When your Heart to Hurting turn to God!

Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live. (Mark 5:22-23, NIV)

God knew we would struggle with difficulties. In His Word, He lovingly points us to Hope. In this passage Jairus fell before him. His daughter was dying. Jesus was his only hope.

Like Jairus the best thing you can do is take your needs to Jesus. Purposefully place your faith in the Faithful One. When you fall before Him in prayer, He will sustain and strengthen you – but, rest assured, if you try to handle things in your own strength, you will remain weak and ineffective.

If you are desperate for healing, help, and hope, ask the Lord to increase your faith today, and make a determined choice to trust Him. When you do, He will meet you at your need and carry the load of your burden.

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This is my testimony that I gave 2 years ago… Forgive my nervousness, I pray I have improved since then. I also pray this helps someone more than anything and brings them closer in their walk with Jesus!

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He called you out of darkness into His wonderful light!

It’s pretty amazing that, as Jesus followers, we have been called out of darkness. Yet what does that actually mean when darkness seems to cast its shadow all around us? How do we escape it when discouragement tugs at our coattails? We are called by Jesus to walk differently: to share joy, show gentleness, have patience, bring peace, have self control, and walk faithfully with Him. God gives us His Spirit to help us demonstrate these qualities of His Light. Yet every one of us knows the temptation to dwell on the negative, be critical, let discouragement wash over us, or settle into a pity party. Things don’t always go our way, and when they don’t, it’s natural to feel the pull of darkness drawing us away from God’s Light. Well I hope this message minsters to you in your time of need.

“…that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9

God knows us better than we know ourselves. Along with His Spirit, He gives us tools to help us live in the Light. Declare His Praises when the darkness of doubt, discouragement, or just plain depletion of strength and joy creep in, turn intentionally to offer praise to God. Thank Him that He is your Rock, your Strength, and your Shepherd who will guide you and prepare a feast for you, even in the middle of that pull of darkness.

We often think of “unfruitful works of darkness” as the big bad things. Yet when you feel drawn toward a pity party or embracing discouragement, stop and ask yourself if you have opened the door to have fellowship with any unfruitful works of darkness. This could simply be entertainment that pulls you to the dark side; engaging in negative, critical thoughts and conversations; acting selfishly; or forgetting to thank God for who He is. Recognize the doors you may have opened that led you to unfruitfulness and ask for God’s help to close them.

Is discouragement or temptation tugging you downward? If not, thank Him for His wonderful presence right now. When you do feel darkness crowding your soul, stop and ask what door you may have opened to the unfruitful works of darkness. Pay attention to your thoughts and the things you allow into your mind. Ask for God’s help in closing those doors so that you may remain in His Light and walk peacefully and joyfully in His presence.