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Who would be there when it all goes away?

March 14, 2015 by

precIltImagine if you were sitting in your most comfortable chair in your house, surrounded by loved ones and time suddenly sped up around you and years went by like seconds.
You and your chair stayed in place while around you in a blur you saw things change.  In less than a minute your loved ones where gone, your pets gone.  Soon in a few minutes the house itself went away in a crumbling wave.

When this all stopped you were left in an empty field with the rubble of your life now ancient ruins from a long vanished civilization.

Would you have anything worth living for?

If you have Christ, then his love will never change and he will not ever leave or forsake you.  Even if all things and all people forsake you, he will remain by your side.

Here are some Bible verses to consider:

Psalms 37:28 (NKJV) 28 For the LORD loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

Matthew 28:20 (NKJV) 20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Filed Under: Family, Fear, Loneliness, Media and Publications, Trusting God

Hot on your Heels

July 19, 2013 by

precWltWhat’s coming up fast chasing you? Monsters? Your past failures? Bill collectors? Family members?

Well, if you’re in Christ, the Word of God makes it clear something very Good is coming up fast behind you.

Isaiah 51:11 Those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. (NIV)

Psalm 23:6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (NIV)

Filed Under: Family, Fear, Finances, Forgiveness, Loneliness, Pain and Hurt, Trusting God, Waiting, Work pressures

God’s Will and the Worry of Making Decisions

February 2, 2013 by

precYltYou want God’s will, but it’s not always clear what His will is.  So you worry about making the wrong decision.  Sound familar?

Listen to this short audio message that offers some freedom right from God’s word:

God’s Will and Making Decisions (mp3)

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Filed Under: Audio, Fear, Finances, Media and Publications, Trusting God, Waiting

Focus in the Right Place – Audio Message

January 11, 2013 by

precDltDavid’s Psalm 38 teaches us some big lessons about how we can get ourselves into a worried, depressed state by where we focus our mind on.   Take a two minute break and listen to this short message:

Focus On God (MP3 Audio)

Filed Under: Audio, Fear, Loneliness, Media and Publications, Pain and Hurt

When you can’t see . . . hope

November 9, 2012 by

Sometimes we read that the Lord is with us and and will help us, but things get worse and we don’t see the reality of these words.  In the bible, Job, who went through many trials, also felt this too.  He said of God:

When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him. Job 23:9

Listen to this short message of encouragement, for God is at work!

When You Don’t See Or Feel (mp3)

 

Filed Under: Fear, Trusting God, Waiting

God wants to bless you more

November 6, 2012 by

It’s easy when we’re going through trials to think that God is mad at us.   The reality is is God wants to bless you, and he’ll give you more than you ask for.  Listen to this short message:

God wants to bless us more than we ask  (mp3)

Filed Under: Audio, Fear, Prayer, Trusting God, Waiting

Bow down so He can lift you up

October 22, 2012 by

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”  James 4:10

Have you ever been in situation where you have to rely on the Lord? Where there’s no human way out?

Well, I’m in one of those situations now. I look around me and it seems like there’s no hope. But I know this. The Lord is the one who brought me into this world. And this is one of those times where I just have to get low and say, “Lord you’re the only hope I have.”

And then I remembered all of the times that the Lord got me out of troubles. And David in Psalm 124 also remembered this as well.
Bottom line is we have to get low, not relying on our own strength, to trust the Lord.

Psalm 124
A song of ascents. Of David.
1If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—
2if the Lord had not been on our side
when men attacked us,
3when their anger flared against us,
they would have swallowed us alive;
4the flood would have engulfed us,
the torrent would have swept over us,
5the raging waters
would have swept us away.
6Praise be to the Lord,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7We have escaped like a bird
out of the fowler’s snare;
the snare has been broken,
and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

Filed Under: Fear, Loneliness, Prayer, Trusting God, Waiting

He knows the way that I take

October 15, 2012 by

Is your future uncertain?  Do you wake up in the night playing out the scenarios and none seem good?  If you trust in Jesus, God holds your future securely in His hands and will work them out for your ultimate good.  Listen to this short audio message of comfort:

He knows the way that I take (mp3)

Referenced scriptures:  Job 23:10, Psalms 139

Filed Under: Audio, Fear, Finances, Media and Publications, Trusting God, Waiting

Remember what God has done for you

September 3, 2012 by

Yes, I’m in the midst of another crises – this one of employment and career. There are many pressures and worries that are attacking my mind and many hurts that have cut my heart. However, the fact remains is God is in control and he loves us.  It’s good during these times to remember all the ways God has come through for us in the past. This time is no exception. Consider this Psalm of David:

Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits– who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. – Psa 103:2-6 NIV

The fact is we can’t live life alone.  We would have been destroyed and killed a long time ago without His help.  God will fight for you, but he wants your trust.

The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.
– Exodus 14:14 NIV

Filed Under: Fear, Finances, Trusting God, Waiting, Work pressures

Putting on the full armor of God – everyday

August 12, 2012 by

My friend LA Marzulli has a great mini-sermon about taking seriously a critical element of the Christian life – putting the full armor of God.  We are living in a fallen world, full of all kinds of influences and attacks, physical, emotional, and spiritual.  Keeping Ephesians 6:13-17 in mind everyday is critical, and having peace in the daily chaos is possible!

Listen to this brief audio- LA Marzulli on putting on the full armor of God (mp3 – 4 min.)

 

 

 

Filed Under: Audio, Fear, LA Marzulli, Media and Publications, Sermons, Work pressures
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