Discouraged? read this....

[eddieb]

feeling discouraged? do you have problems mounting in front of you? do you feel as though there is no hope? My hope in this post is to Give you hope.

do you have problems mounting in front of you that seem to be overwhelming and unconquerable? thru Christ we are more than conquerors. what is this mounting? root woord is mount. or mountian.

Gen 1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Gen 1:10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

mountians are dry land. God put the mountians WHERE HE WANTED THEM and it was good. everything he does is good. is there a mountian before you? where does that mean you are standing? (in the valley.) look at the top of the mountian. its snow or rock not
much growing there. but in the valley its green. thats where we grow. Jas 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers
temptations;

a problem with todays christianity(especially in america) is we whine and pray God move this mountian. but God put the mountians
where he wanted and He looked and saw and it was GOOD. Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Jesus did not come down from the cross. he could have
dispatched thousands of angels by speaking a word. but He obeyed The Father. He suffered. it is thru our sufferings we GAIN
christ. that we come to know him more. that we walk closer to him.
Luk 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls. previous to luke 21:19 its speaking of tribulation.
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed,
ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
maybe this mountian wont lift in the air and be removed. maybe its Gods will the mountian is exactly where its supposed to be. but if
you keep your eyes on Jesus you will have peace and you can climb that mountian. if you keep your eyes on Jesus and he bid you to
come walk on water with Him you can. but when you look away you will sink.

Jesus didnt come down off his cross. he endured. we are to be like Him. He will not always get you out of your situation. but he will
take you thru your trials. He will keep you. my prayer is for anyone reading this who is discouraged to seek out his will and find
peace in him. i pray that he would make straight the path thats before you and that he will keep your foot steady.

Jesus didnt suffer in vain. He loves you.

 

[PhoenixRising]

Thank You

Thank you for this encouraging post. I really needed to hear it.

 

[Pilgrim]

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this.
God put our obstacles in our way in purpose and the mountains in place on purpose and everything is as it should be. I get that!

Thanks!:shade:

 

[servinghim]

Such a blessing! Thanks for sharing!

 

[SpiritLedEd]

Discouraged? Read This

Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

One problem with most people's relying on this verse is that they couple it with our microwave society mentality and expect to get results quickly. When they don't get results within a few days or a few weeks, they give up.

In 1996 I began to pray for my son's salvation and I enlisted the help of a bunch of prayer warrior friends in the effort. God answered that prayer in August of 2007 (eleven years later) when my son received Jesus shortly before he died of liver disease.

When you decide to rely upon this verse you need to do two things: First, to the best of your ability, make certain that what you are asking for is in God's will, and second, settle in for the long haul because your answer may take months or years to arrive (see Dan 10:10-15)

SLE

 

[Boanerges]

WHERE HE WANTED THEM and it was good. everything he does is good. is there a mountian before you?

I especially liked that !

If one understands the Father's heart towards him (or her) then this verse put's it in perspective:
Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Likewise one will see by the following verse that trials are to be viewed as a privileged opportunity to grow in faith:
1Pe 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

 

[Boanerges]

About faith,
never think you lack enough of it for the Father shortchanges us in nothing and is extremely over-abundant in His love and provision towards us:

Rom 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

2Pe 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

We cannot even enter the Kingdom of God without that faith.
Indeed from the Book of Acts and on (the birth of the Church)we are never told we lack faith but are encouraged to use and grow the faith He has given us.

 

[eddieb]

One problem with most people's relying on this verse is that they couple it with our microwave society mentality and expect to get results quickly. When they don't get results within a few days or a few weeks, they give up.

In 1996 I began to pray for my son's salvation and I enlisted the help of a bunch of prayer warrior friends in the effort. God answered that prayer in August of 2007 (eleven years later) when my son received Jesus shortly before he died of liver disease.

When you decide to rely upon this verse you need to do two things: First, to the best of your ability, make certain that what you are asking for is in God's will, and second, settle in for the long haul because your answer may take months or years to arrive (see Dan 10:10-15)

SLE

you said the long haul. immediatly longsuffering came to mind. which is a fruit of the spirit.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Gal 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.