My tongue should always speak the truth.
My mouth shall not send out curses but blessing.
The way I walk and talk should please God that I do not fall into temptation.
I should have a song in my mouth and ready words of praise for my Lord.
My heart is inviting a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is a pen of a ready writer.
Psalm 45 verse 1
Awake, why steepest thou, O Lord?
Psalm 44 verse 23
With all reverence, there are times when I feel the Lord is silent. I think in my heart he does not hear me.
I wonder if I am worthy to receive a blessing or a positive answer. Do I have his favor? I am so far gone in my life he will not hear me?
Others are receiving, and yet I am not receiving. Has he forgotten me? Maybe I am living a life not pleasing to him? Maybe I haven’t confessed my sins.
Then I remember His word he will never leave or forsake me.
Wait on the Lord, and he will bring it to pass.
I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.but thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. In God, we boast all the day long and praise thy name forever. Selah.
Psalm 44 verses 6 to 8
Elohim Shomri means God is our protector. When we know this, we live in faith and trust that He has us safe and secure. Nothing can harm us.
I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalm 43 verse 5
What is on the inside, the essence of the heart, and the thoughts of the mind shows on the outside.
Guide your thoughts. Be of a pure mind. Anger and despair become tangible things when you constantly think about a dark thought and feed on it daily.
That same dark thought becomes reality in which there is no escape, where there is no freedom and where happiness becomes a thing of the past.
Be emerged with His word so that light and hope can grow from within and shine out from your heart. Your face will be radiant with an inner peace and beauty only God can give.
In my distress, I cried unto the Lord, and He heard me. Psalm 120 verse 1.
It is good to know that the Lord is only a call away. He hears all we say and sees all we do. He will never forsake us. We have the confidence and assurance of being in His constant presence.
In the presence of God, we are secure. He keeps us safe. He carries us through our challenges or guides us around them. His presence is our blanket of protection. It is our comfort and our light in this present evil world.
There is nothing better than the knowledge and his promise of security. Nothing can separate us from our Lord.
Just call his name, and he will take your hand.
Psalm 37 verses 1 to 5
Don’t worry about people who are not for you. People who pull you down. Those who discredit you. People who speak badly about you. Maybe at work there is a co-worker who is getting everything: the promotion, more money, the accolades. You do the same job, and yet no one notices you, but management gives that coworker the upper hand.
Maybe a friend is getting married and then another and another and you look around and there is no one for you.
Maybe a relative is just so ungrateful after you helped them financially, and they don’t remember your good deeds. Now, look at you with all those bills plying up, and you have no way out.
Don’t worry.
Let all of these people do what they do, but you stay close to the Lord and enjoy His word.
Those people will not last with their joy because it is only for a short time.
You will be rewarded. The Lord will bless you in His time.
Stay strong in the Lord and the power of His might.
The Lord is a hands-on God.
He does not only tell you what to do but will gently lead you in the right direction and give instructions.
With a personal touch, he will stand beside you all the days of your life.
He promised never to leave you alone because he is in control of everything. Nothing happens in a vacuum, and there is nothing that takes him by surprise.
When you stumble, he will lift you up.
When you are too weak to move on, he will carry you.
Great is his love and his everlasting kindness.
He knows your frame. He knows everything about you. He knows your fears, weaknesses, desires, and strengths. Every hair on your head is numbered. He remembers you are delicate and made of dust.
You may not understand everything about your present circumstance. It may not be anything of your making. Or it could be totally made by your hands.
Still, he is faithful and will never forsake you.
Trust him. He knows the end from the beginning.
He is in control.
He is God.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Psalm 32 verse 8.
Give thanks believing you have received it.
Meaning, there is no doubt. Believe the Lord is able to give you what you desire. Ask in faith, not doubting, because a double minded person is unstable in all things.
If there is doubt, then how can you say you trust God? How can you say you say in truth you believe him or that you take him at his word?
You do not believe it because you have no faith.
And you are living a lie.
You do not believe he can do it for you.
You do not believe he is great enough.
You do not believe you deserve it.
You need to make it right. You need to present all your fears and tell him about your doubts then cast them aside knowing he hears you and you trust him.
Even if your faith is small like a grain of mustard seed. He will come through for you.
Believe him and see him as God the creator. The God who loves you no matter what you have done, no matter who you are.
(Adapted from Mark 11 verse 24, James 1 verse 6 and Matthew 17 verse 20)
Next… no one said it will be easy. There can be dark days ahead…
Ask BIG, and don’t be afraid.
You don’t have what you desire because you don’t ask him. He gives us everything because he is our source of blessing, so ask. And when you ask, do it in detail. Every little thing awakes his ear. He loves to know you can trust him, and you believe he can do whatever you ask for. He is faithful.
Jesus said, ” Ask and it shall be given unto you. Everyone who asks receives.”
That person who comes to him he will not cast away or cast aside. He loves freely and fully. Ask and approach him with all reverence and boldness, knowing he will reward you.
With God, all things are possible.
(Adapted from James 4 verse 2 and Matthew 7 verse 7 and 8.), Matthew 19 verse 26.)
Next up…give thanks believing –
Without faith, it is impossible to please God.
We are certain and believe in things we can not even see. (Hebrews 11 verse 1) Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
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