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I don't understand how people lift their worries up to God. Like how do you just stop worrying and have peace because it baffles me. I just don't understand it at all.

Hi!

Let’s look to God’s word for some clarity.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

1 Peter 5:7 tells us that we should bring all the our anxieties and worries to the Lord. When we realize that He is so much more powerful than our situation, we can rest assured that in Him, our situation will change. He works things for our good. Romans 8:28 says,

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

No matter what your situation, if you’re putting your trust in God fully, no matter what happens, it works out for your good and brings God’s name glory. When you can really settle in your heart and say, “Lord, I’m putting this situation completely in your hands”, that’s when you’ll see things change. God is faithful and He knows all the things that cause us pain already. He just wants us to acknowledge that fact and bring Him these pains. Never hold anything back. GIVE IT ALL TO HIM.

Hope that helped!

Peace, love and bacon,

In Christ,

Micah

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I feel like I don't know how to pray. I feel as though I don't know what to say to him.. so I find myself hardly ever praying. Any advice?

Hi!

Great question!

Matthew 6:9-13 (KJV) says,

"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”

These verses are to be looked at as a template for how we should address the Lord when we come to Him. We should thank Him and worship Him for who He is. We should repent and ask forgiveness for our past injustices. We should also ask Him to intervene in our affairs day in and day out. We should seek His face daily and apply His will to our lives.

The great thing about it is that you should feel free to talk to God like you talk to a person sitting next to you.

He doesn’t always need the, "OH GLORIOUS FATHER IN HEAVEN ABOVE, I HUMBLY BESEECH YOU AT THE THRONE OF GRACE AND PRAY THAT YOU POUR OUT AN UNEQUIVOCAL BLESSING ON MY MAMA. AND THE CHURCH SAID, AMEN AND AMEN."

Sometimes He just wants the, “Dear Lord, I’m having trouble in school. The way Alex treated me the other day sucked and it really hurt me. I  want to thank you for who You are and for protecting me. Also help my relationship with my Dad to grow. Amen.”

Be real with God and He will be real with you. And He longs to hear your prayers. 1 Peter 5:6-7 says,

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."

Christ invites you to bring your hurt and pain to Him, so that He can work in your life. Seek Him today!

Be encouraged!

- Micah

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Reminder: You are not a burden.

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"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." -Matthew 5:13-16 We are the salt and light of the world. This goes along with yesterday's bit of encouragement about rising up into the light God has given us as believers. So be compelled to shine and be the flavor of goodness, grace, love, and truth in the world. It is out job to do so - this is our purpose.

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Joshua 1:9

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Faith Grows With Use

"...Yet you do not have because you do not ask." -James 4:2

It was a saying of George Mueller that faith grows with use. If we would have great faith we must begin to use the little faith we already have. Put it to work by reverent and faithful praying, and it will grow and become stronger day by day. Dare today to trust God for something small and ordinary and next week or next year you may be able to trust Him for answers bordering on the miraculous. Everyone has some faith, said Mueller; the difference among us is one of degree only, and the man of small faith may be simply the one who has not dared to exercise the little faith he has.

According to the Bible, we have because we ask, or we have not because we ask not. It does not take much wisdom to discover our next move. Is it not to pray, and pray again and again till the answer comes? God waits to be invited to display His power in behalf of His people. The world situation is such that nothing less than God can straighten it out. Let us not fail the world and disappoint God by failing to pray. 

"Lord, I think I can do that! I know my faith needs to grow, but today I'll exercise what faith I have and anticipate that growth and stretching. Amen."

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i agree that nothing can take away a gift but can't you throw away a giftafter you have received it?

hello i am guessing this is in response to my response to the question: “Can you lose your salvation?” asked on the To Uplift blog? (to those wondering here is what i replied: “i am of the opinion that one can not lose salvation, since it is a free gift- once you accept it no one can steal it away, not even the Giver. also, John 10:28 is a good verse to support this!”) 

i believe that, that after being saved, nothing you can ever do will take away your salvation. for the very reasons that John 10:27-29 says: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.” 

II Corinthians 5:17 says “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” at salvation, we are given the desire to separate ourselves from our old lives of sin and pursue the things of God. therefore, i don’t see why a Christian (if they truly are a Christian) would want to throw this away? i am well aware that every situation is unique and any amount of spiritual discouragement could make a Christian want to give up or turn away, but that still wont revoke your eternal life. in I John 2:19, it talks about people who were part of the church and turned away from the faith and left, but this was not because they threw away their salvation, it was because they were never even saved! (“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”)

one area that you do need to be careful with if you continue believing what you have stated is that of “salvation by works”. here is what one fellow Christian has said on this that i agree with: “I believe that a Christian can hold the position that you can lose your salvation.  My only concern is that they do not fall into the error of trying to keep their salvation by their own works.  This is very problematic since it moves away from salvation by grace.”

to be fair though, God is the ultimate Judge and your beliefs on this are of course your choice! i hope i have shed a little light on this though and that you may have been able to understand my point of view a bit more! please message me again if this is not the answer you were looking for or if you have any further comments, i would very much like to hear your thoughts!! thank you xx