Turning Tears Into Joy

We begin this Bible study journey with words that may hurt initially.

You are not enough.

We aren’t. None of us. It’s a universal diagnosis. But after we absorb the initial shock and hurt of that truth, it’s usually followed by a wave of relief. We understand there is a reason we all feel a deep-in-our-bones problem. Then and only then can we allow Jesus to meet our enormous need.

I am so full of hope. Though we’ve been looking in all the wrong places for freedom, the door to true freedom is now found in a difficult diagnosis. It’s a door to the most tender, kind, freeing, full hope.

Are you tired?

Worn out?

Burned out on trying to measure up? Trying to prove yourself?

Maybe we are doing this life all wrong.

What if instead of living insecurely, you were watching God move through you in ways you couldn’t believe?

What if instead of living in fear, you lived seeing potential?

Jesus has a plan for our emptiness, our fatigue, our inadequacies, our sin.

Jesus is saying, Keep coming back to Me and I will keep satisfying you.

And out of that life with Me, you will overflow and bring life to others.

We are here because it seems everything in us is fighting to keep us from getting to the water we are so thirsty for. I see it in your eyes when we sit and talk about how you are really, actually doing. War. We hesitate to use the word because it sounds dramatic. But you feel it.

We want to think the war is out there, out there on the Internet, out there on the news, out there in other countries, out there in everyone else. So we say, “I’m okay.” We think that and say that and try to mean it.

But the fight is always right here with us. So many of us stay thirsty, even though cold, living springs of water are right over the hill, completely available to us. Pretending to be at peace never ended a war. Engaging. Fighting. Coming together for great purposes. That is what ends wars.

We must remind ourselves from Scripture who we are in Christ. Jesus is enough, so we don’t have to be. In fact, it is downright arrogant to keep trying to be.

I don’t have to prove anything because Jesus proved everything.

You have to allow old things to end, so that new things can begin purge and protect 📝‼️📌 #lifecoach #lifecoaching #motivationalspeaker #motivationalspeech #empowerment #healthandwellness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthadvocate #teamstreetpoet #yourfavoritespeakerinsneakers

Yes Indeed! 💕

God is strong.
In Psalm 91:2, we see the strength of God described as a refuge and a fortress. The image of a refuge is used time and time again through the book of Psalms to show that God can be a hiding place and source of security for us. When the world around us is chaotic and feels unstable, the presence of God is a safe place for us to find rest. Furthermore, He is our fortress, a symbol of protection from attack. Think of a mighty castle, with grand walls where its residents can retreat for protection when they can fight no more. That is our God!

Finally, the psalmist proclaims his trust in God. Some scholars see this verse not only as a personal statement from the author, but an attempt to build the faith of those around him. Pause to read this verse out loud now and feel confidence rise within you! We often hold back our trust when we face fragile situations in this world, but our God has shown Himself faithful. Trust comes from a position of security, and we can trust Him because he has revealed Himself as strong.

D.L. Moody said, “When a man has no strength, if he leans on God, he becomes powerful”. Do you need security? Do you need protection? Today, if you feel a lack of strength, trust in God and feel yourself become powerful as you let Him be strong for you.