DON'T WORRY, ........

Am sure you said be happy without giving it a second thought.

I was a little bit down a few weeks back and I knew I really needed to be in church and the message was so on point.

It was taken from Philippians 4: 6-9

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

A lot of times we are worried over this and anxious over that as if our worry or anxiousness could make any difference. And the funny thing is that the things we worry about most times are things we can’t control or do anything about. It is hard not to worry when things are not going as we imagined or planned but that what the Christ demands of us. HE commands us to give thanks in any and every situation and not just for when the going is good.

After hearing this message, I realised that I have been really ungrateful because I began hearing different people’s life experiences and I was indeed overwhelmed. I have not been to half… in fact one – eighth of what these women have been through and I am complaining. As if that was not enough,  a magazine also came my way( SEE Inspiration) and I  read articles about what different women have overcome the great challenges that came their way and am thinking to myself ‘have I been ungrateful or what’? 

One thing that has kept me going and I know for sure is that God doesn't make mistakes and HE knows what HE is doing even if we can’t or find it hard to understand.

So be encouraged and hold on!

It might get better and it might not but just know that God has a reason for everything or situation that you pass through. The next time you are about to complain, get anxious or be worried just say Lord I thank you for this situation am in because I know all things work together for me and it shall be for a greater glory.

And remember

No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it.

If everything other thing should fail, Gods word will never fail!

Shalom.

LET IT GO

I did not write this but i read this at a particular time in my life when i was holding on to something i should have let go way back.
It hit melike thunderbolt.

When people can walk away from you: let them walk.

I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.

When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that

left. The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the unwilling dead..

You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over.

Let me tell you something.. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye.. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes a bit of sweat I will appreciate it more. Stop begging people to stay. Let them go!! If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ........ LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you. LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge..... LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction... LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents .....LET IT GO!!!

If you! have a bad attitude.... ...LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......LET IT GO!!!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him..........LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship. .... LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves.. ....LET IT GO!!!

If you're feeling depressed and stressed...........LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying 'take your hands off of it,'then you need to.......LET IT GO!!!

T. D. Jakes

STICKS AND STONES

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!

I have heard these idioms used a lot and I have even used it a lot myself. But yesterday I had a deeper understanding of the meaning. I heard some comments about me recently which I taught didn’t mean a thing but I was hurt. Not because of the words said but because I expected more from the person who said it. But as always, human will always be humans and no matter what you do, you can never satisfy everyone.

The most beautiful thing about this event is that, I was lifted by the end of the day.

You want to know how? i'll tell you...

I went through the day not realising that I had kept these words in my heart and i was hurting. Until I got to our Monday night prayer meeting (tanks to PGCF) and was I touched at that meeting. We read Numbers 17 and prayed some heavy prayers and I felt God was speaking to me so much more that I had to go back and study Chapter 16 too. And I realised that even from time past, things like these have been happening even at a much more higher degree than am going through. I was deeply encouraged and lifted because I wasn’t expecting God to reach out to me that fast and direct. God is truly our very present help and HE cares about even the little things that seem so insignificant.

I have released the person and i know I just need to keep on doing my best no matter what anyone says and I believe by the Grace of God i will keep on getting better. Anyone out there feeling down or discouraged because of what someone has said about you read Numbers 16 and 17 and just shake it off.

IF NO ONE TALKS ABOUT YOU THEN YOU ARE A NOBODY!