This month we are being reminded that struggles in our lives are in fact blessings in our lives. God blesses us with struggles to teach us what we need to learn, to strengthen us in Him, and to shape us further into the child of God that He has created us to be. Struggles can often seem difficult when we are experiencing them but after we have been blessed with them we always come out of those struggles better prepared for the blessed eternal future to which we have been called in our Savior Jesus. We also become more mature in our faith and better prepared for all of the endless blessings we continually receive in Jesus. God has a perfect plan for your life and He always knows exactly what you need in each moment of your life. Rest assured knowing that God will always bless you with exactly what you need in each moment of your life and, if Jesus is living in your inner being as your personal Lord and Savior, then you are a child of God! God always works all things out for the good of His children! (Romans 8:28) Sometimes changes in our health can seem like some of the most difficult struggles we face. Be encouraged knowing that God is in control of all things and His will is always done. If you are a child of God, who believes in Jesus, then know that God will always work all things out for your good and you are perfectly blessed in your Savior Jesus! As a child of God you have everything that you need in your Savior Jesus (Ephesians 1:3) and with Jesus living in your inner being, it is no longer you who lives but it is Jesus who lives in you and He is your life! (Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:4) Your life is not your own and you were bought at a price! (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) You have been redeemed with the precious blood of Jesus who loves you and gave Himself for you! Listen to that, Jesus loves you and He gave Himself for you! You have been set free from sin and death for all of eternity in your Savior Jesus and all of your past, present and future sins have been forgiven for all of eternity in Him! Earth is not your home! You are looking forward to an eternal home in Heaven with your Savior Jesus! Sometimes it can be hard to envision leaving our life here on earth behind but at the same time our future in Heaven, with our Savior Jesus, is a perfect blessing we are looking forward to while not able to fully grasp how perfectly wonderful it will be! If it seems hard to envision leaving the life you have been blessed with here on earth then praise God for this incredible blessing! It seems hard to think of ever leaving your life here on earth behind because God has blessed you with such a beautiful life to live in Him and He has blessed you with people in your life that you love and who love you!
Psalm 73:23-26 says that “Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (NIV) There is nothing greater than being a child of the one and only living God of all creation, being blessed with faith in Jesus and salvation for your soul in Him and His sacrifice for you! Praise God for His perfect endless grace! If Jesus lives in your inner being, as your personal Lord and Savior, then, in Him, all of your past, present and future sins have been forgiven and you have received eternal life in Him! In Jesus, and through faith in Him, you have received eternal life in Him and you have escaped sin and death for all of eternity through Him! You are perfectly blessed and eternally blessed in your Savior Jesus! As we read in Psalm 73, after this perfectly blessed life you live here on earth, God will take you into glory! You have not a thing to fear because fear has to do with punishment (1 John 4:18) and, in Jesus, you have eternally escaped sin and death and you have escaped punishment for your sins! In Jesus, none of your sins will ever be counted against you! In Jesus you are looking forward to an eternal future in Heaven with your Savior!
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 says “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (NIV) We are blessed with struggles in our lives and God teaches us what we need to learn through those struggles and God prepares us for each task we will face in this life. God comforts us in all of our troubles and God comforts those around us who are struggling through us! God is preparing you for each perfect blessing that you will receive in Him and He is shaping you into the child of God that He has created you to be in Him! God is preparing you to be a more mature vessel through which He loves others, shares His truth with others, and comforts others. This struggle you are experiencing is a blessing and God is always with you and He will never leave you! (Hebrews 13:5) As a child of God, God is within you and He is your strength!
Philippians 1:29 says “For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, (NIV) As a child of God, who believes in Jesus, you have been blessed with God’s perfect grace in your Savior Jesus who loves you and gave Himself for you to reconcile you to God and set you free from sin and death for all of eternity! God has blessed you with your faith in His one and only Son, Jesus, and Jesus has redeemed you and saved your soul! The world will oppose you because it opposes your Savior! If someone opposes you because of your Savior Jesus who live in you, then praise God that others see the love of God in you! Praise God that you bear the name of Jesus! 1 Peter 4:16 says “However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. (NIV) Praise God that it has been granted to you in Jesus to believe in Him and receive eternal life in Him! Praise God that you bear the name of Jesus and do not see your struggle as a burden but a blessing! God has appointed you to eternal life in your Savior Jesus and you have been set free from sin and death for all of eternity in Him! You have not a thing to fear and God is always working everything out for your good according to His perfect will! Jesus lives in your inner being and He is your life! (Colossians 3:4) Enjoy this blessed eternal life to which you have been called in your Savior Jesus and praise God without ceasing! No matter what is happening in your life it is always for your good! Once this earthly life is over you will be taken into glory by God so that you can spend eternity in heaven with your Savior Jesus who redeemed you!
1 Peter 4:19 says “So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good. (NIV) If you are struggling, then do not see this struggle as a burden but understand that it is a blessing and aim to continue pleasing God in every way even in the most difficult times. It may seem difficult now but God bears your burdens for you so let it go, give it to God, commit yourself to Him and continue to live your life to glorify your God who has called you to eternal life in Jesus! Know that God is always working everything out for your good and God will always bless you perfectly according to His will! God knows your heart, He knows every bit of your inner being better than you do and God knows exactly what you need even though you do not. So rest assured knowing that this struggle is a blessing and walk humbly with your God. Commit yourself to God and keep your eyes and your heart fixed on Jesus the author and perfecter of your faith (Hebrews 12:2) who loves you and gave Himself for you! Jesus is within you and though you are weak in your flesh, Jesus is strong! God is your strength! Rest in your God and pour your heart out to Him remembering that He daily bears your burdens! (Psalm 68:19) Know that you will come through this struggle being better prepared for the perfect blessings you are going to receive in Jesus and you will be better prepared for each moment of this blessed life you live in Him! You are going to come through this blessing more mature in your faith and a perfectly prepared vessel through which God will continue to share His truth and love with others!
Philippians 1:21 says “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (NIV) As a child of God, who believes in Jesus, Jesus lives in your inner being and Jesus is your life! (Colossians 3:4) It is no longer you who lives but it is Jesus who lives in you! (Galatians 2:20) No matter how long we have here on this earth and not matter what struggles we face, we are perfectly blessed in our Savior Jesus and we are looking forward to an eternal future in Heaven with Him because He loves us and He gave Himself for us! We have been blessed with the perfect grace of God and our Savior Jesus has reconciled us to God by the shedding of His blood! None of our sins will ever be counted against us because of our Savior, Jesus, who lives in us and we have escaped sin and death for all of eternity through Him! Earth is not our home! We belong to Christ and our home is an eternal home in Heaven with our Savior! While we are here on earth, we live to glorify God who has called us to eternal life in our Savior Jesus! Jesus lives in our inner being and He is our life! (Colossians 3:4) We are not our own for we were bought at a price! (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) We were redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus who loves us and gave Himself for us to redeem us from our sins and set us free from sin and death for all of eternity even though we don’t deserve it! No matter how much time we have here on earth we are always filled with endless joy and perfect peace because Jesus lives in us and He is our life! We are always perfectly blessed in our Savior Jesus and we rest assured knowing we always will be! Each and every moment of our life is perfectly blessed by God, our God who has blessed us with His perfect grace in our Savior Jesus! God is always working everything out for our good and God will continue to bless us perfectly according to His will in each and every single moment of our lives! When that time comes for us to say goodbye to this blessed life we live here on earth in Jesus we will be prepared by God to say goodbye in a manner that glorifies Him and we will be taken into glory by our God who has created us as His precious dearly loved children to receive eternal life in our Savior Jesus! We do not know when that time will come but while we are here on this earth let us be faithful in glorifying God and enjoying this blessed eternal life to which He has called us in our Savior Jesus! Let us be faithful in walking humbly with our God always praising Him for the perfect endless blessings we continually receive in Him! Do not fear any struggle you face for each and every one is a perfect blessing from God!
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