Spiritual Matters
In these trying times who or what are you turning to for answers and comfort? Are you living a life filled with depression, anger or fear and/or are you using substances such as food, alcohol, drugs, etc to feel in control again and to feel peace and security?
If you answered yes I know
your peace has not been restored
The only way to find peace in troubled times like these is the peace we find in Jesus. You can trust that when I say there is no other way that I'm telling you the truth because at times in my life I have tried to find another way, but the only thing I found was more hurt and pain and a life even more separated from God. What a lonely and pitiful time in my life!
When things start to go wrong and life gets difficult it's too easy to turn away from God and blame circumstances and/or people and I think that's human nature but it's not how we have to live life. We do have a choice. We always have a choice as to what we believe, who we believe in and how we react to circumstances.
If you are struggling right now ask yourself :
- How much time do you spend in prayer each day?
- How much time do you spend reading your Bible each day?
- How much time do you spend talking with God each day?
Or maybe you are impatient or want to do it your way:
- Do you wait for God to answer your prayers or do you create your own answers or disregard where He is leading because you would rather go a different way?
- Do you trust that God has your best interests at heart and will take care of you?
- Do you know that God is always with you and He says He will never leave you?
- Do you know how much God loves you?
If the answers to these questions are no then I encourage you to dig deeper in your Bible, spend more time asking God to help you and then I encourage you to talk to your pastor, contact one of our resources or call us. We will be happy to pray with you and spend time talking with you.
God has provided help for you to work through trying and difficult times. God is reaching out to you so pick up the phone today and let God help you.
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A Few of my Favorite Bible Verses
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
John 3:16-17
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."
John 14:27
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Phillipians 4:6-7
"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from whence shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
"The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever."
Psalm 121:1-8
"In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 5:18
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride."
Psalm 46:1-3
"For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace"
Romans 8:6
"In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety."
Psalm 4:8
"I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many will see and fear and will trust in the LORD."
Psalm 40:1-3
"Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD."
Psalm 27:14
"Those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You."
Psalm 9:10
"As for me, I trust in You, O LORD, I say, 'You are my God.'"
Psalm 31:14
"Our heart rejoices in Him, because we trust in His holy name."
Psalm 33:21
"He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many will see and fear and will trust in the LORD. How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, and has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood."
Psalm 40:3-4
"When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?"
Psalm 56:3
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding."
Proverbs 3:5
"Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad."
Proverbs 12:25
