Posts Tagged ‘ God ’
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:36, ESV
Just as God showed us mercy for all the ways we sin against Him, remember that people are messed up and mess up all the time, and show them mercy and grace. You would like them to do it for you.
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11, ESV
When circumstances are tough, it is probably not punishment so much as a time to learn and grow. Your sin (even someone else’s) may lead to it, but use the time to grow closer to God.
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
When life is so hard, so scary, and so wearying that we barely know how to think straight, God helps us talk with Him.
If you find it hard to pray, either sit quietly, inviting Him to speak, or let it all out at Him. He can take it. He will help you.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10, ESV
Only God can make us good and clean.
Lord, give us wisdom to seek You, and clean our hearts and minds as You cleanse our souls.
“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
We should make sure we are good stewards, but our focus in life should be the Lord. What are we doing for Jesus to the glory of the Father?
Look to our Creator and Provider. He alone can calm our fears and anxieties.
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Psalm 19:1, ESV
There is no reason to not believe in God. Creation itself points to a Creator.
The wise will find their way, also, to the Son of God.
“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Exodus 14:14, ESV
We can learn from Israel escaping Egypt that God will defeat our enemies, and in fact He has. Primarily, He has defeated Satan and death, who will be destroyed after Christ’s return.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 6:33, ESV
We have no guarantee we will get everything we need in this life. Jesus promises us that if we seek His righteousness (realize the truth of Christ and obey Him), our ultimate needs are met, i.e. forgiveness of sin and eternal life.
But God also likes taking care of us in this life!
a simple man of God 