Encouraging Words

                                                                      From    Jimmy Keyton

"I wish that I had a ministry" is a phrase that I hear very often as I travel. Did you know that God has been especially training you for many years for a particular ministry? You might not have realized that, but it is very true. Do you remember those problems that made life unbearable? How did God work it out for you? Did you learn anything from the experience? Write down all those bad times on the left side of a piece of paper. Now write down how God got you out of it on the right side of the paper. God has used each of these problems to create a ministry for you. God is the answer to our problems and many, many people never discover that truth. God doesn’t waste anything! He uses all of these problems to develop His character in our lives and to create ministries for us. Your problems have ended up making you a very beautiful person as you reflect the likeness of Jesus in your countenance. Your ministry is to tell people that are facing those same problems that Jesus is the answer. Your witness to them will give them hope and cause them to seek the Lord. I hope you understand that you really are a very especially trained person who has a high calling from God to tell others about His Power and Love. This knowledge can change your life if you will put it to work!

Don’t be discouraged when you fall and fail, for it’s in these failures that we grow closer to the Lord and become more like Him as we suffer. It’s when we‘re weak that we realize how strong He is. His strength shows up best in weak people! He didn’t bring you this far to let you down. You are very special to Him. When He looks at you He sees a beautiful person that He loves with an everlasting love that never fails. You are His child and He loves and understands you. No matter what you’ve done or how many times you’ve done it, He Loves you. You can’t do anything to make Him love you more and you can’t do any thing to make Him love you less. He just loves you, loves you, loves you and loves you!!!

Until next time, go and tell someone about a wonderful friend that you have in Jesus. He just might change their lives and help them with their problems. May He keep you in His arms and protect you from all harm!!!