You Can Do All Things

Jesus said unto him, "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." Mark 9:23


Excellent advice. There is nothing impossible for us if we believe. The thing is, however, some of us are not deep believers anymore if ever we were. So it is hard to believe that any thing is possible for us. Perhaps we need to use our faith in God. After all, He did say all things are possible. Could it be our faith is weak because we don't use it often? Maybe what is lacking is trust. Trust in Him and His word. Hah, believe–trust...perhaps that is what we need to remember. "All things are possible if you believe." To believe you have to trust.

So let's confess to our Lord that sometimes our belief in His word becomes weak and 
 before long our trust seems to sag. And today ask Him to shore up our trust in Him and strengthen our belief in His word. 

Do you want your faith stronger? Do You want God to strengthen your faith? Do you yearn to have peace and quiet in your life? You can. In this book you will see how God works in us. We can do all things through Christ.

Troubles~How To Bear Them?

"Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me." Isaiah 38:14

St. Francis De Sales went on to say, "Keep this ever before you, and remember constantly that God's loving eyes are upon you amid all these little worries and vexations, watching whether you take them as He would desire. Offer up all such occasions to Him, and if sometimes you are put out, and give way to impatience, do not be discouraged, but make haste to regain your lost composure."

Everyday we have things that trouble or worry us. Most of them frustrate us, irritate us, and sometimes we lose our cool. But when these things begin to happen we can go to God, tell Him about them and ask Him to help us deal with them in away that will keep us in His perfect peace. Eventually, if we do this, we will be able to let all these things wash over us without getting  'wet'.

Remember he knows all the things that will come at us that will worry and frustrate us. So we can ask for His help with each one. We can trust Him to help us in everything.

We don't know all the troubles we might face in any given day, but God does. And He alone can help us to deal with things that come up if we are willing to follow His advice. In this book you will find how He helped to walk in His peace.

Can You Catch Excellence?

"We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us." Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

This quote of Vince Lombardi's has more meaning than most people realize. 

For you see God wants all of His children to obtain excellence. 

Paul talks about it in Philippians 4:8 which says, 

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

If we walk that path in life, we will excell at all God planned for us as long as He is in the center of our hearts. By doing these things we will obtain excellence in our lives in everything we do. Thereby showing that through Christ others too can obtain excellence.

God has a much better way for us to live our lives. We can have peace in the midst of chaos. This book will help us clean out and make room in your hearts and mindsto live a more excellent life. We don't have to wait til we get to heaven, He wants to help us right now to have a life of excellence. Hope is ours always. The secret is removing the things that block our road to excellence and walk with Him on our path. Choose today, excellence.

What Trials Will You Face Today?

Sometimes we think we just can't bear another thing, God however seems to know just what and how much we can bear, perhaps the secret is letting God help us bear each trial which keeps our focus on Him not the trial. Hence then we will be able to hear him when he tells us the path to walk.

Cardinal Manning went on to say, "If the trials of many years were gathered into one, they would overwhelm us; therefore, in pity to our little strength He sends first one and then another then removes both and lays the third, heavier perhaps than either; but all is so wisely measured to our strength that the bruised reed is never broken. We do not enough look at our trials in this continuous and successive view. Each one is sent to teach us something, and altogether they have a lesson which is beyond the power of any to teach alone."

Perhaps it would be good to pray and ask. . .Father in heaven, grant us this day the strength for the trials that come, the wisdom to focus on you and the trust to let you help us. Amen

Do you feel like you are facing life alone sometimes? That you can not bear another crisis?Do you wonder where your blessings are? Do you feel like giving up hope? Are you constantly fighting fear? Those answers and more are waiting for you. The Lord has the answers. You may find answers to other questions you have. Let God show you, H does have answers. Your faith will grow strong, and you will have the peace you are missing.

Can We Find Peace in Anxiety and Chaos?

If times become tough, we can find it difficult to have peace amid the chaos. Let’s face it. When we experience anxiety whether it be due to medical or financial reasons, family problems, or feel worried and stress due to what is going on in our country and the world we need to be able to find peace. God’s words can give us this peace.

Did you know fear is the enemy's weapon? He uses chaos to create anxiety and worry for all of us. But we don't have to fall into his traps. We can have peace and calm in the midst of the storms in our lives.

Are you tired of dealing with fear, anxiety, and stress? Do you want to know how to stop the feelings of anxiety and fear? Do you want to put the enemy on the run?

In this book you will find help to conquer anxiety, stress and fears. Remember Christ defeated the enemy. He left us instructions. He said, “Do not fear.” He does not want us living in fear, chaos, anxiety and stress. He wants us to live the life God gave us. An abundant peaceful life. We cannot let the enemy steal our peace and joy that belongs to us through Christ.

We can choose to walk with boldness and courage on our journey, Christ shows us how in His words. Throughout the Bible he gives us pearls of wisdom and teaches us to be a conquerer through Him.

 Christ is with us!

Whatever Storm May Come

 "The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long." Deuteronomy 33:12 

There are many storms in life and one of the lessons I think God would like for me to learn is to cast my cares upon Him. To remember that He is in ultimate control and because of that I am not to fear the storms that come my way.

To cast my cares of the rising storm I must trust in Him to protect me and see me through.

When in the midst of a storm I need to keep my focus on Him. I think a prayer for that situation would be:


Lord God, I know not what storms will come today, but I do know You care for me. Help me to remember that You are in control and will work things out for your glory and for my good and with protective hands will see me through.
Amen.

We all have storms, whether they be physical or emotional storms. There are storms that devastate our lives. A storm can be a job loss, the death of someone you love…spouse, child or friend. Your child could be in trouble, maybe addicted to drugs or alcohol. The storm could be your marriage is crumbling; relationships with loved ones are in jeopardy. Maybe the storm is the diagnosis the doctor gave you.


Storms aren’t just weather related there are also life storms. In these pages, you can find the help you need to come through your storms. You will also learn how to overcome and survive the storms, plus have a life to live after the storms.

Unforgiveness or Peace?

 

Many times people hurt us with words and actions. Sometimes they realize it and other times they  don't. 

We have family and friends who may say or do things that hurt. Yet we are called by God to forgive them. Depending upon the situation it can be difficult to forgive, we as humans like to nurse our hurts awhile. But, this isn't hurting them, it is hurting us. 

Doctors tell us our anger stirs emotions that release all sorts of toxins in our body. Toxins we don't need. Some toxins can make us sick.

So when we do get our feelings hurt, just forgive them and move on through your day. Release them to God. Ask Him to heal your hurt and to help them to let go of their anger.

He knows how to reach their hearts. Let us turn to God to have peace in our hearts and stay healthy.

Lord, help me to forgive others and to release them from my unforgiveness. Amen

We all have storms, physical and emotional storms. There are storms that devastate our lives. A storm can be a job loss, the death of someone you love…spouse, child or friend. Your child could be in trouble. He could be addicted to drugs or alcohol. The storm could be your marriage is crumbling; relationships with loved ones are in jeopardy. Maybe the storm is the diagnosis the doctor gave you. Storms aren’t just weather related there are also life storms. In these pages, you can find the help you need to come through your storms. You will also learn how to overcome your storms, survive your storms and have a life to live after the storms.

Is It Hard For You To Love?

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.” John 15:12-13.

This may be one of the most difficult things for us to do. Love each other as God has loved us.


Where does love start? Within our own family would be a good place to start. Then we could spread that out to loving our neighbors, you know, the ones next door. And then can we spread that out to love those in our church? School? Work?


I've not found a place in the Bible that says it's okay to not love those people if they are not reciprocating. So I guess it would do not good to go to God and say, You know that guy at work, as been down mean to me, so I can't seem to find a reason to love him.
Wonder what God would say?

Do you feel like you are facing life alone sometimes? Do you wonder where your blessings are? Do you feel like giving up hope? Are you constantly fighting fear? Are you concerned about all the hate that is being spread in the world right now?

It's hard to love others with all these questions unanswered.


But, you will find answers to these questions in this book and many more answers to other questions you have. Let God show you, His answers. Your faith will grow stronger, and you will have the peace you are missing and you will have more love in your heart.