Thursday, February 21, 2019

Stop Worrying!!!!!

"Consider for a moment who is instructing you not to worry.
 
Jesus Christ, the Son of God!!

And it is impossible for Him to lie!!

His reputation is at stake.

But Jesus is not just telling everyone in the crowd not to worry.

He is also speaking to everyone else in the world who would be reading His words in generations to come.

Jesus KNEW that His words would be recorded in the Scriptures for all to read, including you and me!!!

BUT!!!!

But there is just one condition.

To keep from worrying about provision, you must do something.

Jesus told the crowd:

"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."

He promised that if you will seek the Lord as your highest priority, you will never have to worry about having your needs met!!!! 

When you choose to submit yourself to the Lord, He promises to provide for you, just like He guides the birds to their food.

Placing your complete trust in God will force your worry to leave!!!!

He again reminds us about what God knows:

"For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things."

Who is "you in the above Scripture??

You!

The Lord knows where you are right now, what your situation is and what is best for you!

Not only does God know what you need, but "your Father knows what you need before you ask Him"
(Matthew 6:8).

TRUST AND BELIEVE AND PUT GOD FIRST - HE WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE REST!!

STAY STRONG!!!

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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"We usually transition to another place in a couple of ways. 

We can willingly move to a new place by our own choosing, or we can be forced out against our will by the decisions of others. 

The first way is usually pleasant.

The second way is painful.

The sting of rejection hurts. It makes you feel unwanted, unloved and unappreciated. Often the snubbing is unfair and uncalled for.

But you need to add one more "un" to the equation.

You must understand that rejection is one of God's tools to maneuver people to a new place.

It is hard to comprehend how a good God can use evil people.

And it is even more difficult to see God's purpose when you are writhing in agony.

The sting of rejection is devastating and hurts deeply.

But God allows you to experience the pain so you will have no doubt that it is time to move on and not look back with regrets!! 

Rejection can actually be God's protection when He stops a relationship to protect you from being hurt worse in the future.

Perhaps someone you deeply love turns their back and leaves you. Your fiancΓ© broke off your engagement and the rejection is killing you.

Your whole world has come crashing down and you think you cannot go on.

But it may be that God has allowed your crisis because He has someone better reserved for you.

Whenever people are devastated from a broken engagement, I tell them, "Although you can't see it right now, this is a huge blessing in disguise. God has just spared you from a lifetime of grief through a short time of pain. He has something better planned for you although you cannot see it right now."

One of my friends told me that when his fiancΓ©e broke off their engagement, it was the most painful thing he had ever experienced.

He plunged into deep depression and thought he would never pull out of it.

But then something happened.

He said, "About three months later I saw the most beautiful woman I had ever laid my eyes on. When I saw her, I completely forgot about that other girl. I knew she was the one for me. We've now been happily married over thirty years. God knew that I had to completely let go of the wrong person so I could find the right one. Every time I think about it, I thank God that I didn't marry the other gal!"

Trust...God's...Plan!!!!

Stay strong!!!

Doug