Noah

 

      There are times in our lives that we just have to trust God because what He is telling us to do might seem ridiculous. Sometimes we question what God tells us to do because we might get persecuted or made fun of or it may just seem hard. God has a purpose and plan for everything He does, whether we see it or not.  Sometimes things can seem so out there that we may not do it or do it reluctantly. But we need do what He tells us because we might not be able to see it but there is a much bigger picture than what we might see in front of us. You never know how God will use what you do for His kingdom and further cause.
    One example of how someone trusted God, did what He said, and everything turned out for the better was with Noah. Noah was a man who was trusted God when no one else around him did. He stayed true to God and didn't allow the foolish men around him to affect him and his beliefs. He was fully surrounded by evil but he still stayed faithful to God. The earth was so evil that God regretted creating it. So He told Noah to build an ark in order to spare him, his family, and the animals. Now Noah was no where near the ocean or any big water surface so imagine how much persecution he got from those around him. This persecution wasn't a short time thing either. It took Noah up to 100 years to build the ark according to God's requirements. Noah is a great example of how sometimes we have to push through the hard times to get to the good times. If he had quit and caved to what others were saying, he would have died along with the rest. This should show us that we need to trust God even when it is hard and may seem difficult. He has a plan and even if we can't see it, He is in charge and everything will turn out as He says and plans. Don't let what other people say or think affect what God has for you to do.

Psalm 9:9

Psalm 9:9

⁹The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Sometimes in times of trouble and oppression we tend to think that we have whatever we are going through and totally forsake God or we think that He won't understand or won't be able to help which is such foolish thinking because He knows exactly what is going on and how to help the most. God is our Father and being such He is there to hear our every problem, our every heartbreak, our everything. He will be there to help us and be there an ally to you when it feels like everyone else is against you. He is the one we can turn to when we feel like no one else will. God loves us at all times no matter what we do or have done and will never stop and He can help us through everything. Like Psalm 9:9 says, the Lord is our refuge and our stronghold in times of trouble. He will be the safe place for us to run to and will always be the one to hold you tight and protect you from all evil. He is willing to do all this for us. We just have to turn to Him. We have to be the ones to turn to Him as He made us not to be robots but to make decisions for ourselves. He is right there for us always no matter what we have done or what is going on...He always loves us and will always accept us.

Failure

      

       Failure is a part of success. We need to fail sometimes in order to succeed. If we never fail then we would be perfect and as none of us are perfect we will always have some sort of failure in life. Failures can bring us down and make us feel like a terrible person. But we need to fail sometimes in order to see God is trying to tell us. God can use our failures and turn them into beautiful successes. He can take our failures and help us see a lot of things we may take for granted. He can show us that He is right there and will help us. He can also show us when we are distant from Him and have gotten a high and mighty attitude. After all pride comes before a fall. He can show us that we need Him and that we can't do it by ourselves.

Psalm 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.

Proverbs 3:5-6

       Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.