God needs you to understand ~

Be careful with nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

We are encouraged to not worry about anything, but to put our faith in God instead, and pray about all things.

Prayer is how we communicate with God, and He always hears us when we speak.

As you pray, pray as if the prayer has already been answered – that is faith.

As you do so, you will find that your heart will be filled with a kind of peace that cannot be shaken by any trial or circumstance.

That peace will keep you sound and sure through many challenges, and you will be able to be at rest.

We are encouraged to not worry about anything, but to put our trust in God instead, and pray about all things.

Prayer is how we communicate with God, and He always hears us when we speak.

As you pray, pray as if the prayer has already been answered – that is faith.

As you do so, you will find that your heart will be filled with a kind of peace that cannot be shaken by any trial or circumstance.

That peace will keep you sound and sure through many challenges, and you will be able to be at rest.

It’s impossible to please everyone and that’s especially true when you’re trying to change things.

The message of Jesus called for change.

When we bring the same message to the world, we can expect problems.

We might wonder why anyone would be against justice and love, or compassion and forgiveness, but we see evidence all the time of people who try to resist.

It’s because we all have ideas about who should have justice or mercy or who should be forgiven.

There is a need for some people to see punishment that seems more like revenge than justice.

And it seems that no one is interested in mercy!

Jesus talked about forgiveness, going the extra mile, not returning violence with violence.

Does that look like the community you live in?

If so, I want to move there because it doesn’t look like mine.

When we try to turn this around, we are not met with encouragement.

I guess we shouldn’t be surprised when people turn against the prophets of our time.

And it also shouldn’t surprise us that people don’t want to get involved and keep their heads low because they don’t want to get hurt.

To spread the good news takes courage, but if we persevere, eventually there will be people who will listen and the world will become a more loving place.