Saturday, January 11, 2025

A Heart Of Multitude

 Charles Spurgeon says: ''It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.''

There's a sign on the door, says, "Come as you are" but I doubt it, 'Cause if we lived like it was true, every Sunday morning pew would be crowded, But didn't you say the church should look more like a hospital, A safe place for the sick, the sinner and the scarred and the prodigals, Like me, Well truth be told, The truth is rarely told, Oh am I the only one who says, I'm fine, yeah I'm fine oh I'm fine, hey I'm fine but I'm not, I'm broken And when it's out of control I say it's under control but it's not And you know it, I don't know why it's so hard to admit it, When being honest is the only way to fix it, There's no failure, no fall, There's no sin you don't already know, So let the truth be told, Can I really stand here unashamed, Knowin' that you love for me won't change?, Oh God if that's really true, Then let the truth be told.
Will You be my light, when I cannot see? And when I can't take another step, Lord, would You carry me? And when I've lost my fight, will You be my strength? Will You set me a table in the presence of my enemies? I shall not want, I shall not want, Oh, my soul's got a shepherd in the valley and I shall not want, I shall not want, I shall not want, 'Cause my cup's running over, running over and I shall not want, And I will lift my eyes to where my help comes from And I won't be afraid of the shadow, 'Cause I've seen the sun, No, I will not stop, when the way gets hard, 'Cause the green only grows in the valley And that's where You are (say).
I know you're tired, I know you're weak And all of that fighting's got you, Down on your knees, You're desperate for change, Desperate to know, There's a light, Still a light, Child lift up your eyes, For your help draws nigh, Child lift up your eyes, It'll be alright, Every tear you've cried, Let the sunlight dry, Every tear you've cried, It'll be alright, If you still have breath in your lungs, If you still have breath in your lungs, You're not done, I'll be your strength And I'll be your song, I'll be the solid rock, You can stand on, I'm with you always, You're never alone, 'Cause I'm right by your side.
The most beautiful way to start and end the day is with a Grateful Heart.

1 Thessalonians 5 verse 16-18: Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 4 verse 6: Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

John 16 verse 24:  Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
1 Peter 2 verse 9:  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Matthew 13 verse 32: Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
John 14 verse 1: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me.

Psalm 51 verse 10: Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Matthew 17 verse 20: He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Romans 10 verse 17:  Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

In everything we see how God gives us a heart of multitude, gratitude, happiness, joy, love, peace, faith, we see how God turns the small things into greater blessings so that we may be able to have an abundance of hope that gives us understanding to know we can receive a message meant for us to hear and so that we may walk by Faith and not by Sight. In each scripture we see how this heart of multitude can develop into a better understanding of how we live in the heart of Christ and not in the heart of the Enemy. The Enemy would not want us to have a heart of multitude by a heart of despair. God doesn't want us to live in despair.
God wants us to live our lives to the fullest and we know this, we can seek out His unfailing and unwavering love that is so unconditional that God gives us an open mind, an open heart and eyes to see in how we can give thanks for all that He continues to do and how we can see in the heart of God, God loves us daily.

'Cause there's only love in the heart of God, No room for shame in His open arms, There's beauty from ashes, so come as you are And there's only love in the heart of God, Come, prodigal children, it's never too late, Run home to the Father, let Him clothe you with grace And bury your burdens, break free from your fear, Step out of the shadows, there's no judgment here, There's only love in the heart of God, No room for shame in His open arms, There's beauty from ashes, so come as you are And there's only love in the heart of God.
We see in this song that we can take everything in a heart of gratitude and turn it into a multitude in the things that give us the abundance of small blessings that turn into bigger blessings when we seek Him.
God calls us to be still, to listen, and to be in the waiting sometimes so that a Heart of multitude that may be small because we want what we think the plan should be to come quick but God has us wait and that Heart of Multitude can grow bigger and deeper into something that God shows and shines a light in, in our Faith.
What are you thankful in this heart of multitude in your season of life? Think of this reflection question as I share two final quotes and end on these two quotes tonight.
Dwight L. Moody: ''Faith makes all things possible. Love makes all things easy.''
Roy T. Bennett: ''When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.''

Thursday, January 2, 2025

New Year, New Season

 2 Corinthians 5 verse 17 says: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!

When you close your eyes, do you go back there, To a bended knee and a "Lord, I need you" whispered prayer? Remember the moment you let Jesus in Would you give anything to go back there again? You feel like a million mistakes and a million miles Away from the first time faith of a child, But oh, I want you to know
He's making you new, He's making you new, He's healing your heart right where you are If only you knewHe's lifting your shame, He's changing your name And when you look back, The only thing that you'll see is His grace, Has been making you brand new, He is making you brand new, When it just doesn't feel like the old you is gone, The shame keeps telling your heart that you should be further along, You can fix your eyes now on the truth you know That you are held by the hands of a savior that won't let go.

Ezekiel 34 verse 26 says: I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.

We pray for blessings, We pray for peace, Comfort for family, protection while we sleep, We pray for healing, for prosperity, We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering And all the while, You hear each spoken need, Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things, 'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops?, What if Your healing comes through tears?, What if a thousand sleepless nights, Are what it takes to know You're near? And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?, We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near, We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love, As if every promise from Your Word is not enough And all the while, You hear each desperate plea And long that we'd have faith to believe.
It's like it was yesterday, I was a praying for a miracle, Scared to have a little hope And now looking back today, Seeing all the things You've done, I can't even add them up, One, two, three up to infinity, I'd run out of numbers, Before I could thank You for everything, God, I'm still counting my blessings, For all that You've done in my life, The more that I look in the details, The more of Your goodness I find, Father on this side of heaven, I know that I'll run out of time, But I will keep counting my blessings, Knowing I can't count that high. 
I am counting every blessing, counting every blessing, Letting go and trusting when I cannot see, I am counting every blessing, counting every blessing, Surely every season You are good to me.

Count your blessings, name them one by one;, Count your blessings, see what God hath done;, Count your blessings, name them one by one;, Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.

Galatians 6 verse 9 says:  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Well, you got a smile that could light up all New York City, When life comes at you hard, you make it look so easy, No matter what you're facing, You are my inspiration, yeah, That's what you are, You're the fighter that doesn't know how to back down. You-u-u-u-u, Never ever give up, You-u-u-u-u Hold on no matter what, You show the world your face of brave, You-u-u-u-u, Never ever give up, Oh-oh-oh-oh (never ever give up), Oh-oh-oh-oh (never ever give up), You've had your share of life ain't fair, but you won't tap out, My money says you'll still be swinging 'til the last round, When they odds say you should quit, well, you do the opposite, yeah, That's what you are.
Ecclesiastes 3 verse 1:  There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
I will bring praise, I will bring praise, No weapon formed against me shall remain, I will rejoice, I will declare
God is my victory and He is here And this is my prayer in my battle, When triumph is still on its way, I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ, So firm on His promise I'll stand, I will bring praise, I will bring praise
No weapon formed against me shall remain, I will rejoice, I will declare, God is my victory and He is here
All of my life, In every season, You are still God, I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship.
Genesis 8 verse 22: “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above, Join with all nature in manifold witness, To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

What's your impossible? Your "I need a miracle", What's got you barely hanging by a single thread?What looks so hopeless now? What weighs down your heart with doubt? You beg for a breakthrough, but no sign of breakthrough yet, When you've cried, and you've cried 'til your tears run dry, The answer won't come, and you don't know why And you wonder if you can bow your head even one more time, Don't stop praying, Don't stop calling on Jesus' name, Keep on pounding on Heaven's door And let your knees wear out the floor, Don't stop believing, 'Cause mountains move with just a little faith And your Father's heard every single word you're saying, So, don't stop praying.
Jeremiah 29 verse 11:  For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
… Scared, oh, I thought I knew scared, But I'm so filled with fear, I can barely move … Doubt, I've had my share of doubt, But never more than right now, I'm wondering, where are You? … Here on the edge of fall apart, Somehow Your promises, Find my troubled heart … This is the truth I'm standing on, Even when all my strength is gone, You are faithful forever And I know You'll never Let me fall … Right now, I'm choosing to believe, Someday soon, I'll look back and see, All the pain had a purpose, Your plan was perfect all along, This is the truth I'm standing on … Good, I believe You're still good, Even when life's not good, I will not lose this hope, … That the God who parts the sea, Promises He's gonna Make a way for me.
Romans 8 verse 28 says: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
We see in a lot of these scriptures and song lyrics that in this new year that we are in, that there will always be a season that sometimes God can leave us in to just be with Him, we could be having a season of Hope, Joy, a season of Peace that leaves us to know God is in control.
We may have a season where it's a new direction to try new things like food, or an adventure that might be zip lining or learning to ride a bike or drive a car.
Whatever it is, we know who holds tomorrow, our future, and we know who is in control.
If we were to give up, where would we be right now? What would we do if we just gave up?
I want you to think of those reflection questions for a moment, while I share something.
We Look Back And Thank God. We Look Forward And Trust God.
The Lord bless you and keep you, Make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you, The Lord turn His face toward you And give you peace, The Lord bless you and keep you, Make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you, The Lord turn His face toward you And give you peace.
We see here that no matter what the New Year brings or what New Season we are in, that God will continue to bless us and as we look back at past years, we thank Him and as we look forward, we trust Him. Why do we trust Him? Well, we trust Him because He is ruler of all the Earth and we know we are Christians by His Love and because of that, sure we may not always get it right, but in this New Year and New Season of trying things that take us away from our comfort zone a little, we realize to take a leap of Faith, a leap of Gratitude, a leap of Joy, and first and foremost, we take a leap of Courage to do His Will.
May This New Year be a time of fresh beginnings and renewed spirit.
Our Hope is not in the new year... but in the One who makes all things new.
Let us remember these things as we go about our week, and let us remember all of this as I end on these three scriptures with all of you as I feel it is important to end on this scripture to help motivate us to do well.
2 Timothy 4 verse 2 says:   Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
Acts 1 verse 7: He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
Genesis 1 verse 14: And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,


Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Reason For The Season Christmas

 Isaiah 7 verse 14: Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

James 1 verse 17: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

1 John 5 verse 11: And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Romans 15 verse 13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20 verse 35: In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’'

1 Chronicles 16 verse 11: Look to the Lord and his strength; seek His face always.

Luke 2 verse 1-21: In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.  When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,  and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

John 14 verse 27: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

In every scripture, we see how it's important to remember the Reason For The Season.

We see how Christ came into this world, so that He could save us from our sins, so that He could forgive us, so that we could have life everlasting and good will toward men.

Now while part of the good will toward men is in scripture and we recognize that, we see how God gave His One and Only Son so that we could live, and that we could honor Him too.

Hope's Song

Now the link I'm sharing called Hope's Song is one I hope you guys will listen to this Christmas as it is a good reminder of why we celebrate, why we remember the true meaning of Christmas, and why in the heart of it all, how Jesus is the Reason for the Season.

''All the Christmas Presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.''

May you have a blessed Christmas season and may the gift of Faith, the blessing of Hope, and the Peace of His Love be yours.

''We celebrate the first Christmas because we know there's a second coming.''

Christ The Savior Is Born.

These days peace on Earth is hard to find And I need you to remind me one more time, You're still the hope of Christmas, You're still the light when the world looks dark, You're still the hope of Christmas, And You're still the hope of my heart, Watch the snowflakes fallin' down, Like a blanket on this town, For a moment we can hardly see, The pain this year has brought us, May the sick find healing's touch, May hatred's fight be one with love And may every heart make room for You, The one who came to save us, 'Cause You're still the hope of Christmas, You're still the light when the world looks dark, You're still the hope of Christmas, And You're still the hope of my heart, You're the hope of Christmas.
Follow the star to a place unexpected, Would you believe, after all we've projected, A child in a manger?Lowly and small, the weakest of all, Unlikeliest hero, wrapped in his mother's shawl, Just a child, Is this who we've waited for? 'Cause how many kings step down from their thrones, How many lords have abandoned their homes?, How many greats have become the least for me? And how many gods have poured out their hearts To romance a world that is torn all apart?, How many fathers gave up their sons for me? Bringing our gifts for the newborn Savior, All that we have, whether costly or meek, Because we believe, Gold for his honor, and frankincense for his pleasure, And myrrh for the cross He will suffer, Do you believe? Is this who we've waited for? How many kings step down from their thrones? How many lords have abandoned their homes? How many greats have become the least for me? And how many gods have poured out their hearts To romance a world that is torn all apart? How many fathers gave up their sons for me? Only one did that for me.
The world waits for a miracle, The heart longs for a little bit of hope, Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel, A child prays for peace on Earth, And she's calling out from a sea of hurt, Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel, And can you hear the angels singing, Glory to the light of the world, Glory, the light of the world is here, The drought breaks with the tears of a mother, A baby's cry is the sound of love, Come down, come down, Emmanuel
He is the song for the suffering, He is Messiah, the Prince of Peace has come, He has come, Emmanuel.
In these final moments of all the songs shared, I wanted to end on that because I thought it was important to remember how Jesus is the Reason for the Season this Christmas and as we get ready to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, what better way to have a study talking about that and what better way to end the Christmas Season in 2024 of December then with a study like this because while we do celebrate Christmas as the Birth of Jesus, we know what the true meaning in the Heart of Christmas, and we know that it's God's doing to help us learn that every single time out, so we don't lose heart or sight in what the true Spirit of Christmas is about, because we know God is Love.
So as we celebrate with family, friends, with friends who have become family online as well, let us never truly forget this Christmas and never let us forget the true meaning of Christmas in the heart of it all, because without the true meaning of Christmas we wouldn't know what to do, because Christ is our true and remarkable and shining Light that Lights the way when it's dark, because I want to let everyone know that there is Hope In The Dark, you may not see it but it's there and God is Hope and He is Love.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Gratitude Of Praise

 All my words fall short, I got nothing new, How could I express All my gratitude? I could sing these songs, As I often do But every song must end And You never do So I throw up my hands And praise You again and again, 'Cause all that I have is a hallelujah, Hallelujah And I know it's not much

But I've nothing else fit for a King, Except for a heart singing hallelujah, Hallelujah, I've got one response, I've got just one move With my arm stretched wide, I will worship You, So I throw up my hands And praise You again and again, 'Cause all that I have is a hallelujah, Hallelujah And I know it's not much But I've nothing else fit for a King, Except for a heart singing hallelujah, Hallelujah, So come on, my soul, Oh, don't you get shy on me, Lift up your song, 'Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs, Get up and praise the Lord, Oh come on, my soul, Oh, don't you get shy on me, Lift up your song, 'Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs, Get up and praise the Lord. 

Everywhere I go on this road, high and low, Where I go, I go with You, There's a city that calls me by name, There's a city that calls me by name, Yes, as I run this race I am cheered by the saints, There's a city that calls me by name, There's a future that runs through my veins, There's a future that runs through my veins And there's nothing on earth that could stand in the way, There's a future that runs through my veins, Everywhere I go on this road, high and low, Where I go, I go with You, So I won't be afraid, this my hope, come what may, Where I go, I go with You, Where I go, I go with You, There's a Spirit I cannot contain, There's a Spirit I cannot contain, The same power that raised Jesus up from the grave, The same Spirit I cannot contain, Everywhere I go on this road, high and low, Where I go, I go with You, So I won't be afraid, this my hope, come what may, Where I go, I go with You, Where I go, I go with You, Breath upon these bones, Your fire in my soul, Your kingdom is my home And I don't walk alone, Everywhere I go on this road, high and low, Where I go, I go with You.

Some days I'm holding strong, Some days I'm barely hanging on, Some days, some days, some days.


Psalm 118 verse 24: The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

James 1 verse 17:  Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Ephesians 1 verse 16: I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

Hebrews 12 verse 28:  Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,

Romans 8 verse 28: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.

Matthew 6 verse 21 says: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Acts 24 verse 3:  Everywhere and in every way, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude.

In every scripture we see how God wants us to have Gratitude in our hearts, we see how God wants us to walk humbly with Him and in every song we see the same thing, some days it's hard to have our hearts filled with Gratitude but God is with us everywhere we go and we know that we can sing with a Gratitude of Praise in knowing that God will handle our situations that we come across in life because we know that our God is Faithful and True.

Let us remember this as we go about our week and know that God will never give up on us.

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Connected In Christ

Faith is Like Wifi It's Invisible But It Has The Power To Connect You To What You Need.


Prayer The Strongest Wireless Connection.


God Is My Wireless Provider.


God Is Like A Strong Signal Available To Everyone And The Only Password Is Jesus. Get Connected.


Hebrews 11 verse 6 says: And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Mark 11 verse 24 says: Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Psalm 54 verse 4 says: Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.

John 14 verse 6 says: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

In all of this we see how God can give us the Faith, to overcome obstacles. We see how when we be still and know, that in prayer and supplication we will be provided in what we need cause God is our Provider. We see how we don't always need a strong internet connection, because we realize that God is already like that, because we are deeply connected to Him.

Our Bible is what can give us the Hope we need, the Faith we need, The encouragement we need in order to grow, and we can pray that God shows us the way into other's hearts in order to let us see how we can honor him in the way we should go.

Continually throughout every scripture we see all these things, and the only passwords we need in our life is Jesus and Prayer, because without those what would we have?

Well, we would have despair and we would believe the lies of the Enemy.

The Enemy would love to steal, kill and destroy, but God comes to give us life so that we have it abundantly and to the full.

Let us remember all these things as we go about our weeks and let us share the Good News.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Our Purpose In Christ

 Who are we as children of God? Who are we called to be? Are we like David, who was a man and is a man after God's own heart? Are we like Joshua who was brave and fought a battle? Are we warriors living for Christ? All questions to ask ourselves as we discover in scripture tonight what our purpose in Christ is.

Proverbs 16 verse 9 says: In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.

Matthew 28 verse 19-20 says:  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Ephesians 1 verse 11-14 says: In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Romans 8 verse 28 says: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Jeremiah 29 verse 11 says: For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you but to give you a hope and a future.

Isaiah 43 verse 7 says: Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”

Proverbs 19 verse 21: Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

Ephesians 3 verse 11 says: According to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

In everything we see how our purpose which is a plan, is found in Christ. We think we sometimes have that figured out. Remember the reflection questions? Well, you see who we are as children of God are disciples who have a purpose to serve. Who we are called to be are His children, honoring Him in the plan that He continues to reveal to us. We are brave, but sometimes it's okay not to be brave and it's ok to not have things all figured out. While we may be warriors living for Christ, we are also warriors who have different strengths and weaknesses. We may not always have what the rest of our purpose in Christ is, but here's the thing, God doesn't want us to have it all figured out.

God would want us to surrender it to Him, we may not know what the future holds but we know who holds the future, and in a song by Matthew West called Future Looks Good says:

I don't know what the future holds but I know who holds my future, Bad news on the TV, bad news on my phone, I got bad news all around me, yeah, it won't leave me alone, So, ask me why I got this smile upon my face, Well, the good news is the bad news don't get the final say, I don't know what the future holds but I know who holds my future, I don't know where the road may go but I know who makes a way, Ain't no fire, ain't no storm gonna steal my hallelujah, I don't know what the future holds but with you the future looks good, Good, good, so good, The future looks good, Good, good, so good, Well, I don't have all thе answers, ain't much I've understood But I know I sеrve a God who's working all things for the good, So, when I need a soul reminder that You still do great things, I just look over my shoulder and see how far you've carried me And I say I don't know what the future holds but I know who holds my future, I don't know where the road may go but I know who makes a way, Ain't no fire, ain't no storm gonna steal my hallelujah, I don't know what the future holds but with you the future looks good.

Let us remember that as we are in Christ and let us remember that there is purpose for our pain, purpose for the plan, purpose for those who seek Christ in the most difficult and wonderful times, but as always let us go and tell everyone about God and how God will never give up on any of us because He loves us all. 

Let us also go out and be someone who even if we think we know the purpose we think we are supposed to have in Christ, God is truly the only one that knows our purpose in Him because He has a plan for all of us.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

When Things May Seem Not So Easy

 Have you ever wondered if a task was going to seem easy to you? Have you ever thought that some things that seem so simple in life are the easiest things to do but then you realize it might not be?

Well, when we think things seem easy without even beginning to think that things may not seem so easy, we can start to think and maybe even start to make ourselves believe that we will have things in life that are easy even when they may seem not so easy to begin with.

You see, God didn't call His Disciples or us to have a life that was easy or live in a life that is just going to be easy.

Many things may see easy but they are not so easy to do with tasks that become hard.

It's like riding a bike for an example, it's one of those things that you think is going to be easy but it turns up being not so easy to do.

Does that mean you give up on riding a bike? No, you keep trying and persevere to allow yourself to try.

Where would we be if things were easy? Where would we be if things seemed not so easy and were just difficult in life?

 Let's look at scriptures that talk about this subject because I feel like in any circumstance we shouldn't take things for granted so easily as things that might get taken for granted may not seem so easy at all.

Ephesians 2 verse 9 says: not by works, so that no one can boast.

What does this scripture look like to you? For me, it looks like when we feel like we can easily take something for granted that is when we begin to realize that things may not seem so easy or come so easily because without Christ we would have nothing and with Him, we have everything.

Romans 5 verse 8 says: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. To me this scripture means that we see how God has demonstrated His Love and while were still Sinners, He sent His Son to die on the cross to be forgiven. It also means for me that in order to receive Christ's unfailing love we need to accept it and be open to it because without His Love what would we have? Would we have the Enemy telling us lies in how that God's Love doesn't come to us? Think about that for a moment. Think of what it would look like if God's Love wasn't in our life.

James 1 verse 2-4 says: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

We see here that God is Faithful and True in what He does. We see how God can give us what we need, and how no matter what we can grow further and deeper with Him in knowledge while not lacking in anything because God will give us the strength we need to overcome.

See things may seem easy and sometimes life can be simple but then we begin to see how things may not seem so easy and that's when we rely on God for Wisdom and for Truth.

We even begin to see in John 16 verse 33 that God shows us what it is like to go through something but with a peace while we go through trials and tribulations and gives us the opprotunity to take heart because He has overcome the world.

Faith it makes it possible, not easy. 

We need to keep things simple and not let Satan complicate things for us.

The will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect You.

God did not say it would be easy, but He did say He'd be with you.

''He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion.''

When we finally look at these quotes, especially the last one, we see how when things may seem not so easy because they are not, we begin to understand what God is doing to bring these things to completion in our life and show us that with just a little Faith, we can come a long way and with just a little Hope we can have that seed planted deep into our Heart for Him and because of that, we can begin to see that what we do for Him is what He wants for us. No matter what we are facing in life, God holds this entire world in His Hands and He has a plan set in place or even set in stone, and it's our job to continue to serve Humbly for Him.

I want to end on this last lyric from Casting Crown's song called Anything But Easy: I can see the path You've chosen, we both know where this is going, I'm afraid of how your story is gonna end And this scared as I am, I know this could be my last chance, To stand between You and forever's, yeah, It will be easy to talk about the weather, It will be easy to look beyond the wave, But I love You too much to not say something, Without the truth my love means nothing, Sometimes love is anything but easy, Anything but easy.

I wanted to end on that lyric to show just when we think something is easy, it's anything but that.

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