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Be Encouraged!

I have a word of encouragement for you today. Are you struggling with doubt, feeling trapped with no way out? 

  • Rest in God's word - be assured that His word and promises over that situation and your life will never fail.            

Hebrews 4 vs 12 says the "For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires."

2 Corinthians 1 vs 20 - "For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us." 

Numbers 23 vs 19 - "God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?"

  • God can never lie, trust His timing - though it may seem like there is no manifestation, know that it will manifest in God's time. God's timing is never late

Hebrews 6 vs 18 - So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

Habakkuk 2 vs 3 - For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

  • Nothing is too hard for our Father to do - let your faith be strengthened, there is no impossibility with God. There is no mountain too high, no issue too great. 

Jeremiah 32 vs 27 - “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?

Luke 1 vs 37 - "For with God nothing will be impossible"

  • Just believe - I know sometimes it isn't as easy as it sounds. You are not alone - in Mark 9 vs 14 - 29, we see the story of a man whose son was possessed by demons. In vs 22, the father says,  "....have mercy on us and help us, if you can". Jesus replied in vs 23 is "what do you mean, 'if I can'?......anything is possible if a person believes". Immediately, the father cries out "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief"

In the story of Lazarus in John 11, we see Jesus do the miraculous and unexpected by raising Lazarus from the dead after 4 days. In verse 40, He says to Martha "...didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe?"

I encourage you to be as a child and believe. Even when everything seems confusing, chose to believe. Psalm 119 vs 130 says "The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light; Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike)." Children believe what they are told, therefore, as children of the Most High, we must also believe our Father's word. 

  • Ensure you are asking in line with the will of God - one hindrance to our prayers is praying outside of God's will. This is very important because it is possible to expend energy praying for something that is outside God's plan for your life. However, because of God's mercy, He could withhold that thing from us.

1 John 5 vs 14 - "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us."

Let us allow the Holy Spirit to search our hearts in the place of prayer, so that we don't pray amiss and get disappointed when we don't see results.

I know it is easy to get discouraged, but discouragement makes it is almost impossible to pray or receive God's word.

I pray that if you are struggling in this moment that the Holy Spirit who is our comforter will comfort you, I pray He will give you strength by His Spirit, I pray He will help your unbelief, and ultimately, give you a fresh desire for Him.

Stay Encouraged! Please read the above scriptures (and others as the Holy Spirit leads you) over and over again. Allow the Holy Spirit to shed new light and give you understanding. As you do so, I pray your faith will be strengthened in Jesus name.

Please read my past posts here. 

Thanks for reading! God Bless you 😊

Mayowa O.

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