Is God Your Beginning and End?

Revelation 21:6
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End".

Does the future ever seem scary to you?
The uncertainties of life - tomorrow ever get you down?
I know the feeling.
There are times now when I'm concerned about what is going to happen next.

I wasn't always like that though.
There were times when I just flew by the seat of my pants, not worrying
about what was around the next corner so to speak.
Procrastinating until my time was up and I HAD to do It!

But these last 18 months have opened my eyes to the reality of life.
How short life is and how precious it really is too.
The fear of not being able to spread the finances as far as they need to go, bills, food, fuel for
our cars and now the heat is coming and it is getting unbearably hot here in Texas.
I'm praying that God will show His mercy and help keep the heat down...a little bit any way.

I know I must keep trusting in Him though, no matter how rough it might get.
He has gotten us through some pretty tight and slim times so far.
I also know He has a perfect plan for us!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, 
plans to give you hope and a future".  Jeremiah 29:11 

I believe this and cling to this daily my friend!  And you can too!
God always keeps His promises!

Did you know though that when God makes a promise there is always a response from us that He waits on?
Look with me at the above promise.
He tells us in Jeremiah 29:11 that He has this wonderful plan for our lives.
To prosper us and not to harm us.  A plan of hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:12-13 "Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me and I will listen to you.
You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.
There it is!   The response He's waiting for.

Father let us seek You with all of our heart!
Father I ask you to give us Your courage to live each day according to Your will.
Help us not to loose our focus of Your awesome face.
Father I ask You now to give us an opportunity to be a blessing to someone else that is in need right now.
Let us bring glory to Your wonderful name.
Help us to live a stronger and more courageous Christian life through this journey we are on.
Help us also not to miss a single blessing!

"Life is a journey that begins and ends with God"!


Blessings ♥
Betsy

Trusting Him enough

Psalm 37:3-6  Trust in the Lord and do good, dwell in the land and enjoy safe pastures.
                      Take delight in the Lord, He will give you the desires of your heart.
                      Commit your way to Him, trust Him and He will make your righteous reward
                      shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

Philippians 4:19 My God will meet ALL my needs according to
                         the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus.

Abba Father, Thank You for who we are. You made us to be dependent on You, not to be independent from you.  

It's strange how silently the world  around us creeps into our beings.  

One day we are asking You for Your help and guidance, then the next we are feeling confident (self-sufficient). We start making our own plans or deciding what we are going to be doing in the next moment.  

It goes silently unnoticed.  Never really stopping anymore asking; Father, is this from You or did I just make it up?  Is it Your plan for my life or am I just doing my own thing.  

Then one day we wake up realizing what a mess we have made of our own life.  

At that very moment stop and ask God to forgive you. 

Then ask Him to make His planning for your life to become real to you.  

Ask Him to make His wants for your life become your wants for your life too! 

Thank You for Your words Father.

Praise, Thanksgiving, Peace, Trust, Faith, Love, Patience, Mercy, Grace, Hope, Power, Joy, Victory, Strength, Glory, Truth, Promise, Wisdom, Knowledge, Believe, Honor, Worship, Encourage, Rejoice, Blessed!

Blessings!

Betsy  ♥

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