Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 3 Oct 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 3 Oct 2007

The Word of encouragement for today is to not give up. Don’t give up on people, and especially on things that hurt. God allows seasons in our lives where we go through a lot of emotional pain and hurt. Some of us have lost close relatives, friends, and we simply don’t understand why. The encouragement here would be to let go your hurts and pain, give it to God, and don’t give up trying. Don’t give up on people is vital. Through relationships with people we are bound to hurt and offend people. Sometimes it is a big step of faith to forgive a person. But how we all are wired by God is the capacity to not give up trying; don’t give up forgiving the person that has hurt you. A person may make the same mistake and keep offending you over and over and over again, yet what would God say to us, stop forgiving that person, or keep forgiving that person? On the other hand, we might be the person offending people. The tongue is such a powerful weapon, it is so poisonous that it can destroy nations, and cause wars. If you are a person that walks with a quick temper, and anger is common in your life; today let this be an encouragement to not give up trying to tame the tongue. Don’t give up working on self-control. We have a choice today, to give up or keep persevering, I hope we will make a choice, and say to God, I will not stop, I will not give up, and I will give my all. In James 1:12, the Word of God says to us all, Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. I hope that this verse will be a daily reminder to us all, not to give up through the seasons of trials and sufferings. Stand the test! And we will receive the crown of life that God has promised us. © Sept 2007 Shaun Lee