“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord And whose trust is the Lord. “For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7, 8 NASB)
The Light
The light will always push away the dark and illuminate that which our hearts are ready to see.
Run To God
Run To God!
Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God ’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God ! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over. But don’t, dear friend, resent God ’s discipline; don’t sulk under his loving correction. It’s the child he loves that God corrects; a father’s delight is behind all this. (Proverbs 3:5-12 MSG)
Husbands-love your wives
Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting. Christ’s love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. They’re really doing themselves a favor—since they’re already “one†in marriage. No one abuses his own body, does he? No, he feeds and pampers it. That’s how Christ treats us, the church, since we are part of his body. And this is why a man leaves father and mother and cherishes his wife. No longer two, they become “one flesh.†This is a huge mystery, and I don’t pretend to understand it all. What is clearest to me is the way Christ treats the church. And this provides a good picture of how each husband is to treat his wife, loving himself in loving her…(Ephesians 5:25-33 MSG)
Love your bride like you never have in your life…no matter what!
Faithfulness
Faithfulness
Do you love the master enough to be found faithful with what you are given, or do you feel the master is being to hard so you complain and offer excuses for your unfaithfulness with what you are given?
- we must seek to understand the nature and purpose of Gods favor if we are going to put it to work successfully.
- God, who is perfectly faithful, is looking for faithfulness in those who say they love him.
- “And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished. But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required. (Luke 12:47, 48 NLT)
- To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ (Matthew 25:29, 30 NLT)
- “‘Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe†who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness.’ (Matthew 25:28-30 MSG)
Trust
Sadly, sometimes our trust is betrayed by another. Experiencing this betrayal of trust can really push one to trust the only one who is completely trustworthy. Transferring the pain and disappointments of the situation to trusting God for reconciliation and redemption will bring hope.
In that dark season, you will find that…..
“You are making me a mountain that cannot be shaken.
Your making me a mountain that cannot be moved”.