Poems and Words of Faith

Sometimes in life we can go through many trials and tribulations. We wonder why God is allowing so much to go on, feeling like your struggling alone and don’t understand why. Sometimes our Father seems to stay silent when you need Him the most. However, He never promised us a perfect life on earth but a life with Him, He never promised us a life free of pain and troubles but a life seeing Him work in our lives and drawing us nearer to Him in our suffering and pain. God allows things to happen in our lives to strengthen our faith. To keep us depending on Him. We also have an enemy who comes to steal, kill and destroy. He wants us to doubt God, not spend time with Him. He will make you too busy to spend time on God, after all you need to watch TV or scroll on your phone, have that ‘me’ time, don’t we?

Our Father in Heaven loves us and will work in those trying times. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like it but He is. He uses the dark times to draw us closer to Him. To depend on Him.

James 1 v 2-3 Consider it all joy my brothers ad sisters when you encounter various trials knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance

1 Peter 1 v 6 to 9 we greatly rejoice in our salvation even though you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold, which perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Times of trouble and pain will come to us all. we live in a fallen world but keep praying, keep praising keep trusting, keep looking to God.

God loves us and works everything out for our good of those who love him who have been called according to His purpose. One day the sun will shine and the darkness will flee , so hang on in there God has you in the palm of His hands Amen

I was reading Gods word this morning as you do but I so wanted to hear from Him. You know that feeling when you really need God to speak or to know His presence with you because He feels like a million miles away right now.

When we seem at our lowest He seems furthest away. I was reminded that He isn’t. David sometimes starts off his Psalms with how low he is but ends with how great God is or that He knows God has heard his cry.

That’s what we need to do. If we have health issues, worries, not sure of the future, not sure of where God wants you to be or do. Or depressed like Elijah was, cry out to God. Tell Him how you are feeling, He knows anyway so be honest with Him. If it hurts, tell Him, if you’re down, feeling alone, feeling lost and not sure of the future tell Him. Be real with Him. Only He can change situations, only He can fill you with His love that we so need. Only He can heal and be there for you every minute of every day.

He is right there with you. He is El Roi the God who sees.

He is Jehovah Jireh, the Lord will provide – Jehovah Rapha the Lord who heals, Jehovah shalom- the Lord is peace, Jehovah Raah – The Lord my shepherd and most of all He is our Abba, our daddy.

Spend time with Him, read His word, cry out to Him. Tell Him what is on your heart, be honest, He knows anyway and ask for His guidance, presence whatever it may be that you need right now.

He is our Abba Father, He will never leave us or forsake us, He is with us every minute of the day. We are never alone, always loved and safe in His arms

Acts 16 – As I got to the part where Paul and Silas were in prison, chained and bound, they were praising God. Singing to Him, worshipping Him despite their circumstances. Then there was a great earthquake and the doors of the prison flew open and their chains broke, they were set free. The jailer turned to Christ too and his family.

This got my mind thinking of how we can often be in ‘chains’. Chains of fear, anxiety, worry etc. What ever binds you into not serving God, or doing what He is calling you to do. What ever it may be. This is from the enemy, its a chain that is binding you and me.

Lets keep praising God whatever circumstance we are in because its right to praise Him always. He is worthy of our praise whatever is going on in our lives. Praising Him for who He is , all He has done to save us, that the God of all creation loves us, cares for us and guides us.

One day our chains will break, we will be set free from our prison cell of pain, anxiety, fear, troubles, doubt etc

Fear comes knocking, Praise Him Worry consumes you, praise Him, Obey Him no matter where we are. He is God and He will come through for us. He will never leave us or forsake us. We are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ who loves us. Nothing can seperate us from the love of God.

Praise is a weapon against the enemy so keep praising God and the enemy will flee. Keep praising God and don’t give up, those chains will break, you will be set free. We have a great big God who loves us so much. so declare His Word, Fight with His word which is the sword of the Spirit. Put on the whole armour of God as in Ephesians 6 v 10 to 17

This just came to mind too Psalm 34v19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous but God delivers us from them all.

Amen

The enemy is a liar. He will get you to believe the lies so that you will become a shadow of who you were called to be by God.

Listen and declare the truth of Gods word. If you keep saying I am unwell, I feel …..   I am not good enough, I can’t do this or that etc. If you keep speaking lies over yourself this is what you will get.

I know because I have done it for years and still do so I am talking to myself too. I have had a few bad things happen in my life which I don’t need to go into, but I have believed the lies. Maybe from parents, partner, people at school, my own wrong beliefs because of the past etc but whatever the source its ultimately from the enemy. He has been working in you for maybe years, so that you are now in a place you believe the lies instead of the truth.  Maybe you don’t feel good enough. Maybe you feel you won’t try new things because you may fail. Maybe you don’t go anywhere now because it’s safer to stay near to home. The enemy has got you in a prison. Its time to break free.

What can we do?  How do we get out of the prison we have built around us? How can we be set free from the past, the lies we’ve believed and the pain we are in ?

Gods Word is the answer with the help of the Holy Spirit. Gods word is powerful, its life, its truth, its hope, its absolute.

Find some scriptures that line up with your wrong beliefs. Declare them, not just once a day but 3, 4 or even 5 times a day. Have them around your home to remind you . Keep declaring Gods Word. In time you will renew your neurological pathways to the truth instead of the lies. From death to life words. Your mind believes what you say and your body will respond.

It will take time but keep going and don’t let the enemy in the door of your mind anymore.

This won’t be easy either. For one reason the enemy won’t want you doing it. If you’re like me, you have been speaking negatively most of your life so it’s going to take time. But bit by bit those chains will break. The neurological pathways will change, the old will die and the new will grow. The truth will be the new pathways in your mind and you will be set free

Declares these over your life

If you have fear then declare …’God has not given me a spirit of fear but of love power and a sound mind’

If you believe you cant …… declare ‘ I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me’

If you feel unloved declare‘ Romans 8 v 38-39 ‘Nothing can separate me from the love of God’ or 1 John 3 v 1 ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love’ or See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God

If you feel alone declare …. Matt 28 v 20b, I am with you always to the end of the age. Or Isaiah 41 v 10 Don’t be afraid for I am with you.

Find scriptures that go with your negative words, keep declaring, keep going and keep trusting God and see your life change.

Don’t give up, God is on your side, you are His. Ask Him to help you to keep going however long it may take. You won’t regret it.

I was just spending time with the Lord tonight and felt led to 2 Corinthians 12 v 7 -10. I’m sure its all a verse we know well.

“My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak then i am strong”

I have often thought and pondered on these verses, knowing that Paul had this “thorn in the flesh”. We do not know what this was as he never tells us but that doesn’t matter. Its the fact that we may be broken, incapable, exhausted, weak but God can use us in our weaknesses. We are not written off by our inadequacies or weaknesses because God can use you and me through those things. We can do it through His strength, His love , His provision. He will get all the glory not us, which is right, because it is God working through us. We are His hands, feet and mouthpiece on this earth. So like Paul we can say that…. “I will boast about my weaknesses so that the power of Christ can work through me. When I am weak then I am strong”

Maybe if you are feeling weak or not good enough, like I often do, that’s a good thing because we don’t rely on ourselves or our strengths, we rely totally on God. He can use people like us for these reasons so all the glory goes to God.

So never think you are not good enough or you can’t do what God has called you to. He loves you, has chosen you and will use you in your weakness, despite your weaknesses for His glory. People will know its God working through you. equipping you and anointing you for His plans.