The older I get, the more I despise a troublemaker. Although I try my best not to cause issues for anyone, I have been known to do so, without those intentions. But I have learned one major way to invite trouble as well. It involves three words that I recall asking myself years ago. And on that very day, I began rehearsing that question over and over in my mind.
“Does anybody care?”
Let me remind you that this question is an open invitation to a party that is dark, dreary and hopeless. It is also a place that you don’t have to go. It is a set-up just waiting to bring self-inflicting pain that is created by a double mind. Yes, it is a mind-set, and we all know how easy it is to have the wrong perspective, especially this day and time.
Before I knew it, the Holy Spirit began speaking to my heart, and it changed everything! The Bible tells us that Jesus says if we abide in His Word, you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free. But did you see the key? It’s in really knowing His Word and allowing it to unlock the prison that you created.
I encourage you today that if you are riding on that emotion of thinking no one cares, please know that His Word says, “Anxiety in the heart of a man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.” I have learned that as a fact. What an extra-dose of encouragement from Peter in the New Testament.
~Question: “Are you willing to believe Jesus meant what He said in John 8:32”?
Read John 8:31-36
The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast ALL your anxiety on Him because He cares for YOU!”
Published by Carole
I’m nobody special, but because of Him, I know there’s something remarkably special about that! I find that everyday life can present a parable that is tied to learning something in the Gospel in some way.
Visiting the elderly, sharing my faith, reading, writing, gardening, and being a good wife, Mom, Meme, and friend, describes just a piece of who I am. A student of the Word, and although I don’t always live up to what I hope for, Jesus Christ certainly does.
Once I get past rough seasons, it seems that the disappointments and hard times, always end up giving me a drive to write, a passion to share testimonies of what God brought me through, and a fresh perspective on life. From relationships, the loss of family members, cancer, letting go of a successful business after twenty years, to being a full-time caregiver, all these things have given me a reason to find God working something new in me. And in all these circumstances, the fruit of the spirit is growing in many different ways and I am positive that it is for my eternal good.
One of my favorite things to do is converse with like-minded individuals and listen to their experiences of seeing God orchestrating His plans in their life as well.
Check out my blog and share a response or how God may speak to you. I find that meditating on a particular story or scripture from the bible, will usually speak in some way throughout the day if we are listening and looking to find God, but there within lies the key; looking!
The “Thought Provoking Questions” I ask can be tough, but they are biblical based. Consider taking one at a time, like a dose of medicine. And if it doesn’t go down well, please take it serious and go to the Lord in prayer. His grace is sufficient, but at the same time it’s critical that we understand about being set apart. I am finding the more I look into the first two commandments that Jesus gave (Matthew 22:37-40), the more fearful I am that we can all tend to appear a little (or a lot) like a Pharisee.
It would be a blessing to have some feedback. Please email me @ findinggodineverything@mail.com
God Bless,
CAROLE
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