I chose this topic because I was thinking about Jonah and how he was trying to run from God because he did not want to do what God told him to do. He bought a ticket and tried to go to Tarshish but his plan didn’t work. A storm arose on the sea all of a sudden. The crew and the captain of the ship was wondering why everything was going the way it was, all the while Jonah knew why the storm arose, and when they began to talk to Jonah, he told them why the storm arose, he told them what to do for the storm to stop and they did it.

We all know about that story. We all want to do what we want to do except that what God has told us to do. When we do that, storms arise in our life and we don’t understand why at the moment, but when we think about it we realize that it is our own fault. When that happens, God has His own way to make us do what He has told us to do. Just like Jonah, he still ended up doing what God told him to do at first, even though God used a big fish to get him where he needed to be.

TOSSED AROUND

Because we are human beings, we live our life how we see fit, and we do what makes us happy. We experience all sorts of trials in life that we never thought we would. We make decisions we never thought we would make, but through it all we seem to make it through the circumstances being tossed around by life.

I have always heard that life is what you make it, but how do we know what everyday is going to be like, how do we know what tomorrow is going to bring? We wake up to a new day everyday not knowing what’s going to happen, but whatever does happen we learn to make the best of it. There’s so much going on in tbe world today to always be negative. There’s still some positivity to smile about.

We cannot continue to be tossed around by negativity. We have to put it under our feet where it belongs. So, the next time something negative happens, think about something positive and the negativity will melt away.

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For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8‭-‬9 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.55.8-9.KJV

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8‭-‬9 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.55.8-9.KJV

Sometimes I feel like I waste my time sharing the truth when there are those who do not care about their eternal soul. Because I am the person that I am, I care about the souls of people who are not saved because this is just who I am. Whenever I hear of someone passing, and it does not matter who they are, I always wonder if they were saved or not. I guess I feel this way because God loves us so much and He doesn’t want any of His children to perish in the end and be away from Him for all eternity.

Our soul is what lives on after we leave this side of heaven because it belongs to God; every human soul belongs to God. This is something that has been on my mind for a very long time. I never knew I had a heart for souls until I got saved.

I always think about what eternity is going to be like when we all get to heaven. I guess we all have thoughts of eternity in our hearts, and the thought of spending it with Jesus forever. We cannot waste the time that we have been given on this side of heaven, we must use it wisely, live, love, and enjoy every minute as if it were our last. Don’t waste time, because time is all we have. Time is another thing we take for granted. When we do not use time wisely, it can easily slip away from us, and before we know it, it is the next day and we still have not gotten anything accomplished. Time management is something I need to work on myself, I start doing something, and before I know it, I am doing something else except that I was doing at first. The point is this, don’t waste time doing nothing, but find the time to do something constructive that you know you will be proud of doing, just like myself, I enjoy sharing my faith and the Word of God even though sometimes I feel like I am wasting my time. Ministry is hard. You have to share even when things get tough, when things are turning up side down, when we lose those, we love, and when hades’ is breaking lose. Nothing is easy. It does not matter how many years come and go, it is never easy, but we have to keep on doing what we were called to do whether people listen or not. We that there is someone who will hear the message of the gospel and grab hold to it and do what it says. All we can do is pray for a better tomorrow even though things are the way they are right this very minute.

How do you manage your time? What do you do to make sure you are using your time wisely? I have started using reminders to help me remember to do the things I need to do, and I make myself little notes on my calendars that I use on a daily basis. I have come to an understanding that I am not always going to remember everything just right off of the top of my head, but believe me when I tell you, I try my hardest to remember everything I need to do. There is nothing wrong with making yourself reminders to do things.

The most important thing we should always remember to do is put God first in all things. He is the first person we are to speak to before we do anything to start our day off right. When we do that, our day will go just fine. We will be able to face anything, because we know He is right there with us every step of the way. Well, as always, I have so enjoyed sharing my thoughts with you all. Feel free to comment, like and share, because no one knows who they may encounter who will need to be lifted up. Thank you all for joining me on my journey with Food for the Soul.

I want to share these Scripture Verses with you all. Feel free to look them up in your Bible to see what God has to tell you.

Acts 3:26

1 Peter 1:3

Romans 5:10

Titus 2:13,14

1 Peter 1:15

Ephesians 1:3

Colossians 2:9, 10

John 1:16

Romans 8:32

Devotional:

” God having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.46.1.KJV

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I came across this while searching up prayers on healing which will be one of my next posts.

I thought you all would like to check it out. We all need God to heal us in one way or another. I hope you find this useful. Have a wonderful day. I hope the sun is shining where you are, because the Son is always shining His radiance throughout the whole world. Stay safe. ©2022

“Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” — 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 (NIV) Extraordinary religious experiences often come at personal cost. When Jacob wrestled with God, he hobbled away lame. When Paul entered paradise, he came away with a thorn in his flesh. Few remarks in Scripture have generated as much scholarly discussion as this one. Whatever the thorn was, the net effect for Paul was torment (v. 7). The present tense suggests frequent bouts. Paul’s stake was not an isolated episode. It repeatedly came back to plague him—like the school bully who waits each day for his victim to round the corner. THERE IS SUFFICIENT GRACE FOR OUR THORNS The request Paul makes is for the thorn to be taken away (v. 8). Paul wanted nothing more to do with it. He does not make his request for selfish reasons. Verses 9-10 make it clear that whatever this painful disability was, it hampered Paul’s ministry and, to his way of thinking, the spread of the gospel. The reply Paul received was undoubtedly not the one he was hoping for: He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you” (v. 9). The tense is perfect, denoting finality (eireken). What God said to Paul was not subject to change or revision. The first thing to observe is that Paul’s request was not granted. The stake was not taken away. Instead he was provided the grace to bear it. This grace, Paul is told, is sufficient for him. The promise is that whenever the messenger of Satan afflicts him, he will be given sufficient strength to bear up. In certain circles within evangelicalism today, there is a belief that it is God’s will that everyone should be healthy and happy and that if healing does not occur in answer to prayer it is because a person lacks faith. This thinking clearly runs contrary to Paul’s experience. Without a doubt Paul had great faith, but his request for the removal of the stake was not answered. This is not to say that he didn’t receive an answer. He most assuredly did—My grace is sufficient for you. But it is not the answer the mindset focused on self and what God can do for me wants to hear. Yet hear we must, lest our witness to the world lack credibility and theological soundness. God’s grace is sufficient because his power is made perfect in weakness (v. 9). This aphoristic phrase is commonly taken as the theme of this letter—and not without cause. The fact that suffering is the typical lot of the gospel minister is a point that Paul tries repeatedly to drive home to the Corinthians (see the introduction). Those who preach the gospel “carry around . . . the [dying] of Jesus” and are “always being given over to death” (2 Corinthians 4:10-11). PERFECTING POWER IN WEAKNESS Paul’s statement is a rather startling one: God’s power neither displaces weakness nor overcomes it. On the contrary, it comes to its full strength in it (en + astheneia). At issue is how God manifests his power. Paul’s opponents claimed that it is best seen in visions, ecstasies and the working of signs and wonders (2 Corinthians 12:1, 2 Corinthians 12:12). Paul, on the other hand, maintained that God’s power is most effectively made known in and through weakness. Indeed, God’s power is made perfect in weakness (teleitai = “to find consummation” or “be accomplished”; v. 9). As one commentator notes, “There is a certain finishing and perfecting power in weakness” (Carpus 1876:178). Not that we are to cherish our infirmities. Weakness of itself will perfect nothing. But when the human vessel is weak, the divine power is especially evident, and the weakness proves to be a fine discipline (B. Hanson 1981:44). So far from hindering the gospel, Paul’s stake actually served to advance it. This is why he aims to boast only in his weaknesses (2 Corinthians 11:30; 2 Corinthians 12:5)—and he does it all the more gladly (v. 9). Paul not only has accepted his weaknesses and learned to live with them, but he also takes pleasure in them. Why? Because these very weaknesses afford the opportunity for the power of Christ to rest on him (v. 9). This is why Paul can go on to say, “I am content with my weaknesses”. WHEN WE ARE WEAK, WE ARE STRONG Paul concludes with for when I am weak, then I am strong (v. 10). His statement has the character of a settled conviction rather than a rote repetition of God’s answer. But what does it mean? How can one be weak and strong at the same time? The paradox is noted by all. But the point throughout has been that Christ’s power is perfected in, not in spite of, weakness. How so? We often think that without human strength we are destined to fail and without personal courage we are bound to falter. Yet good as these are, such qualities tend to push us to self-sufficiency and away from God-dependency. Samson was superlatively endowed with strength, but in the end this very strength brought about his destruction. Human strength is like the flower of the field that has its day in the sun but then shrivels up and dies. Enduring strength lies in God alone. Keep Learning! IVP New Testament Commentary Series (20 Vols.).

This is a passage that I was reading on the Olive Tree App, which can be downloaded for free should you would like to try it out. I thought I would share this. I thought it would be something interesting to read. Have a blessed day. Stay safe.©2022

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James 1:12 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/jas.1.12.KJV

Amen.