God is With Us

"The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid." (Psalm 118:6)

The Lord is truly with us.  He is as close as the beating of our hearts, as our very breath.  He lives within us and He will fight our battles with us, inspire us when words seem to fail, strengthen us when we are weak, encourage us when there looks to be no hope, forgive us our sins when we seek to be reconciled with Him, and hold us in His loving arms and fill us with His love and mercy when we feel unloved or in need of love and compassion.  God is always with us and we have nothing to fear.  He will carry us and care for us, and provide everything we could ever need until we rest in Him for all eternity.

Prayer:

Lord, help me to realize You are always as close to me as my breath.  Help me to acknowledge Your presence with and within me.  You never leave me alone.  Thank You for Your love, Your care, and Your compassion.  I love You.

Have No Fear

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you.” (Isaiah 41:10)

God tells us to never fear because He is always with us.  He doesn’t want us to let our hearts and minds be troubled.  He wants us to give everything to Him and have peace.  It is His joy to bless us with His Spirit and strengthen us with His love.  He cannot help but pour out His mercy upon us because He loves us and we are precious to Him.

Satan would love for us to walk in fear and discouragement.  But, don’t be fooled.  He is a liar and a cheat.  The only truth about him is that he is the king of deceit.  

When we are tempted to fear we need to turn to God and give Him the temptation so He can bless us with courage and fortitude.  He will strengthen us with His Spirit, we will find peace, and Satan will flee from us.  When we begin to feel discouraged turn to God and He will bless us with His love and we will find rest in His Heart which waits to embrace us.

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, may I fear nothing for You are with me.  Help me to rest in Your love and allow Your mercy to permeate my being.  I love You and thank You for Your constant presence in my life.  Amen.

God is with Us

“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.  Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 31:8)

Not only does Jesus go before us, He goes with us wherever we go.  He never leaves us alone.  It is His joy to be with those He loves, blessing them, guiding them, leading them to the Father’s will.  He never abandons His people nor turns His heart from them, but His people do turn away from His love and abandon Him.  That must grieve His heart - to fully love His people and receive nothing in return from some.  Yet, I believe He pursues the ones who have turned away from Him with greater love so that they will turn back to Him and find true joy.  

Jesus pours forth His love and mercy upon all His brothers and sisters, especially when they are discouraged or afraid.  His Spirit of power and might is within each - moving, blessing, touching deeply.  He calls us to hope in Him and His promise of eternal salvation and not be discouraged by our daily struggles.  He calls each one of us to trust in Him and have no fear - and, if we do have fear to turn to Him, run into His open arms and allow Him to carry us within His most Sacred Heart, and there find quiet peace and joy.  

We are loved.  We are blessed.  And, we are precious to God.  He will never abandon us - He promised and we can believe that to be true.

Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for always loving me, for being with me every moment of every day.  Bless me and lead me to Our Father’s will for me.  Help me never to fear or be discouraged.  May I always turn to You and find rest in Your loving arms.  Thank You, for Your love.  Amen.