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Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11, CSB
We are in spiritual battle whether we acknowledge it or not, and we need the help of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God in our daily battle to resist the forces of darkness in the spiritual realm.
This Sunday at Church: Encourage someone worried about the headlines in the news to focus on Christ.
This Sunday at Church: Encourage someone worried about the headlines in the news to focus on Christ
I say, then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16, CSB
Life is hard. God is good. He helps us by His Holy Spirit to overcome our own sinful desires that only complicate things more.
not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3:9, CSB
Lofe is hard. God is good. Follow His example and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, love those who hate you and bless those who curse you.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2, ESV
Faith in God might not protect us from physical harm, but we can have peace and assurance of His salvation and eternity, regardless of the circumstances, overcoming fear and hatred, and also possibly be saved in the circumstance.
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Luke 18:1, ESV
Jesus reminds us that life is hard, and when we don’t see the response we wanted or it doesn’t come fast enough, hang in there. Keep praying. The Holy Spirit will also give us strength, wisdom, and help with our prayers.
Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Romans 8:26, ESV
Life gets hard for many reasons, and sometimes it is too much. Yet God helps us, because He loves in the believer by the Holy Spirit, so we can trust that God knows our needs and helps us pray even when we feel like we can’t.
This is a heartfelt and heart-wrenching view of grief at the holidays that I think many could find encouragement and even the beginnings of healing from.
Let us pray for all grieving at this time (whenever you read this or it comes to mind!)
Daniel
https://www.cowboybobsorensen.com/2023/12/our-last-christmas-gift-exchange.html?m=1
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”
Matthew 6:25, ESV
When we believe Jesus – truly God and truly man – lived and died for our salvation and rose to life again, giving us hope for eternity, the fear of want and need has less hold on us, knowing God has us in His hands.
But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7, ESV
The world may be against me, and everything might be going wrong in my life, but I know God is for me when I am in Christ, the one who is making all things new.
a simple man of God 