It has been a while since I stopped by FGGAM to greet you. I hope this letter finds you well! If not; can I share with you some reasons for you to rejoice and be happy in YOUR day?
God’s hand is on you and His eye is on you more than his eye is on the sparrow! Sparrows are small birds –and there are a lot of them! Yes, God IS ABLE and God does have HIS eye on you –even IF you are doubting!
There are things that make us happy in this world –a lot of them are when we are young and everything is all brand new! Yet, we can find happiness in any age –and dream for lots of new things! Are you happy in the Lord? Will you come along with me on a journey to setting your dream in motion for all the good that God is preparing you for!
Joy is God’s emotion that HE gives to us to get us through difficult times! We can find joy through illnesses, stressful situations and financial crisis. Because these things are only temporary! God’s focus is on Today & the Eternal!
Do you trust God?
Do you KNOW & believe that God’s hand is on you?
Have you known and believed in the love that God has for you?
Nothing is a surprise to God! This is a powerful Truth to set you free from distress! God’s got this (what ever the “this” is in your life)! We Can Trust in a Trust Worthy Father to bring us through!
Do you know how short of time “a little while” is?
The Holy Spirit has stirred up in my mind a Scripture that I can share with you today!
“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you AND make you strong, firm and steadfast (1 Peter 5:10).”
After you have suffered a little while, means, “This too will pass!”
God is sovereign, which means, God’s will be done on earth and in Heaven.
God is preparing us for MORE! Hang in there, & BE HOLY, because through our difficulties, God can demonstrate HIS power! We can Trust God! And, do you know something else? We CAN be HOLY! We are being made holy, and we can choose holiness –the power of God with us in and through ALL things that come up and against us! We can know that God is WITH us!
Can you view your trials as a challenge to your faith? That, no matter how extreme the trouble … to know that God WILL take action on your behalf! Can you be patient –knowing that God has not left, nor forsaken you! You are not alone! But please “Do not conform to the patterns of this world!” Find the confidence WHO lives in you through Jesus …that even if it feels like it, God has not allowed more to come to you than you can handle! God’s got this for you –Sail with HIM! Don’t fear the waves that you SEE!
God will not ask you to endure forever! Our trials come to us from the enemy of God, but God uses them for our good! Will you choose to see your trial as your step-stool to Heaven? Because the enemy’s head is made our footstool in Christ Jesus! Don’t get mad at the enemy, Satan, for doing his job, but rejoice that you HAVE overcome! God uses our trials to demonstrate that HE goes into the fiery furnace WITH US! God sends his angels to comfort us –just as God has sent us HIS Son to rescue us from death; to take us to LIFE with God!
Truly, this is a time to rejoice and be happy in the LORD!!!
Anyone who has a child understands that our child is a part of our core; and nothing affects us more than when our child has to endure things. But just as we have to allow our children to grow up and many times learn the lessons of life –so it is with God; God knows we have to grow UP! God has SO loved us that He has sent us His Son and also the Holy Spirit to be our help and our shield!
God loves us SOOOOO MUCH! It is hard for me to imagine the love that God has for us! I love my children with this passion!
Do you want to know a cool thing? YOU are God’s Passion! The Spirit of the Lord just led me to say that -So Praise to God and all glory IS to go to HIM!
But, don’t be surprised that you will face trials in this world! Put on your HELMET of Salvation; and remember to BELIEVE –and do not let doubt or discouragement that will come to you from the enemy get you down!
Through our trials, the enemy of God is busy! Our enemy will use every situation –good and bad to hurl fear and frustration at us! BUT, as the Bible teaches well, Jesus says to us, “Do not LET your hearts be troubled. Believe (Trust) in God; (Believe) trust also in me (Jesus, God’s Son). Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid (John 14:1 & 27).
Lastly, the enemy’s order is to get us to LOOK 1st –to get us in a position to SEE everything as real and with fear. But remember there is TRUTH to be heard!!! The enemy doesn’t want to let up to give you time to hear God’s Word –the enemy wants you to LOOK and SEE –THEN, if we see fear …the enemy of God knows that we are prepared to entertain our knowledge of fear to doubt and speak the enemy’s word of defeat.
However, God’s Order is that of Faith! Faith is being sure of what we HOPE for and certain of what we do not see!
God wants us to hear 1st –not see 1st! One of the 1st things God taught me was “Do not follow signs –FOLLOW RIGHTEOUSNESS (JESUS) >YET, miraculous signs do follow Righteousness! Because God is the power of CREATION! AND, we have the opportunity to discover our FAITH!
Faith pleases God! As far as it depends on “me;” faith, our demonstration of trust in God, by following HIS Son, IS the evidence that we are on the RIGHT path to victory in Jesus!
Fear and Frustration will come AT us, but we cannot allow them to come IN us! We have this POWER and ABILITY available to us in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior! We are equipped in Christ!
But it does matter if you believe … Where will you place your hope and faith? LOVE is the Answer with God!
I hope this is a blessing of strength to your faith TODAY! Stay encouraged in this world today! Keep your faith, hope and love in Jesus, who is the Christ the Son of the Living God!
Today is the only day to work your knowledge –until tomorrow’s Today! Can you trust God Today? … Tomorrow, Lord willing will be a brand new today –but by the time tomorrow gets here, we will have new Revelations about our knowledge from God! In other words, we will be even better prepared in our maturity in Christ to conquer all things that come against us in Christ!
God bless you friend!
To learn more about how the Lord has taught me in my faith, hope and love, I invite you to learn as the Holy Spirit teaches me through my ministry about Jesus: https://www.hopeintoday.com/ It is God who stirs up the spirit in us, so that we don’t grow stale! Follow the HOLY Spirit! I am a work in progress just like you! Let’s never tire of gathering together to learn, share, and DISCOVER what the Lord wants to say! Then, we say, Yes, Lord, I am listening!
God is a God of UNITY … PAY close attention to HIS ORDER, because God is a God of STRUCTURE and ORDER! PEACE be with you in Christ, with Wisdom from Heaven sent from God through His Son’s special request –because Jesus knew we needed a helper and God SO agreed and thus Provided to ALL who Believe His Testimony about His own Son!
Visit www.hopeintoday.com to learn more of these things the Spirit of the Lord is stirring up in my spirit to share! Feel free to express questions, concerns or prayer requests. Write me, my husband or our pastor at karen@hopeintoday.com We would love to hear your revelations of the Lord … Hope in Today Ministries is here to serve!
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
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I invite you to the free Bible studies that I share as God allows. They are a work in progress as God gives me time … just as I am a work in progress. Will you join me and share what the Lord reveals to you too? I am not seeking to be right; I am just serving to please God -Together in Christ we come to understand God’s will for us is HOLY & PEACE & JOY together in Unity “as far as it depends on me.” What is Hope? There is no harm in seeking information, but pray to God to give you a revelation! …Seek the Truth to satisfy your mind, which chooses the destiny of your soul?
I hope to hear from you soon!