Words Of Encouragement

(Real Problems) - My beloved ??, God takes great care of His own, and He will take care of you. Hebrews 13:5 offers you assurance that you don’t have to set your mind on money, wondering and worrying how you can take care of yourself. God has promised to take care of you, so what more is there to say? Hebrews 13:5 (AMPC)

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(Cry Out to God) - My beloved ??, In Psalm 142, David feels overwhelmed, and in our scripture for today, he cries out to God, saying that he is in desperate need. He is hiding in a cave because King Saul wants to kill him, and he knows that King Saul and his troops are too strong for him. Perhaps you are in a desperate situation today. You may feel, as David did, that your enemies are too strong for you. Your enemies may not be people; they may be situations that cause you to feel alone, overwhelmed, depressed, frustrated, or confused. Whatever your circumstances, the same God who heard David’s cry will hear you when you cry out to Him. Psalm 142:6 (NIV) 

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(No More Hate) - My beloved ??, We all face problems and encounter circumstances we do not like. They may be merely unpleasant, or they may be terribly unjust or even tragic. Our negative feelings toward these things may cause us to say, “I hate this!” But by God’s grace, we can endure them, and we may even learn valuable lessons from them. When you face a challenging situation or simply have a bad day, resist saying “I hate.” Instead, remind yourself to think and say by faith that you can do all things through Christ, who gives you strength (Philippians 4:13); that God’s grace is sufficient for you (2 Corinthians 12:9); and that you are more than a conqueror through Christ because He loves you (Romans 8:37). Ecclesiastes 2:17 (NIV)

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(Walk With Us, Lord) - My beloved ??, Whether we are aware of it, feel it, acknowledge it, or not—we worship the God who, in Jesus and by his Spirit, walks with us. God is with you. Christ is present with you on your journey today and every day. 2 CORINTHIANS 6:16-18 

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(The True Essence of Freedom) - My beloved ??, Everyone wants to be free, but true freedom is a lot more than simply being free to do whatever one chooses to do.  came to do a great and wonderful work inside of us, one that can never be taken away from us. Ask yourself today if there is anything in your mind, will, or emotions that is keeping you in bondage, and if there is, I urge you to ask Jesus today to teach you how you can be free from it through His Word and Spirit. John 8:36 (AMPC)

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(The Guarantee of Heaven) - My beloved ??, says that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit, and He guarantees that we will arrive safe, preserved from all destruction on the final day of deliverance from sin and all its effects. Think of the wonder of it—the Holy Spirit in us, preserving us for our final resting place, which is in not a grave but in heaven, in the presence of God. The Holy Spirit does wonderful things for us here and now. He speaks to us, leads us, helps us, teaches us, gives us counsel, empowers us to fulfill God's exciting plans for our lives, and so much more. But no matter how wonderful our experiences with Him are in our earthly lives, they are only a foretaste of what we can look forward to. We have the down payment, but there's more to come! Ephesians 1:14 (AMPC)

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(Make a Thankful List) - My beloved ??, To help you achieve and maintain a new level of contentment in your life, I encourage you to use some of your quiet time with God to make a list of everything you have to be thankful for. Make it a point to think about the things that you’re grateful for when you’re driving the kids to an activity or waiting in line at the post office or whatever you may be doing throughout the day. You can only learn the power of thankfulness by practicing it every day. Meditating on what you have to be grateful for every day and verbalizing it will be amazingly helpful to you. Psalm 107:1 (AMPC)

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(Develop the Mind of the Spirit) - My beloved ??, The Bible tells us that the mind of the flesh is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit. It is being hostile to God and refusing to submit to His ways. But the mind of the Spirit is life and soul peace. If you want to be free of trying to figure everything out, you can develop the mind of the Spirit by constantly renewing your mind with the Word. Little by little, the Word will wash away the wrong thinking and replace it with truth...follow that truth instead of your own ability to reason things out and you’ll have new life and peace. Romans 8:6 (AMPC)

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(New Hope for Each Day) - My beloved ??,  I like the way God has divided up the days and nights. No matter how difficult or challenging a specific day may be, the breaking of dawn brings new hope. God wants us to regularly put the past behind and find a place of “new beginnings.”  God has new plans on the horizon of your life, and you can begin to realize them by choosing to live in the present rather than the past. Thinking and talking about the past keeps you trapped in it. Let go of what happened yesterday. Make the choice to receive God’s love and forgiveness today so that you can get excited about His plan for tomorrow. Lamentations 3:22-23 (AMPC)

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(Your faith is more powerful than your fear) - My beloved, This world will give you so many unknowns—whether that’s career-wise, love/relationship-wise, health-wise, status-wise, or even where you call home. Even when times are tough, even when you’re unsure where to go, even when you’re filled with doubt, know that God has a plan. Know that God isn’t just going to leave you in the dust. This world might not always make sense, and your prayers might not be answered in the way you hope, but that doesn’t mean He’s ignoring you. Perhaps an unanswered prayer is a blessing you never know you needed. Perhaps a closed door is an opened one down the road. Perhaps the pain you’re feeling is a powerful lesson in strength. Perhaps you simply need a reminder that you serve an all-powerful God. John 14:27 (NIV)

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(God sees the good you are doing) - My beloved, It can be so easy to fall into the trap of feeling not good enough. Whether it be a kindness gone unnoticed, a tired ache after a long day, feeling like you’re never measuring up, or that God doesn’t care—it happens to all of us. But often, this is because we’re too focused on ourselves to see that God is blessing us in so many ways, and often in different ways than we expect. We should always do good; not because we want it returned to us, but out of the kindness of our hearts. We should allow God’s love to fill us and shine through us. We shouldn’t be hoping for a reward. But we should also know that God does see the positive things we are doing; a good deed, in His eyes, doesn’t go unnoticed. He loves us and hasn’t forgotten us. Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)

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(You serve an Almighty God) - My beloved, Our God is so big. He is bigger than any pain we may experience, any evil we may face, any hardship that tries to break us into little pieces. He is bigger than our fear or failure. He is bigger than any doubt.  When you feel like your world is spinning out of control, when you’re unsure whether you have the strength to continue, remember that God has you in the palm of His hand. Wherever you go or whatever you do, He is with you. And that will never change. Isaiah 40:28 (NIV)

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(He will guide you out of temptation if you trust Him) - My beloved, Temptation is all around us. It will knock at your door, it will bang on your window, it will try to sneak its way into your heart. But when you feel lost or that your faith is wavering, when you feel like your guard is slowly breaking down—pray, trust. Know that God is stronger than any temptation, and if you trust Him, he will rescue you. 1 John 4:4 (NIV)

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(Choose Encouragement Over Judgment) - My beloved ??, Satan loves to put judgmental, critical, suspicious thoughts about other people into our minds. If you do have an opinion about someone, unless it is encouraging, keep it to yourself. Instead of gossiping, pray. Finding fault with others can cause us to ignore our own problems. I have known people who were very sinful, yet they were very judgmental and critical of others. I finally realized that they viewed and spoke about others so negatively because that kept them from having to face the truth about themselves. Pray for people to see truth and be very careful about forming and sharing hasty or premature opinions. Matthew 7:1-2 (NIV)

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(You Belong to God) - My beloved ??, Everyone has an equal opportunity to see fruit in their ministry, but their willingness to love others has a lot to do with how much fruit they are going to see. The Holy Spirit revealed to me years ago: "One of the main reasons people don't walk in love is that it requires effort. Anytime they walk in love, it's going to cost them something." Love requires us to withhold some things we would like to say. Love demands that we not do some things we would like to do and that we give away some things we would like to keep. Love requires us to be patient with people. Relationships are not always easy, but they are always important to God because He values people. We need to make the effort and the sacrifices needed to love people as God wants us to love them, so we do not grieve Him. Isaiah 43:1 (AMPC)

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(Loving God’s Word) - My beloved ??, God’s Words are life to us and they bring healing to every area of our life, including our inner life (soul). His Word is actually medicine for a wounded soul. Just as there are different types of medicines available for various disease and wounds of the physical body, God’s Word is medicine that heals our minds, emotions, wills, attitudes, consciences, and behaviors. It has a positive effect on our joy, peace, and confidence. It can cure fear, insecurity, and negativity. Just as we get a prescription from the doctor and patiently take our medicine as often as we are supposed to, and get it refilled when we need to, we should look at God’s Word in the same way. If you are serious about having a wounded soul healed, then you will need to develop a love for God’s Word. See it for what it is! It is not merely words in black ink on white pages. It is life, healing, strength, courage, and anything else you need. Proverbs 4:20-22 (ESV)

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(More Than Enough) - My beloved ??, When the things we are facing in our lives loom so big in our eyes that our mind goes “tilt,” we need to think in the spirit. In the natural, many things are impossible. But in the supernatural, spiritual realm, with God nothing is impossible. God wants us to believe for great things, make big plans, and expect Him to do things so great it leaves us with our mouths hanging open in awe. James 4:2 tells us we have not because we ask not! We can be bold in our asking. When you pray, do it standing up on the inside. What I mean is, do it respectfully, yet aggressively and boldly. Recall that God said He is the Almighty God (see Genesis 17:1); in other words, “more than enough.” Ephesians 3:20 (AMPC)

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(Stable and Mature in Christ) - My beloved ??, Many people have convinced themselves that they are overly emotional people. They say, “I can’t help it. My emotions get the best of me.” If you’ve ever felt that way, let me tell you that you can be stable and mature in Christ. You don’t have to be a victim of your emotions. No one is “just emotional”; we may have chosen to allow ourselves to be led by our emotions until doing so became a habit, but with God’s help we can change. God has given us a spirit of discipline and self-control, but we have to use it. God gave you emotions so you could feel good and bad things, but He never intended those feelings to rule you. With God’s help, you can discipline your mind, your will, and your emotions. You can be a stable and mature Christian who follows God and not your emotions. 1 Corinthians 6:12 (AMP)

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(Overcome Evil with Good) - My beloved ??, As a Christian, you can resist the enemy and overcome evil by having an aggressive, power-packed attitude. You can release positive spiritual power that will always conquer negative power. But it doesn’t happen automatically. You must take a spiritually aggressive position and stand your ground. Dealing with people requires a different approach, however. You are to treat people with dignity, respect, and love. For myself, I had to learn how to be a “lion-hearted lamb”—spiritually strong in dealing with the enemy and meek and gentle in dealing with people. Being good to people will require that you walk in love, which is an effort that always costs you something. But people who are spiritually powerful always walk in love. It is God’s way of overcoming evil with good. And it is well worth the effort. Romans 12:21 (AMPC)

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(The Greatest Blessin) - My beloved ??, The quickest way to be blessed is to decide to be a blessing to others. When you choose to have a generous heart that reaches out to meet the needs of those around you, God pours His provision into your life. A person who is a river of blessing never runs dry. People can get caught in the trap of striving to have more and more. The struggle often produces little or no results. With God’s help, we can strive to excel in giving to others. If we do so, we will find that God makes sure we have enough to meet our own needs, plus plenty to give away. 1 John 3:17-18 (AMPC)

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