When you are expecting more out of life, you stay in motion. And not in slow motion either! For a heavy heart weighs a person down! Keep that spring in your step and keep going! You are actually unstoppable regardless of how hard life hits you. Truth is, you have everything you need inside of you. The Holy Spirit, Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Standby, Strengthener, is the whole package. He will help you, comfort you, fight for you, pray for you, counsel you, never leave you, and strengthen you. You will never experience anything that is more than what you can handle. Even if you find yourself in challenging times because of unwise choices, and yes, definitely remember that choices always come with consequences.But just be determined to make better choices going forward. Wherever any of you may find yourselves presently, please In Joel 2 :13 we find a reason to embrace hope again, because we can actually begin again. “Change your life. Come back to your God. For God is kind and merciful. He puts up with a lot. This most patient God, extravagant in love, is always ready to cancel catastrophe and show pity.” He will give us grace and goodness even though we may not deserve it. It is not too late to change our hearts and to change our course. My prayer for those of you reading this, “May the God of hope, fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Amen. Romans 15:13 reconcile within your heart of hearts that, it- is- not-too-late!
abnormality the last couple of years? Though, life is different for now. It’s still not the end. We serve the God of hope. Hope is in our spiritual DNA. And hope is a person. Many times, when the Holy Spirit has directed me to this passage for a time of soberness and fasting, I never experienced the insights quite like I have recently. The richness of God’s love and his benevolent character just glistened when my eyes fell on these verses. God makes a strong plea to his people that wrong choices will definitely bring serious consequences. But we also find these comforting words, “It’s not too late!” Let’s hold that thought for more than a quick second. Wherever any of you may find yourselves presently, please reconcile within your heart of hearts that, it- is- not-too-late! The enemy of your soul’s branding is just that, “It’s-too-late.” While his evil marketing strategy repeats the same old commercial over and over again, “You should have. You could have. And don’t you wish you would have?” The Liar is the symbol of all hopelessness. So, break all agreements with hopelessness. Hopelessness is more than a negative emotion. Hopelessness is the name of an evil entity. If he can steal your hope, he can steal your future. Selah. When has Satan ever had anything worthwhile to say? But God says that as long as you have breath, you still have hope! “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” So then, there is still hope for your dreams to materialize. Now what would you be doing if you had hope? You would still study and take exams, because you would have hope that you would graduate. You would start that business and plan for your future. You would fall in love and plan that wedding anyway. Disappointment, disillusionment, and fear will attempt to stump you, then stop you. If you stay stuck in a stagnant place long enough, depression will attempt to overpower the very last flicker of hope that you possess. Depression can be a result of hopelessness because one feels helpless. But call to remembrance, that you’re not helpless, because you are not alone. Although you may not see Him in your troubles, he is still there nonetheless. During troubling times, it’s best to conserve your mental, emotional and spiritual energy. So, rest in the fact that God is faithfully working out every detail of your life. So why not take that same energy that would be spent on pitiful and negative thoughts and expend it on positivity and faith? It is going to take empowering thoughts to move you from “It’s too late” to “The best is yet to come”.
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