It isn't the passing of a calendar year that is going to make the difference in your life. It is the trusting of the GOD who never changes, fails or lies that will make the difference. Each day for the believer is a day of celebration because each day has its own journey, trials and rewards. Don't allow yourself to be too fat on hype alone. Rather, seek to make daily growth your lifestyle. Rather than endless resolutions, make one and keep it daily - I WILL TRUST THE LORD! God bless you.
As 2013 draws to a close, some are giddy with excitement at the prospect of a new year and possible new beginnings. But the Bible records that each day is just that because each day, He gives us new mercies, new opportunities to change what needs changing and to trust what He's spoken.
It isn't the passing of a calendar year that is going to make the difference in your life. It is the trusting of the GOD who never changes, fails or lies that will make the difference. Each day for the believer is a day of celebration because each day has its own journey, trials and rewards. Don't allow yourself to be too fat on hype alone. Rather, seek to make daily growth your lifestyle. Rather than endless resolutions, make one and keep it daily - I WILL TRUST THE LORD! God bless you.
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Depression was a state of being for me for the majority of my life. Indeed, I've only been walking free for a few years. During some particularly low points, I did attempt suicide, which left issues that I must still deal with today. In recent news, pastors and their children are committing suicide at an alarming rate. Depression is widespread. People are bottling their emotions, afraid to seek help, and are pumped full of fear by the media they love. Thus, it is no surprise that suicide is contemplated so often, and successfully carried out many times. So what is the problem? Part of it is that we do not stop to smell the roses, to love one another wholly. We are souls, composed of a mind that can break, a will that can weaken and emotions that can be chaotic and misleading. When those pains and issues are not handled, people crumble and seek release from the pain, the anguish, the hopelessness and the worthlessness they feel. Often, that is where suicide meets depression. But it can be stopped by helping others to find resources, find coaches, find Christian counseling or otherwise. We have to read the right books, visit the right pages, surround ourselves by strong, prayerful and positive people. Influence and surrounding are everything for an emotionally damaged person. And whether you believe it or not, we all suffer some emotional damage. If you've never visited the darker, more painful side, it is probably a testament to the wonderful people in your life. Love prevents it, not felt love but shared love. Shalom! Join us at Your Healing Partner, Officially Lacresha Hayes and The Rape of Innocence blog for more empowerment! I also have a BTR radio show you are sure to love, THE AWAKENING. At no time in life are we truly alone. Even when no people are present, God is there. Today during a particularly difficult moment, I remember feeling completely forsaken. Now, while everyone wants me to believe that I'm too mature in Christ to feel that way, I believe it was purpose even in that moment and that emotion, as suffocating as it was. In those moments when we feel alone, we have a choice to make. Thankfully, I was not even physically alone going through my moment. I had a visible person and audible voice of reason. Still, I had to make a decision to either throw away everything that I knew to embrace all that I felt or trust what I know to be true and allow the peace of that knowledge to soothe me. At some point in your faith, in fact many times on your journey of faith, you'll have to believe when all the odds go against your belief. There is no way to escape it. But if you face down the emotions that suffocate and the gloomy thoughts that plague, all that is left is God's peace. I speak that to you tonight and every night for the rest of your life. God bless and thanks for being faithful readers here at blog. For more encouragement, follow me on FB, Twitter or at Your Healing Partner. |
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