Matt 6:25-34
25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
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God has you in His hand. God is in control of all things. Do not fear, God will not let one hair fall off your head outside His will. You are much more valuable and worth much more than many sparrows. God takes care of the sparrows, so He will take care of you too. You are God's child, and He loves you!
25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
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God has you in His hand. God is in control of all things. Do not fear, God will not let one hair fall off your head outside His will. You are much more valuable and worth much more than many sparrows. God takes care of the sparrows, so He will take care of you too. You are God's child, and He loves you!
James 1:2-5
2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
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We all go through trials for a purpose, never get discouraged by them, but be encouraged that God will work out all your trials for good, and in the end, you will be blessed by the trials you have gone through. You will see the differences you made in other people's lives, the things you have learned in scripture, and the character God made you to be. Never give up, be encouraged, and in all things give thanks to God.
Never forget what Jesus has done for you on the cross, Your sins have been washed clean and you are pure and holy before God as a result of what Jesus did for you. You are not your past, but you are a new creation in Christ.
Heb 13:5
For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
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God promises to never leave you nor forsake you.
God bless you, and remember God loves you and has always loved you,
Rom 8:28-30
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
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No matter what you are going through, or what you have been through, God can deliver you, he can take what ever it is and turn it around for good. God can take even the worst circumstances and turn it around to be a great blessing if you trust Him to do it.
People, I would like to let you know that if you are going through anything in your life, even the worst of situations, God has a way of turning that around later into a blessing. Do not give up, or get depressed because of it. If you trust God, He will turn that around for you. Many of you know, I have been through a lot of bad things in my life, and God has turned every one of those things around into a blessing. I would not be the person I am today had I not gone through these things, and being able to understand others going through that, I have been able to encourage many people as a result of the things I have gone through, and now it became a blessing for me. That same thing can happen to you also. With every trial, comes a blessing in the end. Trust God, and He will make that happen for you. Give all your cares to God and He will give you peace. Do not lose heart, and hang in there. If you need prayer for anything, I will be there to pray for you.
John 3:16-17
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
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God loved you so much that He gave His son for you. God paid His life for you, you are that valuable to Him. If you were not valuable, He would have never done that for you. You are not an accident, God created you, and God cannot have accidents. You are not a mistake, God cannot make mistakes. You were created because God had a purpose for you. You will be there to impact other lives, you are there for other people who need you. What if you didn’t exist and you would have been the only person who would have been there for another person, that person would have no one. What if something you did or said impacted or changed someone’s life or even saved it. That person’s life would have never changed if you were not there. That person’s life would have never been changed, or that person’s life you might have saved would have been gone. What if you encouraged another person who in turn encouraged another person, and as a result the other person encouraged others and many others were encouraged. This would have never happened if you did not exist.
Have you ever thought about how many people you could impact in the future, or how many people may need you in the future, and the difference you could make? Think of that. You will find out how much you matter. You will find out how valuable you are. God can use you to do great things if you trust in Him.
By Rodney Calmes
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