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My faith and my personal struggle. 

From starting my day with watching miracles from heaven to ending it with linsanity, I now know I need completely faith and submission to the lord.
I have been struggling the past month with what God wants me to do. I prayed for an opportunity and I received it. Now the opportunity just feels more like a burden than a blessing. At times, I ask “why would the lord bless me with something like this?” Or “this can’t be that bad because it’s from God.”  I was down and though it’s hard for me to admit, I was resentful. Faith in good times and faith in bad times…that’s what I am telling myself to get me thru this.
Prayers would be appreciated. 

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The tough question to answer.

  
Part of being a Christian is being able to look deep within yourself and with the help of the Holy Spirit, answer the tough questions.  Here is the question that is in my heart today:

What am I willing to do without to better serve the lord?

  • Am I willing to give up money?  Work less so I won’t be a slave to monetary gains.
  • Am I willing to give up friends?  Maybe a few of my friends are a negative influence in my life.
  • Am I willing to give up my favorie extracurricular activity?  Maybe less time at work so I have more time to devote to the Chuch.
  • Am I willing…
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Praying is my direct line while the Bible is his text Message.

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With the whole move and all its safe to safe that life has been pretty stressful.  I prayed often and spoke to our Lord on a daily basis.  Even in the times when i felt that our conversations were a one way street, I knew our God was listening.  Its similar to when my kids try to tell me about their problems.  I always nod in agreement often and we reach the point where I am completely silent while my kids of on and on.

As i look back the one thing i didn’t do so much was read the Bible.  There is no denying that earthly challenges can feel like the weight of the world is o your shoulders.  There is something to be said that no matter what we should always take the time to seek and listen to God’s words.

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.”  2 Timothy 3:16-17

May the Lord bless you, keep you, and give you the courage not to be an undercover Christian.

PJ

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One Of Those Days When I Need To Focus On Christ

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Brothers and Sister, Im going to need some prayer sent my way.  Negativity, doubt, being anxious, frustration, etc. have all flooded my emotions.  I have a whole days worth or worrying in just one hour.  It is days like this when i need to really focus on God.

Focusing on Christ is important for my faith (and sanity). By nature, I am the type of person that worries about everything.  My mind would race and i would make even the most minuscule event turn into DEFCON 1.  I would then focus on the problems solely and that would lead to that “sinking feeling” staying in my body for an extended period of time.

Late 2013, I found a technique that has helped me tremendously.  I made a conscious effort to focus just as hard on Christ as my problems when that “sinking feeling” would come.  Anytime negativity would come into mind, I would quickly focus on God.  I would focus on the cross, his love, my victories, my blessings, my miracles, etc.  I would place myself in a day dream state.  Imagine a race horse with blinkers.  The blinkers keep his his looking straight forward.  In a race with everything happening around the horse, the horse remains focused on the finished line because of the blinkers.  When i need to focus on Christ, I place my blinkers on.  I focus straight up and keep my eyes on Christ.  He is my prize… He is what i aim for.  In the end, I would always say out loud victory on my behalf.  Today, I said “May i always remember that in this world everything is temporary my final destination is with my savior.”

How do you stay focused on God’s grace?

May the good Lord, bless us, keep us, and deliver us from problems that come on a daily basis.

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