Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Find Out The Bible Scriptures On Life Of Christians

By Erna Gutierrez


To become successful in the Christian life is not easy. There are many problems that one needs to overcome. To help in dealing with such issues well, there are bible scriptures on life trying to offer solutions on these different issues. They aim to encourage people to persist in salvation.

There are many challenges that one could get into, they ranges from those involving fears and anxiety from the difficulties of life, discouragements and depression from long waiting upon God and lack of hope to continue waiting on Jesus to receive eternal reward.

To start with anxiety is the first obstacle that Christians struggle with. People get anxious about what they will eat or where they will get shelter if they totally dedicate themselves to the Godly lives. This is because most work involves voluntary services and expecting God to bless you. Philippians 4:6 encourages us not to be anxious in anything but through prayer we let God know our requests because he is able to provide.

It is only through having complete trust in God that we believe what his word and promises to us. We may get tired or lose trust along the way, the word states clearly therefore in proverb 3:5 that we should always remember to trust in the Lord with all our minds and hearts and not to rely on our understanding. He reminds us that we are able to accomplish anything we want if we trust in Jesus who strengthens us in Philippians 4:13.

About fear and doubting of the word of God, it is a big obstacle to trusting God and his ability to intervene in our lives. The bible encourages us not even to fear death itself which seems to be the ultimate enemy and disaster to human. The verse of Isaiah 41:10 encourages us not to fear the worst news that could happen because the Lord will strengthen us and uphold us in his victorious right hand. Psalms 32:7 also emphasizes that he is our hiding place from every storm that comes in life.

At time we may get discouraged along the way. Especially when we have been expecting the lord to act in time and he seem to delay. At times we even face death situations such that we almost give up faith, his word however gives hope of better life in heaven after this, he says that he went to prepare a home for us in john 14:1-3 in a place where there is no more trouble.

Many other many suffer depression in the process of waiting upon the lord to come and intervene in their desperate situations. Psalms 40:1-3 tell us of an encouraging story of King David who waited patiently on God and finally the lord heard him and rescued him by lifting him up. Psalms 37:17-19 also says that bad thing may happen to good people but whenever they happen the lord helps them.

A lot of concentration in the bible also targets to give hope to people against been frustrated in the Christian walk. The word encourages a lot of patients as we expect from God because it creates faith in us. In Hebrews 10:36 promises us that if we persist patiently in doing the good; the he will fulfill whatever promises he has for us. Bible scriptures on life against frustration also promise us peace of mind if we trust in him.




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