Happy Lent and Ash Wednesday All!
Stay Strong!!!
DO NOT BE TERRIFIED OR DISCOURAGED, for I am with you wherever you go.
It's easy for My followers to feel frightened and pessimistic when the mainstream voices in this world speak so heavily against them.
Looking at this life through godless, biased lenses will indeed pull you down.
Christian courage is the antidote to this poisonous input, and it is nourished by the knowledge that I am ALWAYS with you.
It is crucial to remember that what you can see of reality is only a very small piece of the whole.
When Elijah was deeply discouraged, he said he was the only one who had remained faithful.
Yet there were thousands in Israel who had not bowed down to Baal.
Elijah was blinded by his isolation and his discouragement.
Similarly, Elisha's servant was terrified because he couldn't see what Elisha saw: horses and chariots of fire all around to protect them from enemy forces.
Beloved, not only am I with you, but I have unlimited resources to help you.
So look beyond the way things appear, and take courage!
From "Jesus Always " by Sarah Young
Stay Strong!
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
—JOSHUA 1:9
"[Elijah] replied, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."
—1 KINGS 19:14
"And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha."
—2 KINGS 6:17
"But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."
—MATTHEW 14:27
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