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And how do we get the strength to overcome the things we thought we couldn’t do? We pray!
When we ask God to help us to overcome a difficult situation we can be assured that He will help us. It may be that how we get through the situation isn’t the way we expected, or even wanted, but it will be the way God knows is best for us.
God will give us the strength we need in every situation we find ourselves, so trust Him to give you the strength you need to overcome every situation.
We live in a world where crime, intolerance and hatred seem to be all we hear about on the news. So we need some good news. The good news is that if we can tell the world about Jesus, we can once again live in a world where man loves his fellow-man.
Now, this is the goal: to live in harmony with one another and demonstrate affectionate love, sympathy, and kindness toward other believers. Let humility describe who you are as you dearly love one another. ~ 1 Peter 3:8 (The Passion Translation)
So let this be our goal, to share love, sympathy, and kindness, not just to other believers, but also to non-believers.
When you’re at your lowest, what raises your spirits and helps you see a future you want to be part of?
For me, when I’ve been at my lowest I had someone who gave me the strength and reassurance to get me through.
Do you celebrate your relationships?
Do you celebrate your relationships with God?
So if God really is your all, remember to celebrate God’s love, and thank God for loving you unconditionally.
Psalm 138:3 (Living bible) ~ When I pray, you answer me and encourage me by giving me the strength I need.
God’s strength is perfect. He gives us encouragement when we can see only darkness. He gives us strength when we are weak. He gives us everything we need, even during our darkest of days.
I will be here when you feel like being quiet
When you need to speak your mind,
I will listen and
I will be here when the laughter turns to cryin’
Through the winning, losing and tryin’
We’ll be together ’cause I will be here
When you need help with a burst pipe in your house, you can a plumber.
When you feel ill and need medical help, you go to a doctor or a hospital.
When you’re car breaks down and you need help fixing it, you take your car to a garage.
How about when you’re going through some difficult times in your life, who do you call?
God alone can give us the strength we need to face each day, and face each trouble head on.
Journeys aren’t always about where you’re going, but who you are going on that journey with.
If you’re on a journey with God, you get the added benefit of knowing that by the end of the journey you will be a different person. That’s because if you keep God by your side throughout that journey, He will change you, and make you into a better person.
Walking by faith means you have the courage to stand up for everyone – the hurting, the broken, and the down-trodden – to face death yourself for the good of others.
If you agree to do this you’ll need to be willing to get out of your comfort zone. You must be willing to let God take your world and turn it upside down, and start all over again. You must be willing to let God change how you see Him, and change how you life by letting Him use you the way that He sees fit.
Maybe God will ask you to do something you never dreamed you would ever do like foster or adopt children, leave your job and become a church minister, trade in all your worldly goods for God’s service…
Maybe God will challenge you. For example, how would you respond when life throws some devastating events at you – divorce, addiction, death of a child or sibling – all events that hurt like nothing else.
I don’t know how God may want to use you, but I do know that if you give your all to God, and allow Him to change your life, He will honour your request. He will take you on a journey, your journey by teaching you to walk by faith, and trust you with some of life’s most treasured moments with Him by your side.
Are you a strong person?
I’ve found that it’s usually those who don’t think they are strong that are usually the strongest people. I know I never consider myself to be a strong person, particularly these days, but maybe I’m simply just confirming my own statement that those who are strongest don’t think they are strong!
There’s nothing wrong with loving others, in fact that’s exactly what we should do. But there is something wrong with crying behind closed doors, because we all need love and support. So just as I said yesterday, maybe we all need to show our vulnerabilities so others can see we need their love and support.
Single words have meaning, but don’t necessarily give context or clarity. However when we put words together and utter a prayer to God, that’s when words become more than words because of the power they then have.
When we pray, God hears more than we say, answers more than we ask, gives more than we imagine – in His own time and in His own way. ~ Nicky Gumbel
I don’t know about you, but I often find it difficult to put into words what I want to say, particularly when it comes to prayer. So isn’t it great that even when we can’t vocalise our prayers, God knows and understands what we are wanting to say.
