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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  BE ENCOURAGED

I try to stay positive and encouraging. But, I have days that I don’t feel encouraged. It is normally when I am tired. Getting proper rest helps to keep us in balance.

I’ll never forget wise words from an older man at our church. He had walked through many terrible things, but was very upbeat and encouraging. He would say, you can be mentally tired and be ok. You can be physically tired and be ok. But when you get mentally and physically tired you are going to get sick if you aren’t careful.

Two reasons we are told to not be anxious, to not stress and worry. It weakens our immune system. Making us prone to illness. Two, it causes us to be self-absorbed, and we appear to be uncaring.

The major reason not to have anxiety is we get our relationship with God out of balance. We stop relying on him to take care of things. We start trying to fix them on our own. God doesn’t need our help, he needs our trust.  

Psalm 37:5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

God needs our commitment to follow him. If we give our issues to him, we have nothing to worry about, it’s his responsibility. Why do we worry? God has promised he would take care of us. There is not one time in the bible that he failed his people. He is unfailing. He sees the big picture more clearly than we can see it.

Psalm 33:18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

This is a reminder that he is watching over us like a parent does their child. This also means he is our protector and provider. We have every reason to trust that he will take care of us. Why are we discouraged, he will lift us up.

 Psalm 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

I love that he is long suffering toward us. He is patient and good. Sometimes I need his patience. It is not always easy to do the right thing. Sometimes we want to be like Jonah and run the other way. But we cannot allow fear to be our decision maker. Look how that worked out for Jonah.  We must try to be obedient and let God lead us.

We can trust his nail scared hands, because he cared enough to prove his love on Calvary. So be encouraged, do not worry, do not fear. The God who created everything, who created us holds us in the palm of his hand. He will keep us safe from the storms that are coming to cleans the earth.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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