Weekend Digest
Sunday 26th July, 2015
SURVIVING HARD TIMES !
text : Psalm 23:4 .......yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me , thy rod and thy staff they comfort me..
references : PS 40 , PS 42 , PS 43, Isaiah 55
philosophically .... rough times never last , but tough people do and they rise to the top in rough times .
Spiritually , hard Tims represent school time , a time if preparation for the next level of exploit , therefore every man or woman with a vision and a future is bound to encounter hard times in the course of their lives on earth, remember , no promotion comes without a TEST!
If you want to do exploits and make progress in your walk with Christ , then be prepared to pass through the fire of hard times because nothing else prepares us the refining furnace of hard times .Sometimes during hard times we often maintain the wrong attitude which cause us to linger longer in our pain .
The word of God has highlighted the proper attitude to surviving difficult times , if we follow them carefully , we would come out of the difficult situation better equipped with the strength. needed for the next level of exploits ..........
The three basic keys to surviving hard times are
1. Don't be too weak to pray ! sometimes during the storm we get so discouraged and weak to carry on , we feel neglected and rejected , but we must encourage ourselves in the word of God , remember the popular verse , ......... weeping may endure form the night but joy comes in the morning ,
no matter how long the darkness stays , light would appear , always believe that God is with you and you still need to maintain your relationship with Him in prayer and the word .
get strengthened by the word and keep the prayed flame up, let it burn full flame , it is your only sure way out of the storm .
2. Praise gives the RAISE
God deserves our praise always but you are true and worthy child if you gives Him more praise when things seem to be falling apart rather than when you're getting answers to your requests., when you praise God in your storm , you ascribe all power to Him , that means you acknowledge Him as the Lord , true and faithful , the only one who can bring a change to your unpleasant experience , Until you learn to praise Him before you complain , you may lengthen your stay in the wilderness .
3. Christ's Pain , your Gain ; Your Pain , Others' gain
sometimes we forget that God takes us through some hard and difficult lessons and classes for a purpose , nothing in the wall with Christ comes by happenstance , they are all planned by God for a purpose , use your pain to comfort others , sometimes the best mentors are those who've been to 'hell' and come back ..........
Remember , God sometimes takes us to troubled waters , not to drown us
but to cleanse us .
shalom!
Pastor E.O.T Peter
Good Evening
Sunday 26th July, 2015
SURVIVING HARD TIMES !
text : Psalm 23:4 .......yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me , thy rod and thy staff they comfort me..
references : PS 40 , PS 42 , PS 43, Isaiah 55
philosophically .... rough times never last , but tough people do and they rise to the top in rough times .
Spiritually , hard Tims represent school time , a time if preparation for the next level of exploit , therefore every man or woman with a vision and a future is bound to encounter hard times in the course of their lives on earth, remember , no promotion comes without a TEST!
If you want to do exploits and make progress in your walk with Christ , then be prepared to pass through the fire of hard times because nothing else prepares us the refining furnace of hard times .Sometimes during hard times we often maintain the wrong attitude which cause us to linger longer in our pain .
The word of God has highlighted the proper attitude to surviving difficult times , if we follow them carefully , we would come out of the difficult situation better equipped with the strength. needed for the next level of exploits ..........
The three basic keys to surviving hard times are
1. Don't be too weak to pray ! sometimes during the storm we get so discouraged and weak to carry on , we feel neglected and rejected , but we must encourage ourselves in the word of God , remember the popular verse , ......... weeping may endure form the night but joy comes in the morning ,
no matter how long the darkness stays , light would appear , always believe that God is with you and you still need to maintain your relationship with Him in prayer and the word .
get strengthened by the word and keep the prayed flame up, let it burn full flame , it is your only sure way out of the storm .
2. Praise gives the RAISE
God deserves our praise always but you are true and worthy child if you gives Him more praise when things seem to be falling apart rather than when you're getting answers to your requests., when you praise God in your storm , you ascribe all power to Him , that means you acknowledge Him as the Lord , true and faithful , the only one who can bring a change to your unpleasant experience , Until you learn to praise Him before you complain , you may lengthen your stay in the wilderness .
3. Christ's Pain , your Gain ; Your Pain , Others' gain
sometimes we forget that God takes us through some hard and difficult lessons and classes for a purpose , nothing in the wall with Christ comes by happenstance , they are all planned by God for a purpose , use your pain to comfort others , sometimes the best mentors are those who've been to 'hell' and come back ..........
Remember , God sometimes takes us to troubled waters , not to drown us
but to cleanse us .
shalom!
Pastor E.O.T Peter
Good Evening
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