God gives us life to know that we are called according to His Purpose. We know that we are wonderfully, fearfully, and uniquely made by God. We can remember how God shows us that with Compassion in our hearts we don't have to worry about different things because I've heard it said to me and others, and I've heard it said that worry doesn't add a day to our life. I've had that stick with me and the scripture that says For God hasn't given us a spirit of fear but of a sound mind. I want to share a quote that says: God will often use discomfort to move you into your destiny. I want to share another quote that says: When you turn your worry into Worship. God will turn your battles into Blessings. God helps all of us as His Children that are going through battles of their own and are dealing with different struggles, and go through many things, but we are never ever alone. We are fearfully, uniquely, and wonderfully made because we can do all things through Christ that gives us the strength to overcome different battles. We as children of God can have a hard time with loss, and other things like Anxiety, but when we pray and give it to God we can depend and count on Him to help us through everything and anything that we face in our own lives. No matter what we face in life God's Got This. God's Got Us and we can always count on Him. I believe that God will continue to show us what we can handle and what we can take. I've heard it said as well, He will never give us what we can't handle or what we can take. I know that with every trial God will help us overcome it all. In God's Eyes we don't have to be perfect because we are perfectly imperfect. God doesn't even see us as perfect, because no one is. God's ways are perfect but our ways are not. We always try our best to do the things we are called by God to do and we try to be the best example we can be for others who need it most. God's given us the courage, knowledge, compassion, love, grace, mercy, and a pure heart of Faith to know we can do all things. In every circumstance we know that God is faithful, we know that He is a Just God that can help us when we are seeking for guidance and help. When we feel lost, when we feel scared, when we feel like there isn't hope, God reminds us that all hope isn't lost and that we can come to Him and we can Run To The Cross. We can share our anxieties, our fears, our loneliness to God in prayer and with others that can help us. Remember when I shared how God doesn't give us a spirit of fear but of a sound mind? Well, when we think of that and we truly think of it, we know who holds our future, we know who holds tomorrow and that is God. God is holding our future, and God is holding us close to Him. He knows that we have trials that we go through, but He is the one that helps us overcome those trials that we face in life. Psalm 30 verse 5 reminds us of this, For His anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. In verse 4 of Psalm 30 before it goes to verse 5 it says, Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name. And in the last verse which is verse 6 of Psalm 30 it says, When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.” Verse 4 and 6 of Psalm 30 remind me of two different songs. The first song called Build My Life says: Worthy of every song we could ever sing, Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring, Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe, We live for you, Oh, we live for you, Jesus, the Name above every other name, Jesus, the only One who could ever save (worthy...) Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe, We live for you, Holy, there is no one like You, There is none beside You, Open up my eyes in wonder, Show me who You are and fill me, With Your heart and lead me, In your love to those around me, Jesus, the Name above every other name, Jesus, the only One who could ever save, Worthy of every breathe we could ever breathe, We live for You, Oh! We live for for You, Holy, there is no one like You
There is none beside You, Open up my eyes in wonder, Show me who You are and fill me, With Your heart and lead me, In your love to those around me, I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation, I will put my trust in You alone And I will not be shaken, I will build my life upon Your love, It is a firm foundation, I will put my trust in You alone, And I will not be shaken, Holy, there is no one like You, There is none beside You, Open up my eyes in wonder
Show me who You are and fill me, With Your heart and lead me, In your love to those around me, I will build my life upon Your love, It is a firm foundation, I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken, I will build my life upon Your love, It is a firm foundation, I will put my trust in You alone And I will not be shaken.
The next song is called Desert Song and it says, This is my prayer in the desert, When all that's within me feels dry, This is my prayer in my hunger and need, My God is the God who provides And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain, There is a faith proved of more worth than gold, So refine me Lord through the flame, And I will bring praise, I will bring praise, No weapon formed against me shall remain, I will rejoice, I will declare, God is my victory and He is here, And this is my prayer in the battle, When triumph is still on its way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ, So firm on His promise I'll stand, I will bring praise, I will bring praise, No weapon formed against me shall remain, I will rejoice, I will declare
God is my victory and He is here, All of my life in every season, You are still God, I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship, Oh, yeah
All of my life in every season, You are still God
I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship, All of my life in every season, You are still God, I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship, All of my life in every season, You are still God, I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship, I will bring praise, I will bring praise, No weapon formed against me shall remain, I will rejoice, I will declare, God is my victory and He is here, You are Lord, You are here in my heart, And this is my prayer in the harvest, When favour and providence flow, I know I'm filled to be emptied again, The seed I've received I will sow. We see in both songs that God gives us what we need every single day. We see how we won't let the enemy win our battles and let us be shaken from them. God is fighting our battles and He wins them. God is fighting our battles and He is for us. Here are some quotes I would like to share with you all. A lot of these quotes that I'm sharing tonight come from a Facebook page called God's Armour. Here are the quotes I would like to share. You could be struggling today and get blessed tomorrow, that's how God works. Every time I don't know how I'm going to do something... God shows up. God's timing teaches you to trust. You're blessed. Don't let the tough moments in life pull you away from the truth. When anxiety starts to creep in, take a moment to pray. Yes, it is a struggle every day. But I promise you God is on your side. The Lord is with you and He will be your strength. Don't lose hope in Him. Before I share some other quotes, I want to be able to share two different song lyrics again with you that I feel we need. The song I would like to share first is called Prize Worth Fighting For and the lyrics say this, Lately, been down so low, My faith seems to come and go, Some days, father, I don't know
How did my love grow cold? But You help me see again, This world is not the end, Jesus, my sweetest friend, You're worth the suffering
Your love is my reward Your love is my reward
When every day is just another struggle And every choice is an act of war, Gotta pray, gotta press on To the prize worth fighting for
When it feels like I'll never make it, When my heart's crying out for more, Gotta pray, gotta press on To the prize worth fighting for
The battle rages on, But your promise keeps me strong, I know I'll win this race, With your unfailing grace, Your love is my reward Your love is my reward, When every day is just another struggle And every choice is an act of war, Gotta pray, gotta press on To the prize worth fighting for, When it feels like I'll never make it When my heart's crying out for more
Gotta pray, gotta press on To the prize worth fighting for, Your love is my reward, The prize worth fighting for Jesus, you're worth my all
Your love is my reward, Your love is my reward
When every day is just another struggle (Every day) And every choice is an act of war
Gotta pray, gotta press on (I gotta pray) To the prize worth fighting for, When it feels like I'll never make it (When it feels like I'll never make it, oh-oh) When my heart's crying out for more
Gotta pray, gotta press on To the prize worth fighting for (Prize worth fighting for)
Every day is just another struggle (Every day)
Every choice is an act of war (Every choice, every choice) I gotta pray, gotta pray (I gotta pray, I gotta pray)I gotta pray, gotta press on
To the prize worth fighting for. The next song is called Hope Returns and the lyrics of it say, So this is how it feels when standing strong, Turns into barely even holding on, The plans you had are shattered on the floor And your fear tells your faith, There's no use in praying those prayers anymore, When your world is crashing, when your knees hit the ground, When your heart is asking, "What do I do now?" Just when you think it can't get worse Hold on, that's when hope returns, Like a new sun breaking through the darkest night, Like a whisper saying, "It'll be alright", I know you're tired, I know it hurts But hold on, that's when hope returns
And that's when hope returns, I know it's hard to see the other side Through all the where are you's and don't know why's And I know it looks like hope is in the grave, But He's still on the throne, so be still and know, That He's still rolling stones away When your world is crashing, when your knees hit the ground
When your heart is asking, "What do I do now?"
Just when you think it can't get worse Hold on, that's when hope returns, Like a new sun breaking through the darkest night, Like a whisper saying, "It'll be alright", I know you're tired, I know it hurts, But hold on, that's when hope returns (Yeah) Hold on, 'cause hope returns, When your world is crashing, when your knees hit the ground, When your heart is asking, "What do I do now?" Just when you think it can't get worse, Hold on, that's when hope returns, Like a new sun breaking through the darkest night, Like a whisper saying, "It's gonna be alright", I know you're tired, I know it hurts But hold on, that's when hope returns
That's when hope returns, Hope returns.
You can't break someone who seeks their happiness from God.
Just be who God created you to be.
Sometimes you just have to put in God's Hand and leave it at that.
Jesus changes hearts. Jesus mends the broken. Jesus finds the lost. Jesus delivers the sinners. Jesus opens the eyes. You are new in Christ.
This song I would like to share is called Brand New and the lyrics of the song say, When you close your eyes, do you go back there To a bended knee and a "Lord, I need you" whispered prayer? Remember the moment you let Jesus in, Would you give anything to go back there again? You feel like a million mistakes and a million miles, Away from the first time faith of a child But oh, I want you to know, He's making you new, He's making you new, He's healing your heart right where you are, If only you knew
He's lifting your shame, He's changing your name, And when you look back The only thing that you'll see is His grace, Has been making you brand new He is making you brand new
When it just doesn't feel like the old you is gone
The shame keeps telling your heart that you should be further along, You can fix your eyes now on the truth you know That you are held by the hands of a savior that won't let go, He's making you new, He's making you new
He's healing your heart right where you are, If only you knew, He's lifting your shame
He's changing your name And when you look back, The only thing that you'll see is His grace
Has been making you brand new, He is making you brand new, Anyone in Christ is now a new creation, Every day you're closer to the you He's making, So take one last look back and see your past erasing, You're not who you were, that's over and done, So lift up your eyes to the one
Who's making you new, He's making you new
He's healing your heart right where you are
If only you knew, He's lifting your shame
He's changing your name And when you look back The only thing that you'll see is His grace
Has been making you brand new, He is making you brand new Yes, He is making you brand new
Push Me Lord, I wanna be better.
Make up your mind that you'lll no longer allow things to stress you out. Turn it over to God, trust, and let go.
Look back and thank God, look forward and trust God.
Storms without God will break you. Storms with God will build you.
I don't know who needs to hear this but, give God a lil more time.
When sadness fills your heart
When tears fill your eyes
Always remember 3 things:
God is with you
Still with you
Always with you.
Amen.
Isaiah 14 verse 27 says: Nothing can stop God's plan for your life.
Jeremiah 29 verse 11 says: For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you but to give you a hope and a future.
John 10 verse 10 says: The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy but I have come so that you may have life and live it to the full, or it also says but I have come so that you may have life and live it more abundantly.
Psalm 89 says: I will sing of the Lord's great love forever with my mouth I will make my faithfulness known through all generations.
The lyrics of a song called I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever say this: I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever
I will sing I will sing
What a mercy that I am in the church forever
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord
With my mouth will I make known
Thy faithfulness Thy faithfulness
With my mouth will I make known
Thy faithfulness to all generations
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever
I will sing I will sing
What a mercy that I am in the church forever
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord
John 3:16 says: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have enteral life, and it also says that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
A song called God so loved says this: Come all you weary, Come all you thirsty, Come to the well, That never runs dry, Drink of the water
Come and thirst no more, Well, come all you sinners, Come find His mercy, Come to the table
He will satisfy, Taste of His goodness, Find what you're looking for, For God so loved The world that He gave us, His one and only Son to save us
Whoever believes in Him, Will live forever
Bring all your failures, Bring your addictions
Come lay them down At the foot of the cross
Jesus is waiting there, With open arms
see His open arms, For God so loved, The world that He gave us His one and only Son to save us
Whoever believes in Him, Will live forever
The power of hell, Forever defeated, Now it is well, I'm walking in freedom For God so loved
God so loved the world, Praise God, Praise God
From whom all blessings flow, Praise Him
Praise Him, For the wonders of His love (praise God), Praise God, Praise God From whom all blessings flow, Praise Him, Praise Him, For the wonders of His love, His amazing love, For God so loved, The world that He gave us, His one and only Son to save, For God so loved, The world that He gave us His one and only Son to save us, Whoever believes in Him Will live forever, the power of hell Forever defeated
Now it is well, I'm walking in freedom, For God so loved, God so loved the world, Bring all your failures, Bring your addictions Come lay them down, At the foot of the cross, Jesus is waiting God so loved the world.
