In Jeremiah 17:5-13 The Lord says ...
"I will condemn the person who turns away from me and puts his trust in man, in the strength of mortal man. He is like a bush in the dessert, which grows in the dry wilderness, on salty ground where nothing grows. Nothing good ever happens to him.
But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me. He is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water. It is not afraid when hot weather comes, because its leaves stay green. It has no worries when there is no rain; it keeps on bearing fruit."
Pretty heavy words .... if we can start this day with an atom of what is said here, our lives will be that much richer.
How often do we believe the word of man above the word of god ? How often do we resort to mortal thinking ? mortal beliefs ? ... Its like the person who offered you your first drink ... He would have made you feel cool about drinking ... he would have made you feel comfortable about it. Do you honestly think its the correct thing to do ? ... Your conscience would have spoken up at that point ... but did you listen ? ... The same thing applies for smoking, adultery so on and so forth ....
How often do we put our faith in god ? ... Let alone faith, how often do we even bother to listen to that voice that comes from within ? ... That faint sound which comes from your heart ... from the Holy Spirit which is deep inside of you ? ... That voice which defies your own reasoning ... Which defies what the society holds true ... Which defies what your colleagues and peers find as accepting. ... Listen up ... its the voice of god who loves you, and he is trying to save you.
When ever we have a problem in life ... do we run to god first ? or do we run to someone else ? ... My personal experience, I had a financial crisis in life. I was in debt ... and i ran to my friends, people i knew, for assistance. They helped me ... But, i grew deeper and deeper in debt ... I was so blind to the fact of it that my faith was all in my ability to find means of surviving ... It didnt even occur to me that god only has the solution until i fell flat on my behind .... I had to change my way of living ... i had to undergo some serious changes in my lifestyle and my attitude about living. God opened my eyes ...
Are you blind as well ? ... Do you seek a solution that makes you happy but which digs your hole deeper and deeper each day ? ... Do you seek god's help so that you can solve whatever thats troubling you ... and find peace in that matter ?
All it takes is a prayer. Let god take control. Put your faith in God ... Let the Holy Spirit guide you ... and most importantly, let Jesus hold your hand !!!
Praise be to god ... and Blessed be your day my brothers and sisters !!!!!
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