It can be hard especially when people repay your goodness and kindness with evil or bad attitude.
There is evil in our world and some people are full of wickedness in their hearts.
The Lord will keep His people from troubles. John 16:33
Regardless, don’t stop doing good. It is God’s will that our goodness will outclass and outshine the wickedness of the wicked. 1 Peter 2:15
Give God a chance to do what He promised.
Give Him a room or a space to operate.
He said, “behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and open, I will come in and be with him and he will be with me, also.” Revelation 3:20
Time of doubting is over, time of believing is now.
When everything else fails, God does not fail.
He will keep His children forever because He is able to.
1Th 5:23 NET Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Th 5:24 NET He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.
God is faithful and trustworthy to fulfill His promises of keeping.
Don’t stop trusting God. Rely on His ability to keep His promises because He can and He will.
As the year 2024 runs to an end, God still makes ways where there is no way.
And if there are things that are not achieved this year, 2025 brings new beginning and hopes.
The confidence of a believer is in his God’s ability to do the impossible.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Isa 43:19 EasyEnglish Look! I will do something that is new! Now it appears quickly. Surely, you can see it. I am making a road in the sandy places. And I am making streams in the wild places.
Isaiah 26:3 NLT
[3] You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
https://bible.com/bible/116/isa.26.3.NLT
Our peace is guaranteed as long as we keep trusting in the Lord.
Trusting God when it makes no sense is the best time to trust Him.
Proverbs 3:5 NLT
[5] Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
https://bible.com/bible/116/pro.3.5.NLT
There is so much that we can do before we reach our wits end. When we get to the place of confusion and do not know where to turn or what to do, trust God for the lead.
Trust for the lead, for the guide and for the help.
Psalms 143:6 NLT
[6] I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.143.6.NLT
Our desires for God increases when we experience spiritual dryness and depth hunger (spiritual feelings) for Him.
Usually, these desires only disappear when we engage in intense prayers. This is not just normal prayers, but a mutual communication with God that draws your heart to Him so you can know what the will of God is.
The next time you experience an inner, spiritual urge, do not hesitate to pray.
For the Christian, prayer is when you engage God in personal, cordial conversation with Him, and you can talk about various issues that is on your mind.
Hebrews 4:14-15 NIV
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. [15] For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
Hold on, He held on, too!
Jesus experienced the same thing we experience today. So, He is in a good position to offer help, succor, grace, and mercy in times of need.
Now, the gracious part of this is Jesus ability to understand and feel the same way we feel, the same problems we encounter, the same shame and disgrace, the same mistakes, the same mess, the same shortcomings, and the same failures, yet in all these things, He didn’t fail. He triumphed.
So, He is in the best position to put us in the right standing with Him.
Situations and circumstances often align to God’s purpose.
Romans 8:28 NLT
[28] And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
I believe that God is constrict to work with and around human activities.
He doesn’t need us to do whatever He chooses to do, but we need Him because there are things we can’t control.
We must pray and continually ask God’s will to be done.
Luke 18:1 NLT
[1] One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
The devil constantly tries to undermine the purpose and plans of God, and the prayer of the believer is the weapon (amongst others) to defeat the enemy.
God’s idea of living life is to make a conscious and deliberate effort to live godly and exhibit good, moral character.
Philippians 2:12 NLT
[12] Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.
It is also God’s purpose for us to choose to do good.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 NLT
[19] “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! [20] You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Making the right choice is God’s ultimate will in every situation.
Even our Lord Jesus recognized this when He struggled at His lowest moment.
Matthew 26:39 NLT
[39] He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
