Encouragement
I have some friends who are going through a bit of a discouraging patch right now and it seemed a good time to write a note of encouragement.
We serve a God who is sovereign, who created the Universe and all that is in it; who is big enough to form the planets and yet personal enough to understand our little hopes, dreams, joys and sorrows. Our God is our Father, friend, counselor, light, rock, hope, salvation, deliverer, teacher, creator, King, Lord, and so much more than our tiny human-sized brains can comprehend. He hears us when we cry, rejoices with His Heavenly Host when we come to Him, delivers us from evil, walks beside us, lives within us and knows our deepest, unspoken needs. He makes our path straight, has a plan to prosper and not to harm us, desires to give us a hope and a future, and sent His one and only Son to be our free gift of salvation. In the moments when we feel alone, He is there. When we are hurting, He knows our hurt and has even experienced it Himself. There is nothing He does not understand and no event occurs without His notice. When it seems like the world is getting the best of us and evil is winning the fight, our God is mighty and is battling on our behalf to win the war for us. Do not be discouraged or consumed by worry, because OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE. Be consumed by Him. Let His grace and Truth surround you. Let Him be your stronghold and deliverer. Let Him fight for you. Live, truly LIVE in the amazing, awe-inspiring, sacrificial, fatherly love that God is pouring out on His child -- YOU.
We serve a God who is sovereign, who created the Universe and all that is in it; who is big enough to form the planets and yet personal enough to understand our little hopes, dreams, joys and sorrows. Our God is our Father, friend, counselor, light, rock, hope, salvation, deliverer, teacher, creator, King, Lord, and so much more than our tiny human-sized brains can comprehend. He hears us when we cry, rejoices with His Heavenly Host when we come to Him, delivers us from evil, walks beside us, lives within us and knows our deepest, unspoken needs. He makes our path straight, has a plan to prosper and not to harm us, desires to give us a hope and a future, and sent His one and only Son to be our free gift of salvation. In the moments when we feel alone, He is there. When we are hurting, He knows our hurt and has even experienced it Himself. There is nothing He does not understand and no event occurs without His notice. When it seems like the world is getting the best of us and evil is winning the fight, our God is mighty and is battling on our behalf to win the war for us. Do not be discouraged or consumed by worry, because OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE. Be consumed by Him. Let His grace and Truth surround you. Let Him be your stronghold and deliverer. Let Him fight for you. Live, truly LIVE in the amazing, awe-inspiring, sacrificial, fatherly love that God is pouring out on His child -- YOU.
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