As the picture says, “True bravery is following Christ in a world that hates Him.” It’s so sad that there are so many people that do hate him; if they only knew the things that He does in their lives even though they might not even realize it or have walked away from Him. He’s still there. I know it’s free will that you can do what you want and He’s going to let you do that, and I think that is where a lot of people have the misunderstanding of… well why didn’t God help with this or why didn’t God stop that? If you’re doing stuff in your life that might not be good for you or good for someone else, he’s not going to stop you. As I said above, you have free will. This is your decision to go ahead and do something. We have all done it. It’s your flesh if you say well I’m just going to go ahead and do this. And then you have the enemy on your shoulder saying it’s OK.
But God wants to help you, He wants to be in your life, He wants you to trust Him. He wants you to come to Him when you’re having problems. All you have to do is ask Him, and just say, “God I need your help,” and He’s going to help you. He will get you through those times that you feel there’s no one else, that you’re all alone, or there’s no one to turn to.
But that’s when you need to have your trust in Him. Believe me, I know.
There have been times that I had to put all my trust in Him, and I did…I put all my faith in him and all my trust in Him. He was there beside me through everything and I know I’ve said this in other blogs; I’ve repeated this over and over but until you go through something, and you go to Him, and you ask Him to help you and He does, you’re not going to understand fully. It can be something that is so hard to get through your head that he will be there.
With the way the world is today, we need to trust him in everything we do. Jesus is coming back, and he’s coming back sooner than we think.
There are people that will say, “Oh no one knows when he’s coming back,” and no we don’t, we don’t know when He’s coming back but He is, and we need to be ready. Some of us have friends and family that feel they’ve got all kinds of time to get right with God, but we don’t know: it could be today, it could be tomorrow.
Some people feel that they are OK with God because they are a good person, which I’m sure they are and that because they do good by people and I’m sure they do, that they are fine. But if you don’t have Jesus as your Lord and savior, there is a problem. You should go to church to worship him, as well. Yes, I know you can listen to worship music at home, but that’s not the same. You need to be in God’s house. You need to be with other people who believe in God and trust God so you can see and hear the things that he does in their lives.
Psalm 9:10:
10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
I hope this blog helps someone if you’re not quite trusting God or have people telling you that there is no God. THERE IS A GOD… Just let him in your life.
And remember, never let your cup be empty..☕️
Lou Ann Virden is the author of the blog Farmhouse, Coffee and Jesus. She is very active in her church. She volunteers in the food pantry, usher/greeter team, and cleaning crew. She is on the prayer team, is over the sound room team, and she writes the newsletter for her church. Lou Ann and her husband Donnie will be relaunching The Refuge 180 Evangelism Ministry. They have been married for over 40 years. They live on her husband’s family farm with their dog Hunter. In the summer they are busy canning what they harvest from their garden. Her hobbies include going to the beach, reading, camping, and serving however she can. She hopes that her blogs inspires someone that might be dealing with a similar situation.
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