Carol Purves

To me this sounds like the Christian faith.

‘Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength.

While loving someone deeply give you courage’.

Lao Tzu

In life we have two choices – to live our life with God or to live it without Him. To live a strong and fulfilling life, we need His guidance, His correction and His love.

‘The name of the Lord is a strong fortress, the godly run to Him and are safe.’ Proverbs 18:10

We might feel we sometimes have a little inconvenience because of our faith in this country, but let us remember and pray for those who really suffer and even die for what they believe in.

‘Resist the devil, standing firm in the faith because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is going through the same suffering.

1 Peter 5:9

Our minds will think about whatever is in our heart. Therefore we need to have our hearts concentrated on the things of God, then our thinking will be correct.

‘Think on these things.’ Philippians 4:8

Life can be confusing and frightening. We do not have to face it alone.

‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lead not on your own understanding.’ Proverbs 3:5

We can trust in God because He is trustworthy.

‘In all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight.’ Proverbs 3:5

So often we find it easier to worry than to turn to God, why is that? Are we too busy? Do we forget that He is our help?

‘Come unto Me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.’ Matthew 11:28

It is so easy to open our mouth and say the wrong thing.

Take my lips and let them be;

Filled with messages from Thee.

Frances Ridley Havergal

‘Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3

When we are in the middle of troubles it is difficult to see the way ahead. We can wonder why this is happening to us. What is the future; often it is something we would like to know. We need to leave it to God, He has His reasons.

‘He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.’ Job 23:10

The heirs of salvation, I know from His word,

Through much tribulation, must follow their Lord.

John Newton.

God doesn’t promise to remove the tribulation, but He does promise to be with us in our troubles.