God is for Us who can be against us

Just now I am afraid. Declan got his house broken into and his dog stolen. Then yesterday one of the guys walked down Comely Bank. Its as though they don't care about what they did. I come from a big family and growing up my name was respected.

 But now adays I don't think we are as strong as we use to be which makes me sad. I use to love if any of us got into trouble we were all there together. ❤️ 

But I have God and this came to me this morning  in my meditation .🙏

If God is for us who can be against us

Ephesians 6:10  The theme of this meditation from Ephesians 6 is courage.  I hope you will choose to be courageous and trust in the direction God has laid out for you. Does Encounter help you choose courage?  Please consider giving! When did you last feel like the Cowardly Lion, in need of courage? https://app.encounteringpeace.com/library/choose-to-be-courageous

God is right there in the middle of the Bible

https://youtube.com/shorts/-2xAMq2qraQ?feature=share

Psalm 118:8 ... It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

Experience That Causes Transformation

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Tuesday 8th November 2022

'Then you will learn to know God's will for you.' Romans 12:2 NLT

The letter E stands for experience. How can you know God's will for your life? Paul answers, 'Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you' (Romans 12:2 NLT). The word 'transform' means 'to change in shape'. How is a diamond formed? It's the result of unrelenting pressure over a long period of time. Your life's experiences will point you towards your life's purpose. God never wastes a pain! The psalmist said, 'I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word....my suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees' (Psalm 119:67, 71 NLT).

How do we learn to do what's right? By experiencing the pain of doing what's wrong. You say, 'But others have mistreated me. Is that God's will for my life?' It could be. Paul writes, 'I want you to know this... Everything that has happened to me here has been a great boost in getting out the Good News concerning Christ' (Philippians 1:12 TLB). Then he adds: 'For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honour to Christ, whether I live or die. For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better' (Philippians 1:20-21 NLT).

The reverse side of a tapestry looks like a tangled mess of threads. But that's what it takes to produce a picture of beauty, order and value. Getting the idea? Re-examine your life's experiences.

FROM RECOVERY BIBLE : 

Psalm 119-71-72 We should be thankful when God disciplines us for our sins. Painful as it may be, discipline drives us back to his truth, which is far more valuable than all the riches of this world. God wants only what is best for us. We would be wise to learn from God's discipline rather than fight it. It is giving for our betterment, not our destruction.

Then video on youtube about Psalm 119 ...https://youtu.be/zcgd2QWk2Vs

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Pray In Jesus Name

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Coping With A Narcissist

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S.H.A.P.E...H for HEART

 

 

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Saturday 5th November 2022

'Do what God wants as people who are obeying Christ.' Ephesians 6:6 NCV

The letter H represents your heart. What do you have a 'heart for' or feel passionate about? As a Jew, Paul was passionate about reaching the Jewish people: 'The longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. For they don't understand God's way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God's way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God' (Romans 10:1-4 NLT).

You say, 'Does that mean I must be in the ministry to know and do God's will?' No. Nelson Mandela was so passionate about freeing his people from the evils of apartheid that he was willing to spend twenty-seven years in prison to bring it about. When your heart begins to ask, 'What can I do to change this situation?' you may be discovering God's will for you. The people who have made this world a better place all asked that question. Thomas Edison answered it by giving the world incandescent light. Henry Ford answered it by giving the world the car. Mother Teresa answered it by giving the forgotten and dying of India love and dignity. First, Nehemiah wept over the ruins of Jerusalem, then he rebuilt its walls.

What moves you? What's in your heart? In answering that question, you may discover God's will for your life.

So my answer is "To help people with Depression/Addiction

Depression is negative thinking which can lead to people escaping into addiction (I Did and thats why I am speaking through experience). 

It doesn't need to be drugs it can be anything . I call it The Cause and The Effect . Depression is The Cause and The Effect is people turning to addiction of something to escape the torment in their heads

Healthy Mind Healthy Heart.....I have been getting revelations on how my negative thoughts is causing my heart to deceive me. The Scripture that I was giving was 

The heart is deceitful above all things ....Jeremiah 17:9

Which has took me on a journey right now. God is giving me revelations in his Word to help me deal with my mind and heart.

This morning I was watching a video by Stephen Furtick and it ties in with what God was saying to me in my inner room this morning ....

A Troubled Mind And An Open Door | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church

I woke up early this morning so before I did my my Abide and Encounter meditations I watched a video on youtube by Steven Futrick called A Troubled Mind And An Open Door. 

In the beginning of the video he said Text without Context is Pretext

Text (a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.) 

Context (the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.) 

Pretext (a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason). 

So I didn't know what he meant so i google it and I found this link which was helpful...A text without a context is a pretext for making the Bible say what you want it to say!  But sincere, humble faith in God respects the meaning of a biblical passage in its context

https://www.goshenbaptist.org/A-Text-Without-A-Context-Is-A-Pretext#:~:text=A%20text%20without%20a%20context%20is%20a%20pretext%20for%20making,biblical%20passage%20in%20its%20context.