It is not unChristian or unspiritual or uncommon for people to be discouraged at times.
Galations 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Psalm 126:5-6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
When things go wrong as they sometimes will
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but DON'T QUIT
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As everyone of us sometimes learns
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he just stuck it out
Don't give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow
Success is failure turned upside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worse that YOU MUST NOT QUIT
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God sees every man either in Adam or in Christ. If He sees us in Adam, He sees us dead IN sin. If He sees us in Christ, He sees us dead TO sin.
Galations 2:20 I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
The Christian life is not an improvement plan to do better and try harder. Once you receive Christ you can say, "Jesus Christ lives in me."
Christ gives us a new desire for holiness, for God and for heaven. It is not that we cannot sin again, but we do not want to. The whole attitude of our life has been changed.
I am crucified with Jesus, and the cross has set me free.
I have risen again with Jesus, and He lives and reigns in me.
It is sweet to die with Jesus, to the world and self and sin
It is sweet to live with Jesus as He lives and reigns within
The most powerful sentence in the Bible summarizes the gospel of Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
God loves people of all colors, Christians, pagans, the good, the bad, the ugly, the rich, the poor, and children.
Here is a most profound statement: Jesus loves me, this i know, for the Bible tells me so.
Here is a most profound love song:
Could we with ink the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchment made;
Were every stalk on earth a quill and every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole though stretched from sky to sky
Oh, Love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong.
It shall forevermore endure the saints and angels song.
Frederick M. Lehman
Churches become a social place when people seek entertainment, focus on personalities, relationships and programs rather than being centered on the will of God. It is God's will that the assembly be filled, controlled, and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit of God does not fill bricks, mortar, wood, carpet, upholstery, and pews. It fills the hearts of individuals.
Christians should be committed to the spiritual ministry of the church. Whether teaching a Sunday school class, greeting visitors with a warm smile and welcome hand shake, cleaning toilets or teaching thousands; believers are to fulfill their God-given ministry by the power of God.
We go to church to worship God and grow in Him. That drives us to love each other and have sweet fellowship.
Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
