Prayer for the day, Pastor John Collins:
Lord, help me to embrace the moments of my life that are
hard to get my arms around. Enable my eyes to see YOU in them. Help me to
always acknowledge the abundance of your goodness to me. I lift to YOU the
deepest struggles in my life, I trust YOU to open my eyes to see all YOU have
for me in them. Reveal to me the fullness of it all, Thank you for opening my
eyes to your truths and allowing me to spread your word.
PSALM 138:3 In the day when I cried out, YOU answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul.
“Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:22 (NKJV).
The Bible
says that there is a time
for everything and that is good common sense that
we need to remember.
We should never be carried
away into singular
emotions or activities
for too long of periods. There is a need to allow our emotions to ebb and flow
and our actions
to do the same. We should
never work
continuously or play
continuously and we should not expect to be happy continuously or allow
ourselves to be sad
continuously.
If sadness
overwhelms you, allow
yourself to
weep but learn to realize
that life
itself is a reason to celebrate
because it allows you to continue to pursue
righteousness and to serve
the Lord. The blackness of depression can
suck you in if you let it. Call on the Lord to
relieve your woes because He
cares for you. All of us here on earth will be weighed down at different
points in our lives and we may feel so alone but the truth is that we are loved
by Jesus and God is our rock. If you find yourself in need of a friend, just
pray and wait on the Lord because He will open a door for you that you did not
expect.
If you are in a good place
emotionally pray to God that
He allow you to serve
more fully His kingdom and opportunity
will come your way for you to lift
up another. This world
can be harsh and mean and feel like a cold slap in the face. Let us take the
time to welcome new friendships into our lives and let each of us allow
God to prevail where we may just lose the momentum to move forward in our
personal journeys.
Let us love ourselves enough to wait on the Lord and not
give up on us. You faith is worth the fight and the kingdom of heaven awaits.
If a tear is shed today just know that laughter is on the horizon. God is
always good.
“My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.” Psalm 57:7 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS
Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are
determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the
Gospel and the word of God.
