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If there is ever a day you feel tired of saying good for them and you are wondering when things will be good for you, take heart with great hope, and consider all the things this season of growing will lead into. Like an ocean that awaits miles away, you may not be there yet, but you are surely on your way. So take your time while you are journeying, travel light, be safe. For there will come a time when you finally arrive on those shores and you will be so glad you didnât settle. You will be so glad you did not give up. You will be so glad you didnât sync yourself to someoneâs elseâs pace and chose instead to anchor yourself in the steady rhythm of grace. And after everything you went through, you arrived where you needed to be on time, and everything will be fine. Not perfect, but fine. For ever beautiful thing will happen in its time. - Morgan Harper Nichols
âItâs the people that irk you that God will use to grow you. Truth be told, you wonât learn how to love well if you only love lovable folks.â
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You canât go through life avoiding people who did you wrong. You canât go through life avoiding people who you just canât stand, though this may just be what gives us the quiet we want in our lives.
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One thing we need to keep in mind and CONSTANTLY remind ourselves if we forget, is that God does everything for a reason.
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There is a reason that people come into your life just like thereâs a reason why people leave. .
Thereâs a reason you go through certain situations, ones that will become your testimony. .
There is a reason why youâre single right now and not in a relationship like âeveryoneâ else. .
There is a reason that you work where you currently do. .
There is a reason why youâre better at some things than others. .
For everything in your life, there is a reason. Nothing was done by accident. As Christians, we need to learn to love like Christ and to love like Christ, means to love thee unlovable. .
Itâs easy to love those who love us, anyone can do that. But when it comes to loving those who we donât like, whatever the reason may be, thatâs where we need to look at the example Christ set. .
Even when the people crucified Him on the cross, Jesus asked God to âforgive them for they know not what they do.â Christ had love for even those who were putting the nails in His hands. If Christ could love those people even after all that they did to Him, donât you think we could, at some level, show some love to those whom done us harm?
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Storms make trees take deeper roots. We canât grow in our faith if weâre not moving anywhere. We canât grow in our faith if nothing around us is changing. We canât grow in our faith if we donât allow ourselves to change. .
When we ask God to help us grow in our relationship with Him, in our faith in Him, what do we really expect? It wonât happen overnight. It may take weeks before we start to notice a change. But one thing for sure, is that youâre going to start feeling uncomfortable. Many situations will arise, it may feel like a huge storm coming in, your life may feel like a messđȘ, but thatâs the only way we grow. .
Through those storms, hold fast to God. Cling to Him as your lifeline and youâll see how He worked that in your favor! đđ»
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The song âPraise you in this Stormâ by Casting Crowns comes to mindđ¶ âAnd I'll praise you in this storm
And I will lift my hands
That you are who you are
No matter where I am
And every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise you in this stormâ
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âDonât let what you see make you forget what I saidâ -God
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In the Bible, we can clearly see the promises God makes to us when we choose to follow Him. He tells us that He will never leave us nor will He forsake us. In Deuteronomy 31:6 it says: âBe strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.â
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Just because your circumstances now may feel and look impossible, doesnât mean that they are. We serve an all powerful God who has the power to do absolutely anything. .
Youâre outlook on life may constantly be changing but one thing you have to always keep in mind is that you serve a never changing God. .
Your life may not be going according to plan, you may have lost some friends, you may be out of a job, or whatever the circumstances may be, remember that these changes in your life, donât change the God you serve.
