Thought

You know, there are times it would be real easy to give up. You know? We go through so much that sometimes we all feel like throwing our hands up and saying, "Ok, devil, you win. There is no reason for me to keep serving God." But, you know what? There is. There is a reason to keep going. If for nothing or no one else, than for God Himself. Who created you? Who loved you? Whose Son died to save you? Don't you think He has done enough for us that we should keep going no matter how hard life gets? Stop counting your problems and start counting your blessings! "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man" (Ecclesiastes 12:13).

Thought

When was the last time you waited for the Lord to guide you about making a decision? Or, when was the last time you trusted Him even when you didn’t understand why He had allowed certain things to happen to you? See… When we get into a tight spot, or we have a burden, we seem to forget about all the Lord has done for us in the past and how He has always been there. We forget the many times He has pulled us out of the mess we were in. We forget the many blessings He has bestowed on us and just focus on our wrong idea that He has forgotten us. He hasn’t. He knows what each of His children are going through and He cares. “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps” (Psalm 40:1-2).

Thought

You know, God doesn’t stop being God just because things happen to us. We may not see it when we are in the midst of troubles, but God is still there where He always has been, and that is all around us. I don’t think He is just beside us or in front of us or anything like that. God is all around us and ready to take us in His arms and carry us through all the difficult times. What we have to make sure of is that we don’t lose sight of the fact that He IS still our God and He IS more powerful than anything we face. He always has a plan and there are no coincidences. Everything happens according to His plan. He never stops loving us even if we don’t feel like He is, and even when we don’t feel like loving Him back. Remember, He sent Jesus to die for us when we were SINNERS, not believers. “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10).