Don't Fear Life

     Today at church our Pastor was speaking about having fears and I think this is a huge and important topic that needs to be discussed a lot more just so we can always remember that we should not have fears on this earth. I was so thankful that I received this message today, I want to encourage anybody out there that also may have fears in their life at this time that there is nothing to be afraid of when you have Jesus in your life. He does not want us to be afraid of rejection, lack of anything (finances, losing a job,etc). He does not want us to worry about things that can possibly happen in our life. He does not want us to worry about the future. What good would it be for us to constantly worry about things? Are you afraid of failing at something? If you want to succeed at something that you are very passionate about, sometimes you do have to fail a few times before you get success. It's okay to fail, we are humans. None of us are perfect. What good is it for us to be afraid of stepping out of our comfort zone in order to get to where we want to go? Why do you have a fear of talking to that one person that you think is awesome? Do you think you are not worth it? Do you think that you're not good enough? 
     The truth is you are good enough! You are a child of God and he does not make garbage.You are awesome! You deserve everything that you wish for in life. If you are trying your best at doing what is right in your life, God can see what you are doing and you will be blessed. He can see what's in your heart.If you are friends with people that are constantly having fear and sharing them fears with you and this causes you to begin to worry also, start thinking about distancing yourself from these people. These people don't have the faith that you are trying to gain and may cause you to feel even worse. Having fear is not having faith in God. When you have fear in something you aren't trusting God in that area. When you have faith, you can do anything you want to do; you can have anything you want to have. You just have to trust and ask.


Isaiah 41:13 (Amplified)
For I the Lord your God; hold your right hand, I am the Lord, Who says to you; Fear not, I will help you!


Proverbs 3:5 (Amplified)
Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

Joshua 1:9 (Amplified)
Have I not commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.


Philippians 4:13 (Amplified)
I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].


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Sowing A Seed

     It wasn't until recently that I've come to notice when a seed was sown in my life. Before I came to Christ I lived a lot differently then I do now of course. I often longed for people's approval. I was always trying to get everybody to like me. I would do just about anything to fit in with certain groups of people. If somebody didn't like me, I would get offended. I would try to figure out why this person didn't like me. What did I do to them? I thought I was a "likable" person, I would think there must be something wrong with me. At times, I would become so consumed with this that it would cause me to complain for days and sometimes I would end up in a depression state. I would have a "poor me" attitude. I would begin looking at all of my flaws. I would start complaining about everything and anything. It would be hard for me to have a good attitude because I was so far into my head, I just couldn't focus on anything else. 
    One day I was speaking to a friend (actually I should say complaining) and she suggested a book for me to read. It was by Joyce Meyer. I had no clue who Joyce Meyer was at this time, I never heard her name before this day. The book was called, How To Overcome Being A People Pleaser. Well, after I began reading this book it began changing the way I thought right away. Such a great book for anybody that has these types of issues. Not too long after I read that book I began watching Joyce Meyer on television. I love the way she is so outspoken. She doesn't soften anything. I needed this! Not too long after I read her book I became a Christian. Other things happened in between to help lead me there but, my friend sowed the seed by giving me Joyce Meyer's book to read. From there Jesus helped lead me to watching her shows to learn more about Him, getting water baptized, wanting more and more of the Lord each day that passes by. I feel so good after I read the Word, pray, listen to some Christian music, or even after I watch a Godly show on the television. Now, I know the things I must do anytime I start feeling insecure or any type of fear. I have to speak to Jesus. I know I shouldn't feel insecure about anything and have no fear because He does not want me or anybody out there to feel them negative spirits. Them negative spirits do not come from The Lord and I know that now.
     I am so thankful for that friend for sowing a seed in my life. She didn't know what would happen when she gave me that book. She didn't know if I would actually read it. I'm sure she didn't know that my life would begin changing either from that point. It began changing slowly and still is each day. I believe we can all do the same type of thing in another's life. We can sow a seed without even knowing that we are doing so at that moment. If we all walk in love and try helping others, this could be all it may take. Even doing what my friend did that day by giving me a Christian book to read. We can help someone by inviting them to church, showing them a really uplifting Christian song, praying with them, listening to them at that moment of being in a dark place in their life. There are so many different ways we can help others. We have to remember that all we are to do is sow a seed. When we do sow a seed, chances are later down the road them people we helped are likely to help others and it will become a chain reaction. How awesome is that? Things are not going to start changing on our time. It will be on God's time. We have to sow a seed and leave it to God. We can't sit around and continue to try to fix or figure things out because it isn't our job. It is God's job. We can make ourselves sick if we do try to fix everything. Just leave it to God and see what happens. God knows what everybody needs and we have to allow Him to do His work in us.

Luke 8:11 (KJV)
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

2 Corinthians 9:6 (KJV)
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Psalms 107:37 (KJV)
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

Think Of The Positive...

      Who are your friends? Are they fun to be around? Or do they get on your nerves? Are they complaining every time you speak to them? Be careful of whom you spend your time with because their negative spirit will wear off on you and you will unknowingly bring it everywhere you go. You will become like your friend that is always complaining, down and overly stressed all of the time. It's so easy to fall into that trap when you are spending your time with this type of person all of the time. What does complaining really do for anybody? It only wastes our energy and sometimes we will get stuck in that spot; it will be hard to get out of. Sometimes it will only cause us to start complaining about everything. Why not take another approach? Distance yourself from that friend, set boundaries to how much you will speak to this person. Pray for them. Pray with them if they are willing. Friends need friends when they are going through things but, a true friend isn't going to sit there and complain the whole time with the person. A good friend should want to try uplifting their friend, helping them smile again
. Surround yourself with positive people, friends that encourage you, make you feel so happy when you are around them, friends that are exciting to be around.
       Of course we are all human,we will complain once in awhile but we need to think of the positives when we do complain. Example: "The weather is soooo cold today. I hate when it snows....I'm thankful that it's pretty to look at though and our weather can be a lot worse". Start being thankful for things that you don't normally think of being thankful for. Just because you can't see the things that you should be thankful for doesn't mean they aren't there. When you start being thankful for things that you wouldn't normally think of, things will start changing for you. You will begin to complain less if you have this problem. When you are around them people that love to complain, maybe you will be the light in that conversation and say something positive when they are in the dark.

Be The First To Apologize

Sometimes we can sacrifice our peace and joy only to hold bitterness toward somebody because they may have offended us in some way and may had not even realized it. We need to learn to let things go that aren't worth holding onto. If someone does something that happens to hurt our feelings and we react to it and say something or do something in revenge that won't get too far either. How about when the person does something to us and instead of reacting,we act in a different manner? Such as let us be the first to apologize regardless of who started it or who was wrong. It's not about who was right and who was wrong. Swallow your pride, be loving and just apologize. You may surprise the person when you do apologize because they may expect you to act in another way. But, why not surprise them? Be the first to apologize.


Leviticus 26:19 (AMPLIFIED)

And I will break and humble your pride in your power, and I will make your heavens as iron [yielding no answer, no blessing, no rain] and your earth [as sterile] as brass.

Psalms 10:4 (NLT)

The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.

Psalms 10:4 (AMPLIFIED)

The wicked one in the pride of his countenance will not seek, inquire for, and yearn for God; all his thoughts  are that there is no God [so He never punishes].

A Fresh Start

It's never too late for anybody to start again regardless of their age. We all make mistakes sometime or another and most likely will continue making mistakes all of our life but, we should decrease the amount of mistakes we are making as we get to know Christ more and more each day. I think the more we get to know Christ, the more we will want to be like Him and we will become more aware of what we are doing when we are doing something we shouldn't be doing. Nobody on this earth is perfect by any means but, this is no excuse for us to purposely do something wrong.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

Don't Look Back

Most people have something from their past that they are ashamed of or maybe something in their past really hurt them and they are still carrying that hurt today. The thing is if you have repented, and have accepted Jesus into your heart then anything you have done in your past that was wrong, the Lord has forgiven you. You do not have to carry any hurt anymore either, you are loved so much by Jesus and He wants you to be happy, confident and strong. Yes, we are all humans and of course we will be hurt sometime or another, that's normal but to constantly feel down and depressed because we are so hurt is no good for us nor healthy. Any sins you have committed in the past, as long as you were honest with the Lord and asked for forgiveness, He will forgive you. Don't keep bringing it up to Him because you only have to bring it up once. He forgives you for that sin and then forgets about it. He doesn't hold onto it as we do as human beings although, we shouldn't. How can you be happy if you are holding onto your wrong doing? Don't do it ever again and do everything in your power to start getting closer to Jesus and you will begin to feel better. Help other people that you know you are capable of helping. Get out of the house and socialize with encouraging people face to face. The Lord wants us to all love and help each other. So today, I just wanted to say don't look back any longer. Move forward. We aren't promised tomorrow so, why not live the best we can today and be happy, stop thinking and speaking of our past.

Matthew 6:14-15 (Message)
In prayer there is a connection in what God does and what you do. You can't get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God's part.

1 John 1:8-10 (Message)
If we claim we're free of sin, we're only fooling ourselves. A claim that is errant nonsense. On the other hand, if we admit our sins- make a clean breast of them- he won't let us down; he'll be true to himself. He'll forgive us of all our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing. If we claim that we've never sinned, we out-and-out contradict God- make a liar out of him. A claim like that only shows off our ignorance of God. 

Acts 3:19 (Amplified)
 So repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return [to God], that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean), that times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat, of reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord;

Compliment Somebody

Everywhere you go, try to find good things to do and people to encourage. Compliment somebody you may come across, it may make their day. You never know what somebody can be going through that day you give them a compliment. The smallest thing can bring a smile to their face and can help them feel better. Some people don't get to hear positive things about themselves enough and maybe they only see their flaws. So getting a compliment may help them to rethink about how they are perceiving themselves'. Even if complimenting somebody means just letting a cashier know that they are doing an awesome job, letting a teacher know how thankful you are to having them as your child's teacher or any type of worker that provides a service. That can mean the world to them as well. So remember, when you go out today, compliment somebody.

Acts 10:38 (NLT)
And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.