Overcoming Difficulty:
“To bail out or not to bail out – that is the question”
There is so much uncertainty – war and rumors of wars – and now our worlds economy seems to be in doubt-.
All this leads us to fear.
What about our job, house, rising cost of living?
Yet there is one who we can trust -one who Loves Us – Our Lord Jesus Christ.
He was willing to die for you and I; He wants what is the very best for your life.
He will only allow the trials in our lives that can lead us closer to Him and help us become more mature Disciple of His.
Read -Mediate- and Claim His Word–His Promises for YOU-
and let His peace fill you heart as you Trust Him for your life.
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39
“It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.”
Psalm 118:8
“But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3-5
“But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith! And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.”
Luke 12:28-31
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.”
Philippians 4:6-8
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.”
John 14:27
“Harmony”–a life with balance
“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases; who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with loving kindness and compassion; who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.”
Psalm 103:1-5
A native value is a life with harmony! But how can we have such a life today?? In a world of economic insecurity, social unrest, and hatred between peoples –how can we live a life in harmony? The first step towards real harmony is to establish a relationship with a loving, Father Creator through His Son, Jesus.
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
When we accept Jesus Christ into our lives, He gives us Peace; an inner peace that cannot be found in the world without Him.
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.”
John 14:27
The second step is to live a life in balance, a life empowered through His Spirit; a life worshiping our Creator, depending on His Word, and of service to our fellow man.
Today start your life of Harmony in Him by–Trusting Him–
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”
Proverbs 3:5
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, ‘My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!'”
Psalm 91:1-2
Depending on Him–
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus…”
Philippians 4:6-7
“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19
“We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28
Living a life for Him–
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
Matthew 5:6
“Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:13-14
Living a life Serving Him —
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
1 Corinthians 15:58
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