When You Are Hurt
Let's face it: sometimes people can be very cruel. And when people are unkind to you or to your friends, you may be tempted to strike back in anger. Don't do it! Instead, remember that God corrects others people's behaviors in His own way, and He doesn't need your help. Remember God has commanded you to forgive others, just as you, too, must sometimes seek forgiveness from them.
So, when other people are cruel, as they most certainly will be from time to time, what should you do?
1.) Polietly speak up for yourself (and for people who can't speak up for themselves)
2.) Forgive everybody as quickly as you can
3.) Leave the rest up to God
4.) Get on with your life.
Reflect On This: Some folks cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go.
-Barbara Johnson
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Faith Bigger Than Fear
American clergyman Edward Everett Hale observed, "Some people bear three kinds of trouble- the ones they've had, the ones they have, and the ones they expect to have." How true, But a better strategy for you is this: accept the past, live in the present, and place the future in God's capable hands.
As you face challenges of everyday life, you may be comforted by this fact: Trouble, of every kind, is temporary. Yet God's grace is eternal. And worries, of every kind, are temporary. But God's love is everlasting. The troubles that concern you will pass. God remains. And with these thoughts in mind, it's now time for you to place today's troubles in their proper perspective.
Reflect on This:
Worry and anxiety are sand in the machinery of life; faith is the oil. -E. Stanley Jones
A Power Beyond Understanding
Ours is a God of infinite possibilities. But sometimes, because of limited faith and limited understanding, we wrongly assume that God cannot or will not intervene in the affairs of mankind. Such assumptions are simply wrong.
Are you afraid to ask God to do big things in your life? Is your faith worn? If so, it's time to abandon your doubts and reclaim your faith in God's promises.
God's Holy Word makes it clear: absolutely nothing is impossible for the Lord. And since the Bible means what it says, you can be comforted in the knowledge that the Creator of the universe can do miraculous things in your own life and in the lives of your loved ones. Your challenges, as a believer, is to take God at His Word, and to expect the miraculous.
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Our Hope in God
Have you ever felt hope for the future slipping away! If so, you have temporarily lost sight of the hope that we, as believers must place in the promises of our Heavenly Father. If you are feeling discouraged, worried or worse, remember that words of psalm 31:24 "Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord" (NKJV)
We will face disappointments and failures, but these are only temporary defeats. Of course, this world can be a place of trials and tribulations, but we are secure. God has promised us peace, joy, and eternal life. And God keeps His promises today, tomorrow, and forever.
Reflect On This:
It is more serious to lose help than to sin. - John of Carpathos
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Homesick!
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:Ten
I now understand why Jesus said "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!" Jesus was trying to get the people of His day and now to understand that the kingdom of heaven is closer to us than we think. We are all guilty of saying "I can't wait to get to heaven" While missing the point that while time we are worshiping a heaven in the sky, God is trying to give us heaven on earth. Our connection with God is His way of transferring of all that He wants to do on earth for us and through us. We have become so busy with worshiping our trip back to heaven that we are missing the goal of God trying to make a heaven here on earth. We have become homesick seeking a home that God intended on us have here.
One of my favorite quotes is "We are spiritual beings have a human experience." When God created us He created us in His likeness and image. He also give us unlimited power and access to His kingdom. His goal was for us to have a interdependent relationship with Him were we work together to accomplish His divine goal. But when sin entered into the divine, ties were cut, relationships were broken which lead us on a quest of seeking home ever since. Ultimately leaving us with homesickness as we continue to use our flesh to get back to what we lost. God saw how we were having a hard time trying to get back to Him. We broken His heart with our flesh and we continue to use our flesh (our works) to win His love back to us. Thank God that He seen that our flawed attempts so He sent His son to teach us how to renew our hearts by saying "Repent (seek forgiveness) for the Kingdom of God is near. When we listen and do as Jesus says we will find ourselves on our way back to our divine alignment and assignment in God. With this message, Jesus continues to remind us that home is not as far as we think.
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