Power vs. Pressure!

Don't allow the things that happen in your life to become the storm that you focus on.God is with you, don't fret about winds and waves that seek to overtake you. If He has the power to speak to the natures then He has the power to handle the troubles that arise before you.Sometimes He'll send you into the storm to see how you respond. Matthew 4:35-41 #trusthispowernotdapressure

Life Forces

So often when life forces you into a situation beyond our control we are overwhelmed by the challenges of trying to figure it out or question why we're there. Never recognizing initially that everywhere we are, so is the God we follow. We imediately feel that we're trapped with no way out. God always has a way of escape, but its up to us to harken to his voive. When we recognize that we have been placed there specifically because he knew He could trust us to do his work even while up against opposition. The most difficult task is being persecuted for something when you know that you've done nothing. This is what Christ did for us, which is why we endure not for our own sake, but His. That others are empowered and God gets all the glory.

Isaiah 54:17

no weapon forged against you will prevail,
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and this is their vindication from me,”
declares the Lord

Psalm 37

‎1Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of those who do wrong;

2for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
...
3Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture

Isaiah 6:3

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;

the whole earth is full of his glory.”

Psalm 119:9-16

9How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your word.

10I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your commands.

11I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.

12Praise be to you, O Lord;
teach me your decrees.

13With my lips I recount
all the laws that come from your mouth.

14I rejoice in following your statutes
as one rejoices in great riches.

15I meditate on your precepts
and consider your ways.

16I delight in your decrees;
I will not neglect your word.

Can He?

You can TRUST in the promises of God, BUT can He trust you to keep your promise to Him!

Matthew 6:25

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?" (NIV)

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (NIV