It is my hope and prayer that each and everyone of you had an amazing and blessed Mother's Day weekend and were able to spend time with family and friends and those that you love, including our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
This morning as I was enjoying my coffee and meditating, God placed it on my heart to mention the words he gave me over a year ago, and I continue to recite and share with all that I meet, each and everyday. These words, I believe can be easily remembered and I think will help many of us in our daily lives and even more so should we begin to slip or stumble or even fall. Everyday we face challenges and situations that cause us to question why things happen, why God would allow it, how does it make sense. Unfortunately, we may never know the answers to these questions and others you may have, but what we do have, is our Faith, our Hope and our Prayers.
"Keep your Faith strong, your Hope alive and your Prayers never ending."
Faith is truly believing in God and glorifying Him for what we can not see or feel or touch, but knowing He is our father in heaven and has great and amazing things planned for each of us. Faith is believing in our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ and opening our hearts to him and giving our lives to him to lead us and to save us. Faith is the very foundation of your personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God. 1 Peter 1:21
Hope is defined as an optimistic attitude of mind, based on an expectation of positive outcomes related to events and or circumstances in our life or the world as a whole. Basically, it is our attitude towards today and tomorrow and everyday forward and what we are expecting to happen or are anticipating to become true. Hope is what gives us a reason to continue to believe in tomorrow, to believe that the world will become a better place, to believe that God will fulfill each and every promise, each and every dream he has placed in your hearts. Hope is essential to survive in today's world.
The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Psalm 147:11
Finally...Prayer never ending. I am pretty confident in saying that we all pray. Some of us in the morning, some of us throughout the day, some of us in the evenings, and all of us when we get into situations we have difficulty handling alone. There is never a bad time to pray or a wrong time to pray. I find myself praying throughout everyday.
In the mornings when I wake up for myself and my family; driving to and from work for getting through Houston traffic safely; at work, for myself, my coworkers, and my patients; and at night before calling it a day. God hears every one of your prayers, never will they fall on deaf ears. They don't have to be fancy or elaborate or well thought out, just talk to God and ask him for what you need and he will answer. Believe me when I say, I know the power of prayer, I have seen it on many occasions.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand in prayer, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in Heaven may forgive your sins.
Mark 11:24-25
"Keep your Faith strong, your Hope alive and your Prayers never ending."
Memorize that phrase, write it down, do what yo must to remember it; recite it and live it in your life everyday. It was a thought God had spoken to me, and now I am sharing it with all of you once again. It is a gift from God to you, through me.
As I speak a blessing over each of you this morning, always remember, I am here for you if you ever need to talk or get something off your chest or if you need prayer for yourselves, your family or your friends. Please do not hesitate to send me a message.
May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Dear Father God, thank you for blessing us with this day and loving us as Your children. Watch over each and every one of us as we start each day, as we go through this week, keeping us in the palm of Your hand. Guide us in our daily lives, directing us on the path You have planned for us, bringing forth the dreams you have planted in each of our hearts. For we know who we are and whose we are, children of the most high God. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
"Keep your Faith strong, your Hope alive and your Prayers never ending."
God Bless
Pastor Mark
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