The Lord is Good

No matter what has happened in our lives, GOD IS GOOD. Believe that. God is good and He does not show partiality. In other words, He is good all the time; goodness is part of His nature. His goodness radiates from Him. 

Genesis 50:20, 21 - As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present outcome, that many people would be kept alive [as they are this day]. Now therefore, do not be afraid. I will provide for and support you and your little ones. And he comforted them [imparting cheer, hope, strength] and spoke to their hearts [kindly].

It is true that not everything in life is good, but God is ALWAYS good, and He will definitely turn negative situations into positive ones as we trust Him.

Father God, help us to trust in You and lean not on our own understanding. What our enemies mean for evil against us ... use for good and bring about the positive outcome You intend for our lives. In Jesus name, amen 🛐. 

Choose to Think about God

Psalm 143:3-5 - The enemy has persecuted me, he has crushed my life down to the ground; he has made me dwell in dark places ... Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness]; My heart grows numb within me. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that You have done; I ponder the work of Your hands.

Feeling down? CHOOSE to think about God and His faithfulness/mercy vs your problems and worries. Negative thoughts and stressing drains your energy. Thinking about good things that God's done for you will lift your spirits, give you hope, and strengthen you.

CHOOSE to remember the good times and all the ways that the Lord has come through for you in times past. You may not know how, you may not know when, but He'll do it ... again. 

Father, help us to CHOOSE to think about You. May it add power to our life. In Jesus' name, amen 🙏 

Don't You Dare

Yet I totally trust You to rescue me one more time, so that I can see once again how good You are while I’m still alive. Here’s what I’ve learned through it all: Don’t give up; don’t be impatient; be entwined as one with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting—for He will never disappoint you. Psalm 27:13,14

Just because things didn't work out the way you thought they should is NO REASON to throw your hands up and give up on life. There are new doors of opportunity everywhere if you're asking, looking, waiting and believing. 

Allow the Lord to touch those areas of pain and disappointments to bring healing and renew your hope for a better tomorrow. 

You CAN and you WILL make it another day, if you have to hour by hour or moment by moment.

DON'T YOU DARE give up honey ... ever.

Father, I know You know what’s best for us and I thank You that You’re turning things around in our favor. Help us to let go of the old and believe for better. As we let go of pain and disappointments, I pray that you bring healing and renew our hope for a better tomorrow. In Jesus’ name, amen 🛐.

Having Trouble?

Having trouble making decisions? Confused? Need God's leading?

Lord, please give us wisdom and organizational skills. May we just have a 'knowing' of which way to go and what to do. Help us to do everything with Holy Ghost ease. Give us favor with You and with man. I curse any attacks. In Jesus' name, amen 🙏. 

Mother's Day Remembrance

This is the first Mother’s Day I will face without my mom. It will be different to say the least.

For those of you who knew my mom, you know that she was a prayer warrior and a peace maker. Though she struggled tremendously with her health in her latter years, she VERY RARELY ever complained. She suffered in silence for the most part, because she wanted to stand in faith believing for her healing and didn’t want others to hurt knowing she was hurting.

She was in the hospital last Mother’s Day and past away about 3 weeks later (due in part to Cirrhosis of the Liver). And as Mother’s Day approached this year, I found myself thinking, ‘How in the world did she endure all of that suffering? How in the world did she find the faith and hope to continue, when so many ailments seemed to plague her physical body?’ Well, if ever there was an example of someone looking to Jesus instead of focusing on themselves or their problems, it was CERTAINLY my mama. She found hope in Jesus and her DAILY belief in the verse she quoted every day to help keep her from depression and keep that faith and hope alive.

Psalm 118:24 - This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Yep, that’s it. That’s what it was all about for mom. Her motto to live by. Her confession of hope. And if you spent any length of time around her, you would hear her quote it and sometimes sing it.

You know, TRUE JOY IS NEVER DEPENDENT ON OUR CIRCUMSTANCES. And though we may know this in our head, it might be hard to walk out every day. Learning to choose joy in hard times takes effort and action on our part; it requires our hearts to be set on Jesus. God is faithful to help us, so that we can choose well. And we can be assured that in His grace, He has made every day, and for that gift itself we can ‘rejoice and be glad in it.’ No matter what we face, we can still believe in God’s goodness and love, for that’s what carries us through the most difficult of seasons.

We might be facing the toughest of times right now, but the truth is this, Jesus has STILL given us breath for today. He came to give us hope and freedom. He’s the very reason we can live with joy right in the midst of battles and have peace that is unexplainable to the world. He’s with us and will never leave us or  fail us. His love covers us. He gives us the strength to face every trial and obstacle with courage and grace. We can rest in the security that He brings. No matter what you’re up against, be confident in God’s unchanging love for you, ALWAYS.

To the best godly example on this earth I ever had, to the one who taught me how to NEVER GIVE UP, to the one who CONTINUALLY encouraged me to keep going despite all the illnesses that come against me (even though she always said it was the other way around, 'if you can do it, so can I'), to the BEST. MOM. EVER.

---- HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MOM, I LOVE YOU ❤

Father, I pray that You surround Your children this Mother's Day with Your love. You are the best Father/Mother that anyone could ever have. Thank You that even if our father and mother abandons us, You will take us up and adopt us as Your own (Psalm 27:10). Help all to have a good day, though some are consumed with grief. May all find joy in Your presence (Psalm 16). May everyone get along. GIve grace to all the hard-working mothers out there. Bless them for their faithfulness. May we all have PEACE LIKE A RIVER. In Jesus' name, amen 🙏

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See also: Believing for a Loved One   and   How's That Wait Thing Working Out?

The Lord is with You, Mighty Warrior

Then the Lord turned to him and said, “I will make you strong! Go and save Israel from the Midianites! I am sending you!” But Gideon replied, “Sir, how can I save Israel? My family is the poorest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least thought of in the entire family!” Whereupon the Lord said to him, “But I, Jehovah, will be with you! And you shall quickly destroy the Midianite hordes!” Judges 6:14-16

Are you facing a situation for which you feel inadequate? Ask God for His strength to help you.

There's peace in knowing that whatever we do and wherever we go, we go with God, who promised to never leave us or forsake us.

Father, help us to ask You for help and then trust that You're answering. With You on our side, we have all that we need. In Jesus' name, amen. 

Go Forward

When the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the Lord, the ruler of the whole earth, touch the water of the Jordan, the water coming downstream toward you will stop flowing and pile up. Joshua 3:13

We must learn to take God at His Word, and go straight on in duty, although we see no way in which we can go forward. The reason we are so often balked by difficulties is that we expect to see them removed before we try to pass through them.

If we would move straight on in faith, the path would be opened for us. We stand still, waiting for the obstacle to be removed, when we ought to go forward as if there were no obstacles.

Father, help us to have faith that goes forward so that we may triump. In Jesus's name. Amen.