Amen, Joseph! Trusting God's power & love for all needs. "For nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37). Keep praying, warriors! 
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@Zian needs prayers for land issues, job, and health concerns.
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Pray for those seeking new jobs and better working conditions.
Life is hard! We all dream of a wonderful carefree life but I wonder how many truly live that out! In fact the bible tells us quite the opposite. In John 16:33, Jesus tells his disciples, "in this world you will have trouble. But take heart. I have overcome the world"! Jesus doesn't state you have overcome the world but its through Him alone that we can have victory in life.
You try hard to do the right things. You read your bible every morning, go to church on Sundays, you work hard to provide for your family but what about your spouse or your children? Are you dealing with a rebellious teenager or an adult child hooked on drugs or alcohol or are you dealing with a spouse who has a porn addiction or is so wrapped up in his or her job they don't make time for their family. Every family has their own level of dysfunction. Don't let anyone ever kid you that they don't! Most people are embarrassed to tell anyone. They are afraid of the stigma that will go along with the whispering behind their backs or the sudden lack of phone calls from so called friends. Most people suffer in silence! They don't want to disclose the brutal truth that their life isn't perfect. The façade they present seems to be working just fine.
Those Facebook or Instagram photos of a happy family may not truly represent what is actually going on. And don't get me started about all of the selfies. How sad is it is not to share our grief and pain with a friend or family member. The thoughts that keep you imprisoned in your own little cocoon seal off any chance of healing or relief you may get. Thoughts such as "if I share this with someone they will think less of me or not want to associate with me any longer". This way of thinking gets solidified when you have experienced it in the past. You then attach that situation to every single encounter you experience. You can't help but to think that way when it has occurred to you time and time again. At some point you give up and wall your thoughts and emotions inside. The pain is too much so you build up the wall so high and strong nothing can get in. You are basically putting yourself in your own personal prison.
God doesn't want you feeling like that. We are to go to Him and lay everything down at His feet. We are to share each others burdens. Communing with the right people can make all the difference in your life. Ask God to bring someone in your life you can share and feel comfortable with and they won't judge you. It can be a counselor, a pastor or a good friend. Someone you can be accountable to. Finding the right church to attend where you can be yourself and not feel judged. Where others can pray for you and encourage you is what we are called to do for our brothers and sisters.
Don't let social media make you feel inadequate as a person, a mother, a father or an employee. People put themselves out there to make themselves feel better about their lives or to brag about themselves. Sometimes it is just a cry for attention or some inadequacy they face. Don't compare your life to what you see on a screen. Most of the time it isn't reality.
Freedom is always found in Christ!
You try hard to do the right things. You read your bible every morning, go to church on Sundays, you work hard to provide for your family but what about your spouse or your children? Are you dealing with a rebellious teenager or an adult child hooked on drugs or alcohol or are you dealing with a spouse who has a porn addiction or is so wrapped up in his or her job they don't make time for their family. Every family has their own level of dysfunction. Don't let anyone ever kid you that they don't! Most people are embarrassed to tell anyone. They are afraid of the stigma that will go along with the whispering behind their backs or the sudden lack of phone calls from so called friends. Most people suffer in silence! They don't want to disclose the brutal truth that their life isn't perfect. The façade they present seems to be working just fine.
Those Facebook or Instagram photos of a happy family may not truly represent what is actually going on. And don't get me started about all of the selfies. How sad is it is not to share our grief and pain with a friend or family member. The thoughts that keep you imprisoned in your own little cocoon seal off any chance of healing or relief you may get. Thoughts such as "if I share this with someone they will think less of me or not want to associate with me any longer". This way of thinking gets solidified when you have experienced it in the past. You then attach that situation to every single encounter you experience. You can't help but to think that way when it has occurred to you time and time again. At some point you give up and wall your thoughts and emotions inside. The pain is too much so you build up the wall so high and strong nothing can get in. You are basically putting yourself in your own personal prison.
God doesn't want you feeling like that. We are to go to Him and lay everything down at His feet. We are to share each others burdens. Communing with the right people can make all the difference in your life. Ask God to bring someone in your life you can share and feel comfortable with and they won't judge you. It can be a counselor, a pastor or a good friend. Someone you can be accountable to. Finding the right church to attend where you can be yourself and not feel judged. Where others can pray for you and encourage you is what we are called to do for our brothers and sisters.
Don't let social media make you feel inadequate as a person, a mother, a father or an employee. People put themselves out there to make themselves feel better about their lives or to brag about themselves. Sometimes it is just a cry for attention or some inadequacy they face. Don't compare your life to what you see on a screen. Most of the time it isn't reality.
Freedom is always found in Christ!
