Hope and Grace in Every Season Part 1 - Worries, Fears, Anxiety

I believe you can always share the message below with someone you know. I pray that God will help you to be an encourager as you love people around you in all seasons.

Some of you might have some fears and concerns, or maybe you know those who are anxious and worried…

Friend, you are not alone. Give yourself grace, don’t be too hard on yourself. We’re all still learning and continuously having those moments of trials and error. God has it figured out even when we don’t. Take a deep breath, talk to Jesus honestly, and give yourself some grace. He is with you, you have to trust HIM, He will take care of you. So work unto the Lord, work hard, study for that upcoming test, call out to Jesus and have Faith. We have a good God who is on our side, fighting for us, He has overcomed! And even during times when we feel weak, and worthless - know that He is a God who works all things for our good and your identity comes from what He did on the cross. Keep coming back to Jesus with your fears. Know Jesus, trust Him, worship Him —fear Him.

God’s grace is all we need. His strength is perfect in our weakness. What was meant to destroy you, God will use to develop you and deepen your Faith. And one day, you will look back and realize that there was a plan for all of this, that nothing was wasted and that everything did work out for your good and God’s glory. And for whatever that didn’t work out - God had something better in store.

I don’t know what you’re praying and hoping for today, but I do know this: The Lord is your rock, your fortress and your deliverer. He is your shield. He is your stronghold. He is your Rescuer. He is your Shelter. He is your Redeemer. He is your Restorer.

We are known by Him. Seen by Him, and valued by Him. He cares for you. He listens, He understands and He knows the hopes, fears, longings, desires you keep in your heart. Let Him love you. Having Faith doesn’t mean we have all the answers. It means trusting in the God who does. Trust Him today. Build your life upon Him and His Love, He is a Firm Foundation.

Jesus knows what you’re going through, sees you, loves you & cares. He’s with you in the pain & will walk you through it. No matter how you feel, the truth is God has never left you. You were never alone. Even though we may not know the answer, we know the God who does, and that’s enough. He makes all things beautiful in His time. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

Jesus never promised us a life of ease or comfort, but one where the Comforter shall be so enough. He promised to walk with you through it all. No matter how weak we are, we can count on God’s strength to carry us. God is working things out - even when we may not feel it or see it. He’s not far away. He is right here with us, carrying the things we can no longer bear and making sense of the things we can no longer make sense of. Our God is good and is good to us. This is our hope.

We serve a God who is Emmanuel: God with us (Matthew 1:22-23), and through all that He leads us to, He shall walk with us. One of my favorite Psalms is 139: “Even if I make my bed in Sheol [Hell], You are there,” (Psalm 139:8). It is a deep reassurance of how present God is, even in our stubbornness and rebellion against Him. I only pray that this knowledge shall always bring us to repentance.

For the weary, God’s holding you.
For the broken, God’s tending to you.
For the worried, God’s peace is for you.
And in the hardest of days, God’s goodness still follows you. The hard seasons are not a place of defeat, but of revival.

And when our minds are full and our souls feel empty, we say, “God, You have what I need. Lead me to Your feet.” God doesn’t need you to be perfect; He just needs your willing heart. Open your Bible, right where you are, in the midst of it all. Remember who God is every day as you read the Word and turn your heart to a place of worship.
I love you, but most importantly Jesus loves you! Even in times where you feel like you can’t keep going or when you feel like no one will fully understand, Jesus understands. He sees you, He hears you, He knows. Come to Him. Seek Him. His arms are wide open for you!

We are human. A human who is imperfect but a human who can also live out their purpose. Peter denied Jesus three times. But then he lived for Jesus's name, which is part of the reason we know about Jesus today, and he died for his faith. God is your author and if you read the Bible you'll see He loves a comeback story. He loves your story. And He is not finished writing your story. You aren't too far gone for Him!

May you have the courage to show up today. Even now. Keep going. No matter how hard or challenging a circumstance, God is greater, bigger and better. Give it to Him.

Whatever you’re going through, GOD is bigger than your worries, your problems. You will see a victory. God is fighting your battle, you can trust Him. God will use what you’re going through for good. God is with you. Choose not to let the spirit of heaviness weigh you down. Choose to surrender to God. Because there is always hope in Jesus. Lay it all down at the feet of Jesus. Through tough times, we can persevere, push through; attain righteousness, maintain holiness, and pursue peace; lend a helping hand to the less fortunate and be His hands and feet in this world. These difficult moments can come as an opportunity for us to proclaim Jesus’ love to the world—to go beyond measures in fighting for our neighbors and reclaim and restore them in the Name of Jesus. Because there is always hope in the Name of Jesus.

You are loved with unconditional love by Jesus. Not a love that is conditional but an UNCONDITIONAL love. This is God’s grace. Not because of what we do but because of who we are, God’s children. We can stop trying to impress and we can admit that we are woefully sinful and we can run to Him and trust that He took care of it at the cross because He loves you. You are loved unconditionally regardless of what you do, how you perform, your actions, He loves you anyway. He fully knows you and He loves you.

Our present suffering, our circumstances, our afflictions, our pain do not compare to the Goodness, the Glory, the Joy, the Delight, the Fulness that we are going to find in Christ Jesus and that we get to experience today. Do not allow your momentary afflictions to dictate your eternal perspective. Allow what you know to be true about God to speak into your momentary afflictions because that’s a reminder that God is not done!

Thank you for sparing time to read this. Writing this for you has been a blessing for me. I will see you in the next part.