A message for my boys

1 Peter 4:12-13
My friends, do not be surprised at the terrible trouble which now comes to test you.  Do not think that something strange is happening to you.  But be happy that you are sharing in Christ's sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory.

Psalms 7:10
My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart.


(This comes from my ladies bible study book that we just started the study of Overcoming Fear and Discouragement by Kay Arthur) I read this out loud to the boys in their room.

God has given us the Bible so that we may know His commandments, statutes, ordinances, and laws.  If we know His Word, we can obey it!  The more we know and understand His principles and precepts, the more likely we will be to make the right choices.  Our responsibility is to know His Word, choose to trust Him in what He says, and choose to obey what He tells us to do.


God has also given us the Holy Spirit to lead us, guide us, and teach us all things.  God has given us everything we need in order for us to know what He wants us to do, to think, and to say.  Our problem is that sometimes we just make bad decisions.  Sometimes it's because we don't know any better.  Sometimes it's because we just want to do what's right in our own eyes.  We know what to do, but just choose not to do it.  Sometimes we just don't "listen" to His voice or to those messengers He send our way.


God will go to great lengths to bring us back to the point of obedience.  Sometimes He uses unbelievers to accomplish His will.  He loves us enough to create and destroy kings and kingdoms and even move us from place to place, if that is what it takes to get us to listen.  He faithfully does His part.  He desires fellowship with us...whatever the cost on our part or His.  His desire is that confess our sin, change our mind about what we have done, turn from that type of behavior, and return to a life of obedience.  Even when we've made a bad choice, we can still make the right choice.

(this is the message that I ended up with after the lesson was over in bible study)
God will restore you.  He will always keep his promises to you.  He will give you a future and hope.  We need to seek him and listen.  God will not destroy us but discipline us out of love.  God brings change through our misery or trials of feeling really low.  He brings change through humility.  He corrects us out of love.  True repentance is when there is a change of mind and heart.

There wasn't much to say to them after all that so I simply hugged them both and gave them each a hug and told them how much I loved them.  I also told them that I pray for them every day to lean on God and to make better choices as they go about their days.

It's amazing how God can show you the right words to say and share with others.  I went from being worried and concerned throughout the day to feeling at peace and knowing that God was taking care of it all and that I did not have to worry.

Thank you so my for always being my Lord and Savior in every aspect of my life.....my daily living and all the little things, storms, trials and situations that are in there.  Thank you so much.