You should never have a reason to doubt God. Doubt is the work of the enemy. He plants doubt in our hearts to make us lose our faith in God. The enemy will put doubt in the hearts, then entice us with things that cannot last, but, if we hold on to our faith and never doubt God’s abilities, he will give us so much more; he will give us the desires of our hearts, he will give us things of lasting value and when God blesses us, he sends no trouble with it. Praise the Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, I am not perfect, I would be the first to tell you of where I have been and what I have done, I am not ashamed or afraid, but one thing I am confident of, is this, I am willing to leave it all behind me, and strain forward to what lies ahead of me, because anything I gained in my sinful state I will count as loss for the sake of Christ and press on toward the goal, for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Since I have come to know Christ as my Lord, I will gladly suffer the loss of all things for His sake. How about you?

Lord, for the many times that you have blessed us with good things, given us such things as we do not deserve, so much that you could have withheld from us, but, yet, you did not withhold your hand, we thank you. Lord for the many promises we have made to you and did not keep, while you kept all your promises to us, we thank you. Lord, give us grateful, thankful hearts from this day forward and even forever more. Amen!

Never! Our God is god who cannot lie. Whatever he says he will do he will. We just have to learn to trust him with our whole hearts, we must be willing to go where he sends us and to do what he asks of us, knowing that he is a father who cares for his children and wants to give them the very best from his storehouse, and we know that our father is rich in houses and lands and that he holds the wealth of the world I his hands. Our God is  good God!

We may not be able to recount them in order, but Lord, help us to be always mindful of all the many blessings you have bestowed on us. Lord, there have been times when you have blessed us and we fail it to mind, bring them to our remembrance Lord. Many of us were in bondage, many of us were down-trodden and oppressed, many of us were sick and in need and when God restored us we were like those who dream, then our mouths were filled with laughter and our tongues with shouts of joy. If you could understand this this morning, say, “Thank you, Lord!”

As a Christian, I will confess that I have experienced wavering faith. I have suffered faith failure. It is not something to be proud of, but something that I could use to encourage someone else in their walk God. I could remember a period in my life, and I could never ever forget, when it seemed like there was no hope for me, and the more I prayed, the more I suffered, or so it seemed. But, I came to my senses when my mother said to me, “You’ve got to hold on and unless you stop crying and complaining, God will not move you to the next level.” It was early in my walk with God and as I grew in my walk with God, I realized that the devil was threshing me like wheat, but God was refining me into the best flour. Praise the Lord! God was building me up, God was strengthen my faith, but I was too covered in the situations to see that he was with me all the time. God is with us, no matter what we go through and if we hold on to his unchanging hand, if we do not lose our faith in him,he will bring us through victoriously. Thank you, Lord, for bringing me through and carrying me through all the storms of life!

“A poor man who gives to one in distress his sympathy and good wishes, even if he can afford nothing else, is better than a rich man who promises much and does nothing, or who falsely claims that he cannot help, when in fact he could help.” Let all things of you be done in love.

Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord! Bless us with Your peace, because for too long, we have allowed the anger within us to lead us away from the righteousness that You desire, we have been fools who allow the anger to rest in our bosoms, we have allowed the anger to so control us, that we no longer know how to be happy, teach us how to defer our anger and to overlook wrongs. Lord, help us not to be hasty in our spirit, but, to be swift to hear and slow to speak, to cease from anger and forsake wrath, to let us not seek to avenge ourselves, but learn to search our hearts and be silent. All this we ask in the powerful name of Jesus. Amen!

All of us are guilty of this. But, after we have indulged in the temptation, we feel sick, we feel disgusted with ourselves; and we ponder why we did not take the way of escape when it was so clear to us. My brothers and sisters in Christ, we are human, and God understands our frailty, he understands that we would be tested, that we would be angry, for he himself was angry and tested, yet he did not give in. God’s promise to us, is that he will always be our comforter and that he will always provide a way out for us, but we have to trust him, to believe, that he is able to do what he says he will do. Thank you, Lord, for the many times that you have provided a way out for me; and forgive me, for the many times I took the other way. It has brought me nothing but shame and disappointment. Give me strength Lord, in times of adversity and temptation. Amen!

Too many of us claim to love God but continue to do what is wrong. We are judgmental, we are unkind, we are impatient, we are angry, we gossip too much, we find it hard to forgive one another, we are not content, we worry too much because we lack faith in God; and we are not diligent in prayer and worship. God requires us to do good and to shun evil. It’s never too late to begin. Ask, seek and knock and God will grant you all that you need to bring you closer to him.