389- Stepping Out of Fear, Entering the Promise#
389- Stepping Out of Fear, Entering the Promise
(JP Text Group - shalom compilation)
2 Timothy 1:7-10
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, 10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we thank and praise You for preparing this wonderful time for us to come before You and return to the truth. Through the truth, grant us a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind, receive Your strength, and understand the truth, so that we can face life with faith and live differently. Lead us during this time to know more about the grace of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah, bless every brother and sister listening to the word, we pray in the name of our Lord Jesus, Amen.
The sound mind mentioned in the original text refers to a balanced and disciplined mindset. If a person does not know how to manage their thoughts, they can easily be controlled by negative emotions, falling into discouragement and fear. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and discipline; thinking of God's grace, we will know that He has called us with a holy calling. A holy calling is different from other calls in the world; God calls us, inviting us to follow Him and believe in Him, not to make us more afraid, but to grant us eternal life and give us His grace.
When others call you, it may be to do business together, have tea, or do other things, and the outcome is not necessarily good; but when God calls us, as long as we are willing to believe in Him, the outcome will definitely be good! No matter who the person is, God is willing to give them eternal life. When He calls us, it is not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace.
God's grace refers to the unmerited favor given by God; His purpose is that all people be saved, He does not wish for anyone to perish, but desires that we all receive His life and blessings! Brothers and sisters, why do many people still not see good things happen after believing in the Lord? Too many people have a fearful heart, not a spirit of power, love, and discipline. Many forget God's grace when they see bad things happen.
When others condemn us, we must remember God's grace, which was prepared before the foundation of the world and given to us in Christ. It is not because we have behaved well that God loves us, or because we have performed well that God blesses us; it is unrelated to our behavior. If you believe that God has prepared this grace, that He has already given it to us in Christ, no matter the circumstances, you must hold on to this grace and live by God's promises, and you can step out of fear!
Seeing Jesus and the work He accomplished on the cross reveals God's grace and manifests God's life. He shows us these things to lead us out of fear and into His promises to live. Brothers and sisters, if we have believed in the Lord but still live in discouragement, despair, and fear, it indicates that we are not relying on God very well, because there is no fear in Him. Fear does not come from God; what God wants to give us is not a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and discipline.
Every day many people encounter negative things and see some rather bad situations; these things attack our souls, and we cannot stop them from happening. Sometimes you do not want to see them, but inadvertently you do; however, you can choose not to let these thoughts take root in your heart. As some say, you cannot stop birds from flying over your head, but you can stop them from nesting in your hair.
The principle is the same; whenever some bad thoughts arise, negative thoughts appear, you must drive them out. What do you use to drive them out? You must remember God's promises, declare God's promises, believe that God's promises are good, continue to have hope in God, and expect good things to happen. This is how we keep our hearts anchored in God's word. Sometimes the enemy attacks us using our thoughts, perhaps using past failures or some bad thoughts from interactions with others to attack you; we call this spiritual warfare.
At one moment God's word is present, and at another moment negative words appear. As long as you can guard the entrance, maintain positive thoughts, and meditate on God's promises, continuously expect good things to happen. This is very important; when there is a little achievement, when there is faith, we can expect good things to happen. If you have prayed for something for a long time and still do not see results, you can still meditate on God's promises and expect good things to happen; such faith is real, Hallelujah!
When negative thoughts arise, spiritual warfare has already begun. How do we gain victory in spiritual warfare? Once these thoughts arise, you immediately choose to declare God's word, believe in Christ's promises, and you have already gained victory; the battle is already over. The reason some people let the battle continue is that they find both thoughts reasonable. God's promises are true, but negative thoughts are also true; which one should you believe? This ongoing battle can be resolved by choosing God's word; just choose one, and the spiritual battle will end.
Some people comment on you behind your back, even scheming to undermine you; you must choose to believe in God's promises, not in what others say about you. Some people clearly know that what others say is false, yet they still take these words in and think about them repeatedly, making themselves angrier! Since you know that what others say is just angry words, why think about their words? You should meditate more on God's truth, not on the philosophies and reasoning of others. You need to be particularly cautious; if you choose the wrong words, it is easy for a person to fall into fear.
For example, now that there are more and more cars, accidents happen continuously. Many people always worry about whether their children will have accidents, fearing they will get hurt. Dear family, do not fall into this trap; after you have advised your child in every way you can think of, once they go out, you need to pray for them, not constantly worry. You must believe in God's promises. Amen, if you are truly worried, then continue to pray for them, and you can step out of fear and enter into peace.
You cannot always watch over your child, but God can; the Holy Spirit is everywhere! When you are about to enter into sorrow, you must immediately guard that entrance. If you allow these negatives to continuously enter, you will become pessimistic and disappointed, as if the whole world has changed. You should learn to change your thoughts and speak God's promises. You can say: Heavenly Father, I thank You; angels are watching over my children. I know You are watching over them, so I refuse to be anxious, refuse to fear; I know You are still in control today!
We should not act as prophets, expecting the worst to happen; you should believe in God's promises and power, and this will activate God's power in you, allowing you to see God's wonderful testimony. Guard your heart above all else. Keep your mouth; in this matter, no one can do it for you. As long as you can guard your mouth, you can drive away those gray thoughts.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5:
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
Spiritual warfare happens every day. You are not at war with a tangible enemy, but with an invisible enemy; they are carnal, the rulers of the darkness, or the tools of the devil. These people may often appear around you, and many times they are in your thoughts; this is their battlefield. How can you gain victory? Use God's promises to break down these strongholds. Hallelujah!
No matter what kind of wrong, negative, or fearful thoughts the enemy uses to make you afraid, you must submit to Christ and take back all your thoughts. How do you take them back? When these arise, choose to believe in God's promises. Whether it is a physical illness, or bad things are about to happen or have already happened, believe that God always has a way. If you let these negative thoughts linger in your heart for too long, you will start to imagine all kinds of negative scenarios. Just like some people after watching a horror movie, their minds will keep replaying all kinds of terrifying images, scaring themselves as if the world is full of monsters. Do not think about these negative images, especially do not talk about them. What you say is very important and will directly affect your life.
Proverbs 18:20-21: A man's stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
The words spoken by a person are actually what they think in their heart. What is in the heart may come from information received from elsewhere; therefore, what a person speaks is extremely important because it will fill their heart and cycle back. Perhaps at first, the heart does not quite believe it, but as the mouth keeps saying it, it begins to believe. This is why many con artists, in the beginning, design some deceptive things, and in the end, the con artist believes what they say! Why? Because it was so successful; after saying it ten thousand times, they found that people believed it, and in the end, they truly believed that they could succeed. That is the fruit of their mouth filling their stomach.
But what is the truth? That is false, just a momentary vanity. We must clearly see that many people speak such words, deceiving themselves, thinking of a better outcome, and constantly saying it. We should not do this; you must speak God's words, God's promises are real and true. Speak more of God's words, and you will be led out of fear and into God's promises. God's promises will satisfy you; when I say satisfy, I mean not only will your heart be content and at ease, but your life will also undergo real changes. Amen!
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, meaning that the kind of life you choose is all under your tongue. Do you prefer to be filled with joy and peace every day? Or do you prefer to be filled with complaints and fears every day? Those who love it will eat its fruit. Therefore, if you want your life and existence to be abundant, you must speak God's promises. Speak more of God's promises; there are no side effects, and it will definitely be better for us. Always say that in Jesus Christ, I am loved by God, and the Lord's strength is upon me; you will eat the fruit of your mouth. Amen!
You should say, I am loved by God, and His glory will surely be manifested in me; you will eat the fruit of your mouth. Do not give power to your fears with your words; speak out the results you desire, and the situation will change. Negative thoughts will produce negative results, and the roots will grow deeper; if you keep thinking about these negatives and keep saying these negatives, they will grow larger. So protect your heart; do not let fear take root in you!
You were originally very happy, but today suddenly you feel a pain in your stomach; actually, it is nothing, maybe because you ate too much or walked too fast, but a thought tells you this is not a small matter. Many people, in this situation, suddenly feel a pain in their stomach, go to the hospital, and find out they have late-stage cancer. Why not go check it out?
You see, when these things come out, many people start to fear, wondering if it is real? If you keep believing that lie, you will continue to amplify it, and soon you will imagine you need to go to the hospital for various bad results, reports, and medical records. Then you will imagine you are already hospitalized, and in no time, you see yourself at a funeral, worrying about how to raise your children, and what will happen to your family. A whole bunch of negatives will keep taking root and grow into many things you have never thought of.
Do not let your heart wander; meditate more on God's promises. Maybe your situation is not very optimistic right now, but do not worry; do not immerse yourself in this pessimism. You must declare God's promises and speak these promises out loud! The Bible gives us many of God's promises for us to declare, so we can often think about them. This way, we have hope and can lead you out of fear and into God's promises.
Such hopeful things, the promises we can hold onto, can build you up, not tear you down. The more you think negatively, the more negative your heart becomes; the more negative you become, the more you think negatively, and your mind will become increasingly negative, to the point where you may not be able to do anything. Brothers and sisters, this does not mean you deny the current reality, nor does it mean you ignore it; I want you to think about God's promises.
Isaiah 54:17: No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me, says the Lord.
Whenever the Bible says, "Thus says the Lord," it is God's promise to us. You must hold onto these promises; no weapon formed against you shall prosper; no matter how many schemes the enemy has, I will use such a promise from God to resist. Hallelujah, no matter how many people the devil raises up to attack you with their tongues and lies, you must use such promises to overcome them. Because you do not live according to what others say, nor do you live as others say you do; God sees you as a treasure, as the apple of His eye; you are God's inheritance, you are loved by Him, and you have the righteousness of Jesus Christ upon you; these are what you should think about. Hallelujah!
Once you are certain that you are accepted in God's eyes, you will no longer fear, and you will live in God's promises. Hallelujah! Therefore, God's words are there not just for us to look at; they can truly change our lives and our circumstances. Over the past few thousand years, Jesus has changed countless lives and circumstances; those people have testimonies, and you can have them too. Look at the testimonies of those people; they all held onto God's promises tightly in times of crisis, and their lives were transformed.
Maybe you are experiencing some setbacks, convinced that you can no longer turn things around, that there will be no good results; please stop thinking like that. Hold onto God's promises and say: I am a child of the Father, and His grace will surely follow me and be poured out upon me! I believe that today You have prepared abundant grace for me; in Christ, I can have a beautiful hope, expecting good things to happen to me, no matter what the current situation is. You can learn to declare with David from the Psalms:
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. This is the content of Psalm 23:4-6.
Imagine this as your situation; your current environment is just like this. God will prepare a table for you in the presence of your enemies; He will anoint your head with the Holy Spirit, causing your cup to overflow. Even if you have nothing right now, think about how God will make your cup overflow, and you will see the doors of opportunity opening for you. Seize these opportunities and work diligently; God will surely turn all your circumstances around because your life is accompanied by God's goodness and mercy. You are not someone born into a life of suffering in this world; you are a person with the Holy Spirit with you. Hallelujah! No matter the situation, continue to believe in God, hold onto His promises, and you can step out of fear and into abundance. Some people become discouraged and lose heart because they are too afraid.
Proverbs 24:10: If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
What is the day of adversity? It is when you see bad things or encounter bad situations, become afraid, and dare not do anything because you fear failing again. When a person's heart is filled with fear, there is no strength. You tell them they are a child of God, and they say yes, but they are still afraid and dare not act.
People are always afraid; they really have no strength left. People fear the worst outcomes, such as fearing that a medical report will yield a bad result, fearing setbacks, fearing their children will go astray, etc. But if these things have not yet happened, and you think like this, bad things will chase after you! You have opened the door for the devil to come in.
But you can expect God's promises, expect God's blessings and grace; you can fully expect that your children will excel, that your life will be filled with all kinds of wonderful things, and that you can live healthily and long. Hold onto God's promises, and you can step out of fear. Hallelujah! God's goodness and gifts will surely chase after you. Read the first nine verses or the content before verse 15 of Deuteronomy 28; those are great blessings that will follow you.
In Jesus Christ, Jesus has fulfilled the law for us; those blessings will follow you. It is not fear or curses; they dare not pursue you because you are clothed in the righteousness of Christ. The scary thing is that many people always think about these negatives, which is equivalent to opening the door to fear, and the power of faith will become weaker and weaker. Job was like this; he often thought about whether his children would sin against God, constantly worrying about such things, which truly opened the door for the devil to attack him. After experiencing suffering, he kept describing his suffering, and it became uncontrollable.
Let us look at Job 3:24-26:
24 For my sighing comes before I eat, and my groanings pour out like water. 25 For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded has happened to me. 26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for trouble comes.
Dear family, I have only read three verses. Have you noticed that if you wake up early in the morning and keep repeating these three verses, how will your heart be? If you wake up without eating and say, "I sigh before I eat," is that not a prophecy? Then can you not sigh? It will definitely lead to things that make you sigh. "My groanings pour out like water," that day is just like that, "Oh, this won't do, oh, this hurts, oh, what problem is there again..."
Do you like to live like this? Moreover, Job is constantly prophesying, "For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me," which proves that he had been worried about something, and it finally came, and it kept appearing. The things he feared before have all surged upon him; everything he feared has come to him, and in one day, he saw almost all the fears of his life. Do you want to live like this? I believe no one wants to live like Job, but many people, when they encounter a little suffering, immediately start to declare, "I am just like Job..." You are far from Job; look at how much suffering Job experienced! Why do you want to compare yourself to Job?
You should say, "I am a child of God; I have the glory of Christ upon me! Although I am facing a little setback now, my God will give me strength to overcome it!" Never say, "I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, nor do I have rest; trouble will come." Why declare like this? I have encountered many people declaring this; how can their lives not have sighs? How can there be peace and stability? This is the principle we speak of. Constantly declaring fear and meditating on things in fear will only lead to more fear, and what you fear will surely come true; this is equivalent to putting faith in the wrong place.
You need to be alert; do not open the door to fear. Focus on the words of Christ; when the door of faith opens for you, all kinds of good things will happen to you! Do not put your faith in negative things; there are too many negative prophets who not only prophesy for themselves but also for others: "With your current marriage, I tell you, it looks precarious..." Do not listen to these people’s nonsense; stay away from such people!
If a certain illness is upon you, it does not matter how long it has been; what matters more is that you do not describe it. Do not keep pulling out the report the doctor gave you and think about it; do not keep looking at it. You must resolutely say, "By the stripes of Jesus, I am healed; my body is healthy." In the name of the Lord Jesus, believe that my body is healthy! Do this every day, and your body will become healthier; declare every day that your vision is getting better and your immune system is getting stronger! After entering God's promises, continuously declare, and you will be able to come out of those negative thoughts. How you think will determine how things will come to pass; these are all promises God has given us in Christ!
Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
This is the definition of faith. This matter has not yet seen results, but there is already hope; this is faith. This matter has not yet seen the final fact appear, but it has already believed and seen. Today, where will you place your faith? If you only focus on a small setback and keep looking, looking, looking, in the end, you will say, "This is it, I’m doomed..." This is also a kind of faith; but conversely, if you place Christ in your problem, believing that your problem is no longer a problem, if you place Christ in your body, believing that your illness is no longer a problem, right?
Jesus Christ said one word, and many miracles happened; it all depends on where you place your faith. Even those who do not believe in the Lord are using faith to live. Unfortunately, most people place their faith in negative things, and their lives become worse and worse; when they encounter problems, they cannot stand up again because they have seen the worst situation. You must take action in faith, which is to enter God's promises and declare God's promises, and you will receive the blessings God has given you. Amen.
If you allow fear to take root in your heart, the result will surely be failure and pain. But you have another choice: focus on God's promises, focus on God's grace, and you will continuously bear good fruit. Some people face setbacks in their careers and imagine that life will be impossible in the future, that they cannot pay their mortgage, cannot pay their car loan, and cannot send their children to good schools, believing that the doors of opportunity have all closed. If a person thinks this way, I believe they will not be able to sleep at night because fear fills their heart, worrying about everything.
Dear family, do not let these negative thoughts repeatedly appear in your heart. When they arise, respond with God's promises, continuously declare God's promises, and you can drive them out. Do not say, "What should I do about this?" Do not follow these fearful thoughts downwards; that is putting faith in the wrong place. Brothers and sisters, if you always think about God's promises, things will be accomplished according to God's promises in your life!
Therefore, you must guard the entrance of your heart; do not let garbage be dumped in casually! Whether it is garbage you imagined or negative things others want to dump into you, you must guard it and adjust your thoughts to God's promises at all times! Do not fantasize about the worst things happening to you; do not think that negative things will definitely appear. You must continue to believe in God's promises, and you will no longer be afraid.
Correct faith can activate God's power; fear can expand the enemy's influence. As long as you have a sound mind, you can expect good things to happen every day. Why? Because God has saved us. Brothers and sisters, remember what salvation means? It means we cannot save ourselves; human strength is truly too small! When God created the heavens and the earth, He created man on the last day. Man seems to be a bit more advanced than other animals, but do you know that even those weak animals can stand shortly after birth, while humans need six months to a year to stand and walk independently, much later than animals? Therefore, we have nothing to boast about.
We do not have to appear strong; if you are weak, tell God about it; if you have fears, tell our God about your worries, and He will save you. God knows our situation, which is why Jesus Christ came into this world, not to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Hallelujah! God is willing to bless us, not waiting for us to perform well before blessing us, but giving us grace freely because of Jesus Christ!
Think often about the selfless love Jesus paid for you on the cross. He cleansed your sins with His blood on the cross, reconciling our relationship with the Father completely. No matter how you behave today, God's love for you has not changed. Of course, you cannot place your faith in other places, saying, "Well, no matter how I live, even if I sin, God still loves me, right?" You are correct; God still loves you, but it does not benefit you. You do not need to seek trouble for yourself, right?
Just like many people say, "Since grace is greater than sin, where sin abounds, grace abounds much more," they think, "I will deliberately sin to see more of God's grace..." Those who think this way will surely pay the price for their current "cleverness," because they will walk into fear. Why? Because God gives us promises and grace because we are often in fear and often in sin; He gives us grace to attract us to stay in His grace for a long time, so we can live differently.
Who would deliberately get sick or get cancer just to experience God's healing power and then pray for healing? How many people are willing to live like this? No one wants to live like this, right? Therefore, you must think about God's grace; this grace will lead you to repentance. This grace is not prepared for you after you make mistakes; it was prepared before the foundation of the world, given to us in Christ Jesus.
I encourage everyone to read the Bible; look at every instance in the Bible where it says "in Christ" or "in Christ Jesus." What does it give us? There is never weakness, never curses; it is all beautiful hope! These are all God's promises; no matter how you are in this world, you have peace in Christ; God gives you joy, which is everlasting hope! Therefore, if your eyes are always on the world, many fearful things will indeed appear. If you often focus on God's promises, you can step out of these fears.
Look at the world now; every day there are bad things happening, many things that make people afraid, and human strength seems very small, right? A tiny, invisible microbe can cause such panic among people; how much more so with other things? At this moment, many people live in fear all day long, and they see no way out. But you are different; you have God's promises. Hold onto God's promises and live, and you can live differently; hold onto God's promises and work diligently, and your life will change because God wants to add all kinds of good things to you in Jesus Christ. You will draw it from what you do with your hands. Hallelujah!
You already know the grace of Jesus Christ; He saved us on the cross, reconciling us with the Father. What does this reconciliation mean? At any time, in any place, you can raise your hands and pray. Because of Jesus, our Heavenly Father will surely hear your prayers! Think about it; the Father gave us His most beloved and precious only Son, Jesus; will He not also give us everything else? Since He has given us Jesus, why would He not take care of us? Right, brothers and sisters? Therefore, He will surely hear your prayers.
Through Jesus, you should have such hope and such assurance. Hallelujah! The thing people fear most in this world is death, but Jesus Christ's manifestation on the cross and His resurrection from the dead has done one thing: He has abolished death! Three days later, He rose from the dead; therefore, what is there to fear in this world? Some people get sick and are very afraid; actually, they are not afraid of the illness itself but of death. Some people start to fear just before their lives are about to end, not knowing where they will go, but you have all the answers. Hallelujah!
So there is really no need to fear. Look at how the Apostle Paul said, "If my life ends now, I will return to the Lord; that is far better." If God saves me and lets me live in this world, then I will live for you, proclaiming the goodness of Christ before you; he thinks that is good too! To Paul, there are no bad things; living in this world is good. If his life ends, he returns to the Lord; that is even better. I wish everyone would often use this comparative way to view life and all your problems. Hallelujah!
This life is good; the future will be better. Amen! This problem is good because God will give me strength to solve it. His later grace will surely be greater than the former grace; it all depends on how you view your current life. Look at the world through the gospel; see a different world. Because of Jesus, this world has changed; your life has changed because of Jesus! Through the gospel and through Jesus, we see an incorruptible life, and you also possess this attribute and characteristic! Therefore, we are people of hope. Truly grasp God's promises, even if it is just one word, meditate on it at all times, hold onto it and live, and God will let you see the faith, peace, and joy that the promises bring you. Amen!
Abraham did not receive many words from God in his lifetime, but why was he so blessed? The reason is simple: he often meditated on God's promises and lived by holding onto God's promises. Can you say Abraham could not distinguish between good and bad? He could distinguish, but he preferred to hold onto God's promises and live. I will give an example: when Abraham came out, he brought his nephew Lot with him. The two later became prosperous, and the herdsmen began to quarrel because there were too many sheep and too little grass; they could not live together. At this time, Abraham said to his nephew Lot, "We cannot quarrel like this; otherwise, others will laugh at us. We are both people of God; how about this? We separate; you go east, and I will go west. You choose first."
What did Lot see at that time? He saw the plain of Sodom, which had grass and water, very suitable for grazing sheep. Once he chose Sodom, Abraham could no longer go there. Is this a kind of vision? Yes, but do you know why Abraham let his nephew Lot choose first? Because he did not rely on human strength to fight for these things; he believed in God's promises. Amen! He believed that no matter where he went, God's blessings would be upon him.
Do you have this thought? Have you thought that God is using all the resources around you to help you witness God's promises? Many times we focus on the people around us, hoping they will help us a little more, as if we are pitifully expecting others' charity. That is not the case! Going to work is not about your boss giving you charity; it is because you are there that God's blessings will be there. Hallelujah! You must correctly understand yourself; this is holding onto God's promises, and your life will no longer be the same.
Although Abraham lived in the mountains, did you see that many of Abraham's sheep later did not starve? Because Lot took the good place, right? No, Abraham became stronger and stronger. Many people are like Lot, constantly striving and grabbing, simply because their eyes see that place is good. What should we do? We should hold onto God's promises like Abraham. Hallelujah! No matter where you are, no matter what you are doing, hold onto God's promises every day, let the blessings of Jesus Christ fill what you do, and God will give you wisdom and strength, making you increasingly prosperous. Hallelujah! Day by day, your blessings will increase! This will manifest God's incorruptible life.
We do not seize others' things through means, strategies, or tricks; we receive from God and then give to the world. Amen! As long as you hold onto God's promises, you will find that this world is very free; God gives us more than what the world has. The world that your eyes can see is too limited; in the spiritual realm, God's blessings are more! One day when we all return to the Kingdom of Heaven, we will find that the blessings in the Kingdom are abundant; what is in this world is just a small part.
Brothers and sisters, no matter what problems or environments you encounter now, do not think negatively; do not let these negatives take root in your heart; do not let them grow. On the contrary, let God's words take root in your heart; let God's words grow continuously in your heart. No matter where you go, believe that God is with you; He is your help, your strength, because He is your Lord, and He loves you. Hallelujah!
God has saved us; Jesus Christ loved us and gave His life for us. Now you live not for yourself, but Christ lives in you; you live for Christ. Amen. You do not live for your children, nor to show your own glory; you live for Christ. Adjust your life goals to Jesus, and you will find that your future time will be different. You will find that God has adjusted the path of your life; it will no longer be the same! I hope brothers and sisters can receive this in today's sharing. Hallelujah.
Let us pray together.
Heavenly Father, we thank and praise You. As we begin this new week, we live by Your promises, believing that You will bless what we do. Wherever I go, I will no longer fear, for You are my strength, my protection, and my provider. Even in the wilderness, You still provided for the Israelites. This week is filled with grace; I expect good things to happen to me. Hallelujah! You will surely let me see Your goodness in what I do. We pray in the name of our Lord Jesus. Amen.