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Hello my friends,

The title of today’s episode is: “THINK ON THESE THINGS?”

In a world where things always seem to be going wrong.  There is rarely anything encouraging on the evening news.  Everyone wants to tell us how to feel and what to think. If we focus on negativity, we can even get depressed or allow fear to get a foothold in our lives.  It is easy to get down, especially if something goes wrong in our personal lives.  But in the darkest times we need to concentrate our efforts to stay positive.  Keep our focus on God and not the situations. His words are full of encouragement. He tells us what to think about, but before I get there, let’s look at Job.

Look what Job went through, yet he kept his focus on God.  He is a good example of a person dealing with grief and pain without blaming God.  If anyone had a reason to complain, he did. Even those who should have been trying to encourage him were miserable comfort. Sometimes we cannot depend on anyone else, sometimes we must fully lean on God to lift us out of our troubles.

Isa 40:31  But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

We don’t always have a clear view of what is going on to cause our fear.  God often allows things to teach us to trust.  Other times, we go through things to strengthen our determination to keep pressing on toward the prize.  But when He picks us up, we get a clear view of what He is doing in our lives.  For that brief moment, it all makes sense.

God will not waste any of the pain we have walked through. He will use it to strengthen us and elevate us.  We can take what we have walked through and use it to help others in their time of pain. That will give us better comfort than those who tried to help Job.  But do not be surprised if people separate themselves from you when they are walking through tough times. God may be teaching them to rely fully on him.

Do not be weary in well doing, for at the right time, we will reap what we have sown.  Keep your eye on the prize, and hold on to your faith.  Jesus is with us and will see us through anything we have to face. The main thing to remember is that He is there for us and will never leave us. Today is a new day.  We have the choice, do we allow a negative attitude to attach itself to us, or do we shine brightly, looking to Jesus.  The choice is up to us. It is not always easy to shine when the dark clouds of life are hovering. But it is worth it to press through the darkness. Stay strong and be courageous in these troubled times. Keep your eyes on Jesus, and don’t allow your circumstances to look bigger than your God.

God doesn’t always answer when we want or think he should. I am sure Job wanted God to heal and restore him the first moment that it all fell apart. We get impatient with God sometimes and want Him to move our way and at our time. But God knows best and rarely moves the way we think he will or in the timing we think. But he is always right on time. He has the puzzle box with the picture, all we have are pieces.

Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.  We could all use a little bit of strength and courage. He will send it to us if we can lean on him and wait for his timing.

I want to leave you with a verse to meditate on today.

Phil 4:8  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS