A Matter of Life or Death Group: Messages by JoyceB0201

I've been away helping one of my sisters who had surgery. I pray all is well with each of you.

Please pray for my sister, Anita and my entire family for unspoken needs.

Life can be hard. Maybe you have been forsaken by your spouse or a child. Or you are struggling with the death of a loved one. Or facing the constant pain of disease or injury. Or the loss of a job or business. Or, maybe just the daily grind of life.

What can you do? You always have choices. You choose how you respond. With God's help, you don't have to let the problems of life defeat you. A prophet named Habakkuk had the attitude we all need: Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce
no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. (HABAKKUK 3:17-18 NIV)

Even if everything seems to go wrong, you can rejoice in the Lord, for He is good and His mercy endures forever! There is no darkness so dark that Jesus cannot overcome. There is no situation that is hopeless. There is no problem too big for God to fix. When you face trouble in life, will you whine and complain, or
will you rejoice in God? Maybe I should ask, "Would you prefer to get better or to get worse?"

As you rejoice in the Lord, you will find strength to go on and face life. God will give you strength to overcome. We all face struggles in life. Focusing on God -- who has the solution to every problem -- is a way out of the jaws of defeat into glorious victory. Whatever your struggle is, look to God. Rejoice in Him! Don't let the devil steal your joy. Rejoice in the Lord! Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Replace your worry with hope. And fulfill your hope with action. Send positive thoughts to your most troubling situation. Soon you'll find yourself starting to act on those thoughts.

Instead of worrying about the worst that could happen, allow yourself to hope for the best that can happen. In your mind, make the most positive outcome real.

Hope for the best, with passion, conviction and faith. For when you do, you'll begin to see real, workable ways to get there.

There is no situation so desperate that it cannot be turned around. Always, there is a place and a purpose for hope.

Hope for the best, and let that hope push you forward. With hope in your heart, you're well on your way.

Remember too that our hope lies with Jesus.

Your wonderful notes and your prayers are so appreciated. My voice is slowly coming back and I am feeling so much better. I not as fatigued and I feel God's healing.

It is my pray that God will bless you all and keep you in His care.

Again, thank you so much!

I am in need of prayer. After not feeling well for almost a week, I ended up being taken to the ER much more ill that I thought. I will check in when I can. God bless you all.

Lanisha has received the ultimate in healing and is now resting in the arms of our Lord. Her funeral service is on Tuesday. Please keep praying for this mother and her other children as well as her husband.

Please pray for Lanisha Hayes, a 14 yr old dying of cancer. They are taking her off life support. Pray for God's will to be done. Her mother, Sherlisha Brown is in need of prayer as well as her other 5 children.

Sherlisha is married to a man who suffered a severe stroke and is in a nursing home. She does not know her bio. mother or father and both adoptive parents have passed on. She is really in need of special prayer. I'm not sure of her salvation but I know she does not have a church home.