Our God of endless hope! - Jesus has come so that we can have life and have it in abundance. At some point, we all face seemingly impossible or daunting situations. During those times, it may appear that there is no way out, or no way forward… BUT with God there is always HOPE! He can breathe LIFE and bring RESTORATION! He is FAITHFUL to His promises – and we can truly TRUST in our God of endless HOPE! (Ephesians 1:17-19)
Take heart! - This season, I believe for all of us, has been one of being intentional about growing in Christ. Maybe we have found time to reconnect with God more often, or possibly we are more aware of His presence in our lives, or we are spending more time in His Word... No matter how our faith has been stirred, let us continually strive to put aside our old ways and our own will, so that we can grow deeper in trusting God, and fixing our eyes on the eternal hope and glory that lie before us! (2 Corinthians 4:7-9 and 16-18)
Our God is faithful in every season! - As we journey through different seasons in life, we so often let challenges or uncertainties get the better of us. Yet, we serve a faithful Creator God Who is infinitely bigger than any situation we may face, and He knows the best outcome for us and our loved ones. No matter how our current season looks, let us all be found wholly and fully trusting in our good, loving, caring, miracle-working, and wonderful Saviour to see us through. Let’s trust our Heavenly Father to write the stories of our lives; and then let’s share those stories to encourage others and glorify His holy name. (Psalm 36:5-9)
A new way... - We often hear that God wants to do “a new thing” in our lives. Possibly it’s a new way of thinking, or a new way of serving Him or being fruitful in His kingdom. Perhaps it’s a new way of being more accountable with how we spend our time, money or resources; or being good stewards with what He entrusted to us? The one thing I have learnt over the years is that challenges (like this Covid pandemic) force us to change – to get out of our comfort zones, and re-evaluate what it means to live in the fullness of who our Creator God made us to be. (Isaiah 43:18-19)
Surrendering all! - May we understand the importance of not becoming spiritually starved in our relationship with our Lord during this time. May God use this season to help us learn to be flexible; and to trust Him to work out our weeks, days, hours and even our minutes. May we never cease to look to the Holy Spirit for answers and good discernment. Let’s return to God’s Word as our only foundation, as we lay ourselves down and surrender all to Him. (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
Trust in the God of breakthroughs... - Our Creator God knows our struggles, fears, insecurities – the lies that we believe about Him, ourselves and others. Yet, He chooses to love us unconditionally and has given us the greatest gift of life and hope through the blood of Jesus. Let’s entrust the entirety of our lives to Him. He will come through for all who put their hope in Him. (Lamentations 3:22-24)
Arise and Shine... - We can only live, breathe and have our being in and through our amazing Father God. He is our authority, and through the precious blood of Jesus and the security of being His children we can declare with HOPE, FAITH and CERTAINTY that He is working all things out for our good! As His church, let us arise so that we can shine and reflect His goodness through our words of encouragement, our serving and our worshipping. Even when we feel tired, impatient, or overwhelmed; let us remember that Jesus will give us strength to persevere. He will encourage us to keep fighting the good fight of faith and to shine our Godly lights brighter than ever before! (Matthew 5:14-16)
A Heavenly perspective... - If our Lord did it before, He can most certainly do it again… Where does your help come from during challenging times? Is your life deeply rooted in fruitful soil? How much life-giving fruit is your life bearing, and are you generous with what you have? Through which lens are you viewing your world – do you have an earthly or a heavenly perspective? (Colossians 3:2)
Loving relationships... - Our amazing Father is all about the relationship we have with Him and His people, and how we reflect that to the world around us. How authentic is your relationship with God and those around you? Are we as God’s children coming together to support one another with love, acceptance, kindness and forgiveness? Do we speak words of despair and darkness? Or do we choose to reflect our Heavenly Father’s heart by speaking words of life, hope and comfort to others? (Matthew 22:37-40)
Being Jesus' hands and feet... - Let us open our hearts to see the need around us. Let us become Jesus’ hands and feet here on earth… Let us ask our Lord to help us to reach people with the message of salvation so that they can be freed from fear and be assured of eternal life. And let us draw closer, into greater intimacy with our Heavenly Father during this time. In Him, we can find rest and perfect peace. He is our answer! (1 Corinthians 15:58)
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