Good morning! How are we faithing? Rainy days make me so sleepy. The sound, the smell, the darkness that exists with the rainy days all make me relax and want to lay down and sleep. It's kinda like when we are in trouble or despair. The gloom feeling we can get on drab rainy days can overtake us if we are not aware or choose to look at the trouble rather than what we are to learn. Like we talked about yesterday, murmur and complaining serves no one but only exasperates that gloomy feeling. We live in a fallen world and stuff will happen. It really upsets me when I hear people tell us a God of love should never allow us to endure any pain. Really? We live where evil exists and we should never see or experience evil? Things should never befall us? Come on, that isn't even logical. Like taking prayer and the mention of God and Godly principles out of school and then wonder why moral behavior declines. Jesus and the apostles warned us that there is evil in this world and stuff can happen. We do have an advocate with the Father and we do have a right to talk to God constantly in good and bad times. We as believers have to remember and make ourselves praise and worship in good and bad times. God doesn't change, we do. God doesn't get influenced by evil, we do. God already laid out principles for living but it is we who choose to or not to follow them. So with that being said we ought to seek God in absolutely everything. Ask some questions rather than just complain. Ask for wisdom and grace to see what you are to do in everything. So when things happen, and they will, remember these;
1Pe 1:13-16
Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
1Pe 3:14-16
But even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled; but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear: having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
remember Joe, Shiela, Hannah and Chauntell...
Heavenly Father,
We ask in our despair for your grace and love just overwhelm us. Touch our hearts and souls with your presence. Help us recognize things for what they are and not get burdened and overcome with calamity etc. Keep us focused on you and help us learn quickly what we need to learn. We lift those mentioned and those silent requests to you. Help us be people of God. Help us live holy and above reproach. We praise you Lord and ask forgiveness when we fall into despair and complain. Help our faith, in Jesus name, amen
1Pe 1:13-16
Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
1Pe 3:14-16
But even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled; but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear: having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
remember Joe, Shiela, Hannah and Chauntell...
Heavenly Father,
We ask in our despair for your grace and love just overwhelm us. Touch our hearts and souls with your presence. Help us recognize things for what they are and not get burdened and overcome with calamity etc. Keep us focused on you and help us learn quickly what we need to learn. We lift those mentioned and those silent requests to you. Help us be people of God. Help us live holy and above reproach. We praise you Lord and ask forgiveness when we fall into despair and complain. Help our faith, in Jesus name, amen
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