Life
is hard & unfair, loved ones will hurt you, bad things happen to
good people & there will be things you won't know until you get to
heaven! No one is exempt, but what a relief to know that God's love is
bigger than anything this world can do to us & that Jesus lives in
us. Only with His love can we move through the inevitable pain this life
brings. His love gives us His perfect peace, but we must
be purposed in receiving it. Being purposed is spending time with
Jesus, being in the Word & renewing our mind with His truth. Jesus
said we'd experience tribulations, trials, distress & frustrations
but for us to have courage, be confident, certain & undaunted
because He's overcome the world. This promise is ours, but we have to be
purposed in taking it every hour of the day-choosing to believe when we
see no indication in the natural. Saying scripture out loud will
strengthen you & give you stamina despite the negative you're
witnessing in the natural. You're standing on what God will
deliver...not what you see. Then you continue to say it over & over,
believing God, not figuring out how God will deliver His promise...just
believing He will. Stand on your promises daily-exercise your
privileges. I speak scripture out loud throughout the day-I have to or I
would be discouraged very quickly. Jesus tells us He's deprived this
world from harming us & that He's conquered it for us. I choose to
believe this promise because Jesus said so. Then I ask Him to help me if
I have unbelief & I do, but I don't allow it to linger. I have to
pull it down with His truth. Believing God takes effort. I say following
Jesus is a full time job, but the pay is good & the benefit package
exceeds what one would dare dream or imagine! Likewise, unbelief
doesn't pay good & will lead one into poverty that perpetuates into
future generations. Stick with Jesus-He & His love will never fail
you. His blood has removed every one of your sins-past, present &
future. Let Him love all of you-don't hold anything back. Put your hope
in Him all day long. When grief comes like a robber in the night, His
love will sustain you & His hope will hold on for you because He
loves you so. He will make a way for you when you can't see a way. Don't
try to figure out how He will do it...your mind will reason you out of
believing His promise-just choose to trust Him. No one can believe for
you...that's why it's called a personal relationship. Life is hard, but
Jesus is Lord & He's overcome this world! This is your promise, but
it's only powerful to you if you believe it. Do you? (John 16:33, Heb
6:19, Mk 9:24, Eph 3:20, 1 Cor 13:8, 2 Cor 5:19, Rom 5:8, Ps 25:5)
8/19/13CIFL-LMM
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