Comfort, encourage, and strengthen your hearts.

"Comfort and encourage your hearts and strengthen them [make them steadfast and keep them unswerving] in every good work and word." II Thessalonians 2:17 AMPC

How do you comfort and encourage your hearts?  How do you strengthen your hearts and make them steadfast in every work that you endeavor upon or word or speak?  By one man - Jesus Christ; by one book - The Bible.  

Without prayer and diving into the Word regularly, it is so easy to get sucked into the darkness,  but prayer and meditation on God's Word are almighty lifters of the darkness surrounding us; with prayer and time spent in the Word, you can feel Jesus surrounding you and lifting you up to new levels. Therefore, make a point to pray unceasingly - speaking with your mouth and your heart, as well, take time to read God's Word daily.  When you do, you can feel your heart soften, your breath become steady, and a new energy building on the inside.  Yes, when you do, you become comforted, encouraged, strengthened, and determined to do right by God in every word your speak,and work you undertake.

The glory of Him

As Paul prayed over the people of Colossae, I would like to pray this over all of you reading this:

"That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition]." 

Colossians 1:10 AMPC

You are God's child, and I pray that everyday you see the glory of Him shine through, and around, you more and more.

He Who began a good work...

“… He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.” Philippians 1:6 AMPC

You are made for a purpose.  God has a plan for your life, and one way or another, you will walk out and live that purpose.  So, If you feel yourself fighting through life, maybe it is time to step back and ask God to take the lead - you just might find that you’ve been trying to go down the wrong dang road for a mighty long time.  So, let God lead the way, and let the purpose He has made you for come to pass the way it is supposed to.