because God loves us and approves of us. God's love and approval should
outrank every other thing. And when we have this love and approval, we
don't need anything else. It is best to be aware of this fact always.
Many
of us fail to tell others about Jesus Christ. And someday it is too
late for some of them. It is too late for us to tell some people about
Christ because they pass away without hearing about Him. But we must
endeavour to tell people as tactfully as possible about the Lord Jesus
Christ and the importance of committing to Him entirely and believing in
Him entirely. We are saved. And that's not enough. We must think about
other people's salvation as well. There are others out there who need to
hear about Christ.
I
will not discount the possibility of an amazing miracle today and every
day for God is always with me doing what is best for me.
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.
Enjoy the light. Believe in the light. God is light. And His light is good and brings health. You will be well no matter what.
God
will not answer my prayer because of my good behaviour. But He will
answer my prayer because I believe in His goodness while knowing well my
own wretchedness.
Tough
roads are good. And this is not so just to console those who travel
tough roads. It is very true that tough roads lead to the true good.
I
have many mountains to climb. Yesterday I felt desperate. But today I
am happy and at peace, though nothing has changed. For I know that
Christ is with me in this terrible place. And even the valley of the
shadow of death is a beautiful place when He accompanies me.
Whatever
the problem in your life, don't let it keep you from admiring God's
flowers. Flowers remind us of God's love. And we need to be reminded of
that love.
We
must conquer our nature. But we cannot conquer this on our own. We need
someone else who has conquered it for us. We need to stand in his
shadow. He must be in us so that we may be in him.
O
God respond to prayer. Respond to your people who cry out in distress.
Was it not said that nothing shall separate us from the love of God?
Nothing means nothing. So why do you still delay the response? O Lord
listen. O Lord forgive. O Lord hear and act.
No
one cares for me more than God does. No one, not even my parent, not
even my friend cares for me more than God does. I may not be able to see
him or hear him, but he cares for me more than any human being cares
for me.
For
all those who are trusting in God today to provide their needs, let me
pray this: "May God answer the prayers of His people and grant their
needs immediately without any delay. May the faith of God's people be
rewarded. May God do to them according to their faith. In Jesus' name.
Amen."
I've
reached that point in my life where I have no confidence in my own
ability but I have total confidence in the ability of Jesus Christ whom I
will allow to live in me and through me. Now I live the truth that
without Him I can do nothing.
Grace is where I am.
What
determines a child of God is not what church he attends, or what
denomination he belongs to or what doctrine he holds fast to. What
actually determines a child of God is what love he has for an utterly
unlovable neighbour.
Say this today. "It may not look like God is going to bless me. But I believe that God is going to bless me."
Praying
to God and receiving answers from him do not always happen according to
our expectations. Sometimes God delays his answers and at other times
God does something else. But we must trust in God and his good
intentions toward us. We must believe that he wants the best for us and
will do only what is good for us.
Don't
be afraid when you face troubles. You have a God who cares about you.
He cared enough for you to send you his son Jesus, so that the Son may
reveal how much the Father cares.
God clothed us because we cannot deal with nakedness properly.
We
are now sinless. God regards us as sinless because He who was not sin
became sin for our sakes, and since He became our sin we became His
righteousness. Jesus is righteous. He is the Son of God. When He came
down to earth He was most certainly the only righteous man who ever
lived. And when He died for us as a righteous man He was the perfect
sacrifice for our sins. And thus our sins have been wiped away. And
because they have been wiped away we are seen as sinless by God, even
though we may still sin for we are still in the flesh, and as long as we
remain in the flesh, we will sin.
Friend,
I pray that God be with you and comfort you in this time of trouble.
May He give you the strength to surmount whatever difficulty has come
your way. Do not be dismayed, for your God is no deserter. He always
walks with you and comforts you with His presence. Take strength in
knowing that. And be well.
You can read the entire Bible and still not know God.
God
bless all the old people in the world today. Let us treat them with
love and respect. For they are treasures given to us by God.
The
God of the Bible is a miracle worker. He saves His people miraculously.
Today as I pray that He meets the needs of all His people, who are
waiting for His miraculous intervention in their lives. May God supply
the needs of His people today.
Thank God that there is a God. There is a God out there who cares and who loves. Let me go to Him today and receive His love.
Let
us make a list of every good thing that God has done for us. This will
help us thank Him better. For the sole purpose of our lives is to thank
God for all His goodness.
"My God will not fail me today. My God will never fail me." Just say it.
May God reverse the tough situation in which we find ourselves today. May God bring us relief in this difficult time.
God WILL supply our needs today. Let us rest in this promise.
God bless all His people today. May He listen to their prayers and attend to their needs.
God bless you and strengthen you today to face the challenges of life.
When I sin I know myself. When I fear I know myself. But when I see God I see what I can be in Him.
"Father,
forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing" is the ultimate
statement of divine mercy that I aspire to realize in my life today.
God will make a way for you. So don't lose hope. He will do something new today.
God,
I have walked by your side for many years now. Right now I have had to
stop and pause for a while. I did look here and there for you. But I
couldn't find you. Though fears rise in my heart I remind myself of your
promise, "He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete
it." And then I hear the chorus in my heart, "No never alone. No never
alone. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone." Thus I
strengthen myself and wait for you. Please come back to save me.
Loving all that God created is the greatest act of worship.
Even
though he seems to be killing you and even though he seems oblivious to
your screams as you are drowning in a sea of suffering, hope in God,
for when you have him there is always a reason for hope.
I
recommend the simple prescription in Psalm 42. When you are depressed
hope in God despite how it looks. And praise him for who he is despite
what he has not yet done for you in your life. The eternal facts about
God do not change even if the ground beneath you shakes and mountains
crumble into the sea. God will be god.
Are
we saved by grace alone? Are our works not crucial to our salvation?
Yet we are told to deny ourselves, and carry our cross and follow Jesus.
And that appears to be work. But can we achieve any spiritual task
without the grace of God? How do we do our works for God, if not by the
grace of God?
Let us seek God, not His blessings.
When
you are in trouble help someone else. When you are in need of
inspiration, inspire another person. When you need urgently to pray for
yourself, urgently pray for someone else. Think about someone else
today. This is what I say to myself.
I am privileged to be in a place where I am driven to say to God, "Please have mercy on me."
There
are many things that I am confident about in my life. Yet there is one
thing that I seriously doubt. That's the place where God must be. Yet
why do I doubt the role of God and why do I think so little of his
power? If I am here, if I can think, if I can deduce this truth, it
cannot be without God. My awareness of me itself is the most godly thing
in my life. And this alone should assure me of the truth that the one
who makes a human aware of himself will also help a man to overcome his
own nature.
Don't think about what you can get from people. Think about what you can give to them.
Throw out that ego and you'll feel a lot lighter.
Am
I anointed to work for God? For seven years I slaved for God,
abandoning almost everything else. I kicked away my career and spurned
financial gains. I entertained only one goal: to know God and to convey
what I know about God. What unworldly madness I surrendered to for so
long! I certainly opine that I am not natively capable of such insanity.
So I certainly believe that I am anointed by God to do his work.
If I had depended on human encouragement, my train would have derailed a long time ago.
If
I give thanks to God, let it not be for getting more from him. I want
more from God, but let not my thanksgiving have an ulterior motive.
There is much to give God thanks for and there is nothing better for a
human to do than to express thanks for what he has received from God.
If
Jehovah Jireh will not provide, who will provide? If God will not be
god, then who will be? No, my trust is in God. He will provide, no
matter how long it takes and how improbable it looks.
A
beautiful child smiled at me today. He smiled when it mattered most.
His smile was like the smile of God. And when I realized that, I was
reduced to tears. I needed that smile so much today. Thank you God.
Continue to smile at me and at all your people. We need to see your
smile.
Dance only to your tune with or without applause.
A certain kind of success follows a certain number of failures.
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