Faith

He is Faithful Without Fail

I can do all this through Him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13

God gives victory to the faithful, perhaps not in the way we want, but in the ways that are best for us. When we let anyone but God rule our lives we encounter doubt and fear. What about all those people who seem to have no faith but fly through life in a golden airliner? Our relationship with our Father has nothing to do with anyone else. It is personal. When we begin to compare ourselves with others we miss out on what is in store for us. We become entangled with the towering power of self-doubt and the quest for glory and worldly gain. God has more for us than can be measured by the human eye; what He has for us is measured in the heart and demonstrated by our actions. Fear and doubt are nothing in the face of God’s promise to be with us always.

________________________

Please share this post with others by clicking on the buttons below. Thank you for reading and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.

 

The Promise

Open Doors

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46: 1-3

The faithful of God

are not promised forever happiness,

that isn’t the way life works.

Life happens, devastating in its brutal reality.

God did not promise

a trouble-free existence.

We endure loses we do not think we can bear,

but we do.

God does promise to be present with us.

God gives us backbone,

Christ gives us comfort,

The Holy Spirit gives us understanding. 

 _____________________________

Please share this post with others by clicking on the buttons below. Thank you for reading and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.

Blessings

Count your blessings, name them one by one

Shout with joy to the Lord, O earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy. Psalm 100:1-2 (NLT)

Life is a day to day opportunity to rise and shine. My husband likes to quote my sister-in-law, who in her last days asked him as he was leaving after a visit if he was going to go out and look at that "...great big beautiful world." In her limited perspective, so close to the end of her life, she saw each new day as a gift. She saw the future in seconds not hours or days. She was happy for the smiles of her family and probably brokenhearted at the tears they tried not to shed. 

Get up and get moving. It isn't a negative thought, but our days are numbered. How we count them–in joy or sorrow, working or complaining, sharing our gifts or keeping them hidden–is up to us.

Get out there, look at that great big beautiful world and engage in life.

______________________

Please share this post with others by clicking on the buttons below. Thank you for reading and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.

Trust: Our Unchangeable God

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

When everything is falling apart

there is One and only One you can trust.

The world may tell you to trust in your job,

or your friends, or your own devices,

but no one but God can get you through a crisis,

or through joy. And yes, He does get you through joy

otherwise in the ecstasy of accomplishment

you may believe you did it on your own.

We are nothing and have nothing

that does not come from our heavenly Father.

Our faith is not based on empty promises

or worldly establishments built on human desire,

Our faith is in the unchangeable God

who loves us all the time, in joy and in sorrow.

today, yesterday and tomorrow.

 _______________________________

Please share this post with others by clicking on the buttons below. Thank you for reading and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.

With God There Are No Losing Battles

Lord, I trust you. I have said, "You are my God." My life is in your hands. Psalm 31:14-15

The most effective way to lose the battles we face in life is to fall prey to the negative voice that keeps reminding us of our failures. So you messed up. So what? Now is the time to remember who has your back. The Holy Spirit is your guide, not the whispering voices of doom and discontent. Christ is your constant companion who can only be displaced by doubt. God knows you clear to the core and can take you forward. Dissatisfaction and doubt takes you backward. You have the three-in-one, the Holy Trinity all around you to pick you up, dust you off and walk beside you. Giving into temptation once doesn’t doom you forever, unless you allow it to. No matter what you are doing, you have an all-powerful team on your side. Instead of looking down in despair, look up into the light of heaven.

Day Light

Shout with joy to the Lord, O earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy. Psalm 100:1-2

Red rays weave in and out

Through threads of mauve clouds

Touched with pearl grey

Highlighted with ocher and red

Crimson and gold.

It is day light touched gently

With mist rising out of the

The dark horizon of night.

Rising, rising changing the sky

Brightening, shining, warming

Pulling the day into being.

_________________________

Please share this post with others by clicking on the buttons below. Thank you for reading and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.

What does it mean to be God aware?

Shout with joy to the Lord, O earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy. Psalm 100:1-2

 Be spiritually awake and God aware. What does that mean? Life in the modern age seems to be focused on self-improvement and self-awareness. Neither reflects a desire for heaven's joy. Being God aware begins with being worshipful and open to God at work in your life. 

• Reach out to those who are lonely and lost, and in whatever ways you can, relieve their pain.
• Build other people up. Help them identify and believe in their God-given gifts.
• Wear a smile and pass it on.
• Surround yourself with nurturing people and experiences so when the time comes you may nurture others who are in need of care.
• Pray. It isn't a formula; it's a faith practice. Pray from your heart.

 God is listening. God is at work. We are his hands.

_______________________________

I welcome your comments about what you think it means to be God aware. Please post your comments in the comments section. I will appreciate you sharing this post with others by clicking on one of the share buttons.