Skip to main content

Monday... Do you have what it takes? You can.


Monday... Do you have what it takes? You can. 

Proverbs 24:10 (NLT) says, "If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small." The NIV says, "If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!" When we are under pressure, and in times of trouble it's then we see if we have what it takes and that is a good thing. We need to know if we have the strength to make it. We really do.

So, how do your handle trouble, do you go to pieces when you are under pressure? Is your strength too small? 

School is coming soon for a lot of people. Let me ask you, how did you do on your first test? Did you blow it? It is better to know in the beginning what you need to do to get to the end. If you do bad, then you know that you are going to have to work hard to do good. It's better to know that in the beginning than at the end.

And that is true with trouble and pressure. They are a part of life and you need to know what you need in order to handle trouble and pressure and do something about it. So falling to pieces in the beginning is a good thing if it gets your attention and you do something about it.

Look at this. Psalm 84:5-7 (NLT) says, "What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem."

When you realize that you are weak and you need God to strengthen you as you go on your pilgrimage called life then you have found the answer and it came and comes through trouble and pressure and weeping and rains. They are not your enemies they are what God uses to make you stronger on your pilgrimage of life.

Proverbs 24:3-4 says, "A house is built by wisdom and becomes stronger through good sense. Through knowledge its room are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuable." 

Verse 5 says, "The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. So don't go to war without guidance; victory depends on having many adviser."

And that is what the Bible and fellowship is all about. God uses His Word and His people to make us strong on this pilgrimage called life. "What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem." So it's good to know that we have what it takes. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Thursday... Maybe we need this word today.

Psalm 57:1b (NIRV), "There I will stay until the danger is gone." Thursday... Maybe we need this word today. There are words in life that give us confidence no matter what we are facing. Now we have to believe them in order for them to have an impact. David wrote Psalm 57 while he was in a cave hiding from Saul who wanted to kill him and he says in the last part of verse 1, "There I will stay." It was a safe place and Saul didn't know that he was there. But he doesn't stop there. With confidence he said, "There I will stay until." And until is definitely a word of faith and confidence. "There I will stay until the danger is gone." Do we need that today? Let me give you the whole verse. In verse 1 David says, "Have mercy on me, God. Have mercy on me." And that is a great place to start in times of trouble. Maybe that is what we need to pray today, "Have mercy on me, God. Have mercy on me." It is so great to have someone...
Post a Comment
Read more

Tuesday... We just have trouble listening.

1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT), "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." Tuesday... We just have trouble listening. Over in Jeremiah 25:4 (NLT) it says, "Again and again the LORD has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention." And Jeremiah went on to tell what was going to happen. There will be consequences if we do not listen to what God says through his Word. Now the Apostle Paul over in 1 Corinthians was having a problem with some professed Christ followers who were having trouble at listening. And we too can have problems at listening. We can think that being a Christ follower means we do a lot of finger pointing and we give up on people who don't do what we say. We can even do that in our families. But Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT), "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." In verse ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Friday... It is so exciting but wait a minute.

Proverbs 19:2 (NLT), "Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes." Friday... It is so exciting but wait a minute. This time of the year is so exciting. We get our paycheck from work and then we head to the store or Amazon and buy and buy and buy all those presents and then our check is gone Proverbs 19:2 (NLT) says, "Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes." But buying gifts can be so much fun and seeing how happy they are when opening those presents makes us feel so good. But then verse 3 says, "People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then they are angry at the Lord." Now for some that is their life. They get money and they spend it on their wants with no thought of what needs to be paid. An important lesson that we have learned is just because you have money in the bank doesn't mean you must spend it. But our enthusiasm takes over. But the problem is when it is gone and there is no money to pay th...
Post a Comment
Read more