Importance of strength and faith

Hello everyone,
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I hope all is well.  We’re going to talk out strength and faith.  It’s very important that we understand how to gain strength and how to hold on to our lives.  Let’s be real, we all have times when we’re just tired of things.  We’re human and we have to learn how to be strong and know where to get strength from, how to utilize our faith and to walk with the cross with all of the things that come before us.  It’s only by the grace of God that we’re able to make it through the next day.  We  have to prepare ourselves in life because sometimes things that happen on our journey feel like it’s too much to handle.
 
Sometimes, we wear so many hats doing this and that and most of the time it’s things that we have to do.  It’s very important that we take some time out even if it’s for 10 or 15 minutes a day to relax our mind and soul because the time doesn’t stop, and life goes on and on even without us.  The key is knowing how to deal with it all and knowing where to go to get strength in order to hold on and not give up.
 
Strength is like peace it only comes from God.  I say this because God said in John 15:5 without Him we can do nothing.  That’s true because we’re human and temptation is real.  We were born weak and sinners so the struggles that we go through, help us to become stronger and wiser.  This reminds me of the caterpillar.  How do you think it becomes a butterfly?  It goes through pain and suffering in its cocoon.  If the cocoon opens before it’s ready, it won’t be able to fly.  If the caterpillar can’t fly, it has to crawl all of its life.  If we’re not patient or don’t put in effort through the storms, we will always have major issues in our lives.  We need to know where to get strength from when we’re in the struggles or bad times.  When we look up to God, we prosper, and we grow to be better people and an example of Jesus.  Sometimes when we do things that make our lives easier, we hurt ourselves.  For example, when we hold grudges and don’t forgive. It only hurts us in the long run because we’re not preparing ourselves for the storms to come and if your life is anything like mine, you will get a similar situation and peace will never come until you know how to do what’s right through God’s lenses.  People will always be people and we have to let them be people because they are here to grow just like we are on this journey.  We all have to walk with the cross that means going through it all and coming out on top with Jesus.  Amen
 
The bottom line is we need to trust God and gain strength from him each and every day.  When we do that, we’re able to hold on to life and know how to deal with stress.  Our faith is everything and we have to remember that God said He will never leave us so just hold on and everything will be alright.  It’s really a joyful thing to do because God gave us life and each day is a new beginning.  Life is a challenge but with God on our side, it’s really a blessing.  Let’s continue to gain strength from the Lord and when we’re going through something, let go and let God.  Please read the poems below that relates to strength and faith. 
 
STRENGTH
 
Strength is a wonderful gift you see
You will need strength every day to be
 
The person that God chose for you
To stand up tall and to do
 
Wonderful deeds for him
To help others to win not sin
 
Salvation, happiness, joy and love
Are so important from God up above
 
Life is a gift, choose to be glad
Not weary, mad or even sad
 
It’s difficult sometimes to get through pain
But strength is so important to gain
 
You will feel low at times
Keep your head held high with God on your mind
 
Strength comes from the most high
Isn’t it wonderful to be blessed even when we cry?
 
Each experience in life is like a voice
God is telling you, learn from it, move on, that’s your choice
 
We live our own lives and strength is the key
To get through all things and have peace eternally
 
 
FAITH
 
Life is full of ups and downs
Sometimes there are smiles and sometimes there are frowns
 
It all depends on what we’re going through
We just don’t know what we will do
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I want to tell you that each day is new
Don’t waste your time worrying, God will get you through
 
Life is a mystery don’t try to figure it out
Just know that God is here, that’s no doubt
 
When situations come your way & you don’t know what to do
Talk to God & ask Him to guide you
 
Have faith in Him and know that He’s holding your hand
He’s always there because He has a plan
 
It doesn’t matter what the situation may be
Put your worries in His book & you will see
 
The burdens lifted & you may not understand
Because He works miracles, He is the man
 
He’s forgiving, caring & loving to us all
He always answers when we call
 
We are his children & He looks after us too
He said “have faith in me I will never, never leave you”
 
Amen and Thank You Lord.