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With God all things are possible
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| The first thought to focus on that had the power to transform life is. I CAN DO ALL THINGS I need to do in life THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
I CAN handle whatever life hands me. While some situations may be intensely undesirable or difficult , you CAN do whatever you need to do in life. I know because God tells us in His Word that we HAVE STRENGTH to do ALL things because Christ empowers us to do so Philippians 4:13. He doesn't say everything will be easy , He doesn't promise we will enjoy every little thing we do, but we CAN enjoy life in the midst of them. He does guarantee us the strength for everything we need to do because He himself empowers us and we are sufficient, in His sufficiency.
Being a Christian doesn't keep any of us from life struggles, but it PREPARES us to get through them. The secret to being able to do what we need to do is realizing that we cannot do it alone; we can ONLY do it in Christ. For some reason, we often fail to use our faith to believe and act on that truth. Instead, we think "we" have to do it all and, forgetting that the POWER of Christ works THROUGH us, we are defeated before we begin. We are PARTNERS WITH God.
Yes life is too hard, I just can't do this at times, comes in my mind. But I need to to tell you, as a believer in Jesus Christ, you are FULL of the Spirit of God, and NOTHING is too difficult for you iF God is LEADING. God will NOT call you to do anything He will NOT enable you and empower you to do. He will NOT allow you to go through anything that is impossible for you. Our attitude toward unpleasant things is a vital part of going through them successfully. Although God never authors bad things, He DOES USE them for our spiritual growth.
Most trials in life are the results of someone else's failure, carelessness, ignorance, or sin and understandably , we pray for God to change them. I have discovered that just asking God to change someone, that does not mean THEY want God to change them and although my prayers open a door for God to work, He will not go against their free will to answer my prayer.
Don't speak out your emotions because how we feel does not always agree with God's Word. That is why it is important to realize that even though you feel overwhelmed, you should still say, " I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST THAT STRENGTHENS ME "
Have a BLESSED Thursday
Father God guide me today to do all things that will bring glory and honor to You. Amen 
Edited by ladyjockey 2016-09-15 7:27 AM
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Location: Arkansas | WOW. . . . Amen
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Location: NE Texas | GREAT POST! Thank you, as always, for taking the time to post here. We appreciate you!  | |
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Location: OKLAHOMA | This is so what i needed today, as I know many others do to.
Thanks LJ
Have a Blessed Weekend... | |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I love this, Phil 4:13 has always been my favorite bible verse! Great read to start my Friday off!
I'm reposting this on my Facebook thanks!
Edited by RnRJack 2016-09-16 12:30 PM
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Location: Nebraska | Jesus helps believers survive struggles. A big Amen to this!
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