Faith, Author at FollowingJesusUS.com

When Bad Things Happen.

When bad things happen. When someone we love becomes ill or even dies, when someone who is just so very good, who seemed to do everything right, suffers, it can be a real test of faith.

But it is also when we need our faith the most. And while we are praying so hard for the person we love to be healed; we also need to be praying for ourselves and those we love. We need to Pray that our faith will not fail, but grow. We need to ask Jesus to hold on to us, even if we fail to hold on to Him. And we need to ask God to strengthen our faith and not allow it to weaken. We need to ask the Holy Spirit to Help us. To Comfort us. To lift us out of the pain we are in, if only for a while, so that we can recharge and comfort others.

And we also need to be honest in our prayers. If we don’t understand why these horrific things are happening, it’s okay to tell God that. I do. And it is okay to be angry and sad. But it is also important to end our prayer with “Thy Will Be Done”.

We only know what we want now, but God knows all of our tomorrows. In fact, God knows all of the tomorrows of every single human being and He loves us. We can Trust His love; we need too.

And perhaps most important. Faith is not about how we feel every day, but who we choose to follow. There have been a number of times in my life where I have been on my knees praying, teeth gritted, tears flowing, and forced myself to pray. And that is exactly how we sometimes get through really difficult times with our faith intact. We keep praying, even when we don’t feel like it. And even if God “feels” far away, He is not. He’s right beside us. Holding us up.

This is not Heaven. Bad things happen on earth. God does not stop them all, but He does help us walk through them. And unfortunately, with pain, that is the only way to deal with it. We have to walk through it to the other side. With God holding our hand every step of the way!

Trust God; He loves us and will not let us down. And God will never leave us.

God’s Roadmap :)

Serving for God’s Glory

“But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.If anyone speaks, let him speak as the ^[c]oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the ^[d]dominion forever and ever. Amen.-1 Peter 4:7-11

How Blessed are we that our Lord gave us things we can do!

Prepare, Pray and Be Ready 🙂

The Fourth Horse

**Seen While Praying The Rosary: The Pale Horse**

“And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.”

^”And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”-Revelations 6:7-8

Our time will come…

Prepare, Pray and Be Ready…

What is “Highly Esteemed Among Men Is Abomination In The Sight Of God”

“And he said to them, You are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”-Luke 16:15

There can be no doubt that many Americans, millions even, justify their actions by the approval of other human beings, rather than the approval of God. The problem with that choice (for they choose to do so) is that God does NOT approve!

We need to seek God’s Will for every choice we make in our lives. Daily prayer and the daily reading of G0d’s Word can help us to make more Godly choices. Ending every prayer with a prayer that “God’s Will Be Done” can really help 🙂

All of our choices should be chosen based on what God’s Will is for us, not man’s.

Prepare, Pray and Be Ready!

Do We “Esteem” Jesus Now?

“He is despised andrejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.” – Isaiah 53:3

Jesus sacrificed so much for us. Do we esteem Jesus now?

Prepare, Pray and Be Ready!

**“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”-Matthew 24:12**

“So likewise you, when you see all these things, know thatit is near— even at the doors.” – Matthew 24:33

“For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,”-Matthew 24: 38

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of ^[a]heaven, but My Father only.” – Matthew 24:36

These verses all refer to the “end”.

Prepare, Pray and Be Ready!

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Take a moment and watch this video. And be reminded that we are all one family in Christ 🙂

Election Day!

“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”-2 Chronicles 7:14

Today, America will face a choice. A choice that may have consequences that last forever for this country. Will America choose the path that leads to having a chance to become once again, “One Nation Under God”, or will it choose the path that leads to its’ continued descent into evil? This is the real question that lies before us.

For those who Follow Christ, we do not get to leave God’s Word, the Holy Bible, out of the voting booth. Just as we don’t get to live by it only on Sundays! God’s Word should be in every day, every moment of our lives. And that includes voting.

And remember. We are not alone in the voting booth. God is with us and sees exactly what we do.

President Reagan once said, “If we ever forget we are One Nation Under God, we will be One Nation Gone Under”. So choose wisely today and remember God is with you in the voting booth and sees all that we do!

Prepare, Pray and Be Ready!

The Cross

“He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.“

“Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.”

“But He was wounded^[h] for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”

“Allwe like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way;”

“And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.“-Isaiah 53:3-6

Prepare, Pray, and Be Ready.