Facing Challenges and Seeking Help
Isaiah 41:10
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
A new year, a new beginning, a chance to be better, do better, maybe make amends for things we didn’t settle this past year. Everything that lays ahead of us in the new year will be a challenge of some sort. Simply getting through one day can be a challenge for some of us.
In Joshua 1:6 God told Joshua to be strong and courageous. Like Joshua, we need to look at even the biggest challenges through the lens of God’s power. God will always give us what we need to accomplish what he desires. You will note that it says, “what he desires”, telling us that God always knows what is best for us. It might not be what we always want, but it will be what is best. By Gods grace, we can be strong and courageous as we face each new challenge.
We’ve all encountered challenges throughout our lives, ranging from minor setbacks to life-altering events. From relationships to illnesses, accidents to recovery, from patient to caregiver, and from job changes to retirement, every aspect of life presents its own set of challenges. What unites these challenges is our reliance on God for guidance and support during these difficult times.
I don’t know about you, but I begin my day with a conversation with God, expressing gratitude for the blessings of the new day. Since I may encounter various challenges throughout the day, I might have more than one conversation with God. Sometimes, the weight of a challenge can be overwhelming, and I need additional assistance to get through the day. You know those times when you say, “Hey God, are you listening? I could use a little extra help here.”
Matthew 7:7-8
7) Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be opened for you.
8) For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
Because God is sovereign (supreme), you have complete assurance that He will orchestrate every aspect of your life for your good, regardless of the circumstances. It may be painful, confusing, or seem impossible, but the Lord can and will utilize that situation to fulfill His divine purpose for you.
As God is omniscient, meaning he knows everything, he can answer your most challenging questions. He is also omnipotent, possessing unlimited power, which enables him to overcome your greatest obstacles. Lastly, God is omnipresent, meaning he is everywhere. He will always be with you, even in your darkest days, or your most challenging times he will always be there. Even when we think he isn’t.
Ephesians 3:20
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Our challenges seem insignificant when we remember that we are not alone in confronting them. Embrace the day, seize the moment, for we have no idea what tomorrow holds
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
A new year, a new beginning, a chance to be better, do better, maybe make amends for things we didn’t settle this past year. Everything that lays ahead of us in the new year will be a challenge of some sort. Simply getting through one day can be a challenge for some of us.
In Joshua 1:6 God told Joshua to be strong and courageous. Like Joshua, we need to look at even the biggest challenges through the lens of God’s power. God will always give us what we need to accomplish what he desires. You will note that it says, “what he desires”, telling us that God always knows what is best for us. It might not be what we always want, but it will be what is best. By Gods grace, we can be strong and courageous as we face each new challenge.
We’ve all encountered challenges throughout our lives, ranging from minor setbacks to life-altering events. From relationships to illnesses, accidents to recovery, from patient to caregiver, and from job changes to retirement, every aspect of life presents its own set of challenges. What unites these challenges is our reliance on God for guidance and support during these difficult times.
I don’t know about you, but I begin my day with a conversation with God, expressing gratitude for the blessings of the new day. Since I may encounter various challenges throughout the day, I might have more than one conversation with God. Sometimes, the weight of a challenge can be overwhelming, and I need additional assistance to get through the day. You know those times when you say, “Hey God, are you listening? I could use a little extra help here.”
Matthew 7:7-8
7) Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be opened for you.
8) For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
Because God is sovereign (supreme), you have complete assurance that He will orchestrate every aspect of your life for your good, regardless of the circumstances. It may be painful, confusing, or seem impossible, but the Lord can and will utilize that situation to fulfill His divine purpose for you.
As God is omniscient, meaning he knows everything, he can answer your most challenging questions. He is also omnipotent, possessing unlimited power, which enables him to overcome your greatest obstacles. Lastly, God is omnipresent, meaning he is everywhere. He will always be with you, even in your darkest days, or your most challenging times he will always be there. Even when we think he isn’t.
Ephesians 3:20
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Our challenges seem insignificant when we remember that we are not alone in confronting them. Embrace the day, seize the moment, for we have no idea what tomorrow holds
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