You might say "It's Impossible" but...

Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." ~ Luke 18:27 ~

Your situation may look impossible but God says's "All things are possible with Him." For those who put their faith and trust in Jesus nothing is impossible. You may feel like a caterpillar, but look what God does with caterpillars, they must go through a process but then...they are created into something beautiful and amazing. 1 Peter 5:10 tells us "The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ,  after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast" He will change you from the inside out allowing you to see your true beauty and worth. 

TRUST GOD

Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you ~ Psalm 9:10 ~

The psalmist tells us "God has never forgotten those who Love Him" So even though things may seem difficult or even impossible right now, trust in God to carry you through it and to deliver you from it. Tell Him right now..."God, I do trust you, please be with me and help me, I love you and I will praise you and trust in you even in the middle of this because You have promised you will not leave me, amen" 

The greatest commandment is to Love God, the second greatest commandment is to Love others.

If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? ` ~ James 2:16 ~

Bottom line, we are expected to help each other when we are able (not just our friends and family) If I have cable t.v. but my neighbor doesn't have food...do I really need to finish that thought? You might say, "well they caused it" but God says's "Let mercy triumph over judgement"

Praise Him in the Storm

He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.

~ Psalm 107:29 ~

Sometimes God calms the storm, and sometimes he lets the storm rage and calms his child. In Psalm 107:29 Jesus calmed the storm but in Matthew 9:2 Some people brought him a paralyzed man on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, "Be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven." Although Jesus did heal the man to demontrate to the unbelievers that in fact he was and is God, initially Jesus allowed the man to remain paralized but told him  "be of good cheer because your sins are forgiven." God is more interested in our Spiritual state of being than our physical state, as God himself is Spirit. When God allows the storm to rage he is doing something far greater in us spiritually than we can ever imagine. So praise God not only in the calm quiet moments of life but praise him in the storm too. God loves you and is with you every moment.

Never Give In...

"But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.”

~ Numbers 13:31 ~

Moses sent men out to scout the land of Canaan which was the land God had promised them. What they saw though terrified them. They saw a land inhabited by men much bigger than they were and much stronger. It appeared to be to difficult for them, it appeared there was no way they were going to take over this land God promised to give them. To jump to the end of the story they in fact did take over the land and God's promise was fulfilled. Along the way though, they had doubts and fears which they had to overcome. If God makes a promise, He will keep it. So what is it in your life that just seems to hard or scary for it to actually happen. Is it a coming out of a rough financial situation, is it a relationship that needs repairing or maybe a physical healing of something? Like the Israelites we also must overcome doubts and fears and trust God that He WILL deliver us, this is the cool part, God promises to help us do that too, if we just simply ask Him and trust Him. (God, help me to overcome my doubts & fears and trust you completely) Amen.

God goes before you and is with you.

The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."~  Deuteronomy 31:8 ~

Notice God does not say you will not have trouble or sorrow, He does however say "I will go before you and will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Just before Jesus was crucified He prayed a similar prayer to God's word here when He said "My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one" ~John 17:15 ~ It may seem like it at times but, God will not give us more than we are able to bear, so find comfort in knowing that God cares about every part of your life and He is always with you making sure you are alright. Cry out to Him, ask Him to help you, tell Him everything, give Him all your fears, worries and concerns and ask Him to give you strength to trust Him and persevere, and he will. You are not alone.

10 Year Old Autistic boy Sings "Open the Eyes of My Heart"

 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek. ~ Psalm 27:8 ~

My body may be sick, my mind may be troubled, and sorrow may be all around me but something deep within tells me to look past the physical and seek God's face. My soul cries out out for God to "open the eyes of my heart" that I may see Him. Psalm 116 says "The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave was upon me, trouble and sorrow overcame me, but then I cried out to the Lord, and He heard my cries for mercy and He saved me...He lifted me up so that I might praise Him" Whatever your going through physically or mentally, spiritually reach out to God, for He is the God of comfort and He will lift you up to be able to praise His name even in the midst of trouble and He will save you.



Positively Positive

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
 ~ Psalm 28:7 ~

The Bible tells us in Romans 12:2 "be transformed by the renewing of your mind" . The way we act, the way we speak, and the way we feel, all starts with the way we think. So instead of thinking or speaking negative thoughts in times of struggle or when something hurts, repeat these words of truth over and over in your mind or out loud  "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped"