Through a Servant's Heart: Through the Good times and through the Bad times!

8.22.2009

Through the Good times and through the Bad times!

As follower of the Author and Perfecter of all things, I lift my hands and say "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain" because over the past two weeks I have been burdened with the heaviest burdens that I have ever had to go through, with many questions and thoughts. Why Me? What did I do? How can I make this situation right? God, You live in me, what is causing this to happen? Even to the point of doubting my purpose! Through much prayer, walking and talking to God I have been reminded time and time again of the faithfulness of God and of His love that surpasses all understanding. I have nothing to give, but my ALL. God's love will never change! The past two weeks have been spiritually depressing, even more so than going to Wales and seeing all of the churches falling to the wayside. People even at a Christian university can be very hurtful, by actions and words, but the bible explicitly says that in our lives as Christians that things are going to happen, we will suffer hardships and many temptations and various persecution. We were never promised and life filled with every good thing, but were promised eternal life through Jesus dieing on a cross. People are hard to understand...God is helping me with that, definitely!

God,

Worthy are You, Lord above all the Earth, I pray asking for your wisdom. Also, I ask for Your love to pour from my life, for patience and understanding. I thank you for the life and call you have place in my life! I love you greatly, work through me and make me to be a light shine on the campus at UM, that all may know that You are Lord of ALL! I praise you! Use me to be a mighty warrior and carry the Light of Your Word to a dark and dieing world! I ask that you would cause a great revival on the campus of the University of Mobile, one that has never been seen before. This is Your school, founded on the true inspiration of Your Word. Bless this school with a fire for You! Thank you for loving me so!

In Jesus' name,
Amen

Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
(Isaiah 40:28-31)

May God Bless and Keep you!

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Words to Live By

None is righteous, no, not one, no one understands, no one seeks God. All have turned aside.... (Romans 3:10-11a)

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:6)

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)

So if the Son sets you free , you will be free indeed. (John 8:36)

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is a gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8)

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:12)

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. (2 Timothy 4:2)

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6)

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit. (Hebrews 4:12)

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)

Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord." (Jeremiah 9:23-24)

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (James 1:2-4)

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2)

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:58)

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:1-2)

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (Philippians 4:8)

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)

because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. (Romans 10:9-10)

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. (Psalm 63:1-3)

All scripture is from the English Standard Version, Holy Bible.