Are you not tired and weary of your struggles? Do you ever feel the need for God in your life? My friends, if you will only begin to pay attention to the commands of the Lord, your peace will be like a river and your well-being like the waves of the sea. The time to begin is now, and the place to begin is here.

“Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord himself is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. Although you have been forsaken and hated, he said, “I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations, I will take great delight in you; in my love I will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” says the Lord!

Anything that you love more than God is going to control you and will be harder to overcome. My brothers and sisters in Christ, we must love God more than the desires of our hearts. Scripture reminds us of how deceitful the heart is, and we must keep this always in the forefront of our minds, and when we are faced with temptations, we must learn to seek God, find a quiet place and pray to God, to block out every other voice, but his, and then listen attentively and you will hear God’s gentle voice saying to you, walk away, walk my way, because what I have for you is much more fulfilling. Praise the Lord!

Be of good courage, go through your situation praising God and he will bring you through victoriously. Our God is not a deserter, our God will never leave us alone, our God, will never put us through anything that he cannot bring us out of. Trust in the Lord, believe on his faithfulness and he will surely work in your favor, all the things that have hurt you for your good. Praise the Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, now is not the time to look at your brother or sister and criticize them for what they have done, or what they are doing. It’s time to clean your own house. We will all have to give account of our stewardship to God. So, instead of looking for the speck in your brother’s eyes, mind how you live, mind what you do and what you say. How clean are your hands? How pure are your thoughts? If our hands are not clean and our hearts pure, and we have lifted up our souls to vanity, nothing that we do or say would be pleasing to God. God will not dwell in the homes we prepare that are built on bloodshed and wars. Praise the Lord!

We often times are not able to see the goodness of the Lord, when we are going through difficult times. All that we are able to see is the situation, we allow it to cloud God’s goodness, his mercy and his grace. But, when God brings us through them and we see just how good he has been to us, the situations that he saves us from and even sometimes from ourselves, we have no choice but to sing his praises and to shout with joy, that, it was good that I have been afflicted, because it taught me the fear of the Lord. It taught me to fully trust in God and to lean upon him in times of trouble. Thank you, Lord!

We cannot be doubtful of God’s love and expect blessings to flow from above. Scripture reminds us, that, when we pray, we should not doubt; for he who is doubtful should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. If you pray and you are still doubtful, you are double-minded and unstable. God’s wants people in his vineyard who are able to bring stability to his house. God does not need workers who will only give him half a day’s work, or those who are tearing down what he is building up. Therefore, if you claim that the Lord is your shepherd, continually tell yourselves, that, you will never be in want, because all that you have need of, God has supplied, and that you intend to use them all for his glory. Praise the Lord!

I certainly don’t! Because every minute of the day God provides more reasons for me to believe. I am standing firm in my belief that our God is wonderful, that he is merciful, that he is gracious. I believe this and I will continue to believe. Praise the Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, we who are of the faith labor and strive, not to be rich in the things of this world, but, seeking after the things of God, and because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe, we will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because we have fought the good fight. Praise the Lord!