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He is our all sufficient saviour; we dare to say good things about ourselves only because of our great trust in God through Christ, that He will help us to be true to what we say.
In times of torment, trouble and when life seems to take a turn for the worst where do we put our trust.
David said that “My heart pants, my strength fails me, and my iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; I am losing my hair with worry and therefore my heart fails me. As a weak human being our flesh and my heart fail; turmoil churns me up on the inside, I feel so stupid compared to God. But even so God loves me he is holding my right hand God will keep in guiding me all my life with his wisdom and counsel and afterwards receive me into the glories of heaven. God is the strength of my heart and remains mine forever.
Would God's grace be sufficient? Did He not promise?
"My grace is sufficient for thee; my strength is made perfect in weakness?" In so many unbelievable ways, God is providing my needs. The Lord has kept His promise.
How is it that that God comforts us?
Could we be a comfort to anyone else?
Paul said, "blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."
His promise, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." My Lord is the One who quiets my fears. His presence brings peace. He holds me in His arms when no one else can meet my need.
Are there moments when I don't feel like praying or reading my Bible? I cannot count the times when the spirit was willing but the flesh was weak when it came to my quiet time with God.
Say with the Psalmist, "I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches...I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word."
God is in control of my life; nothing happens but by His will. One such promise is, "There hath no temptation taken you but such is common to man: God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it." As we study the lives of men like Jonah, who was given a burden of a whole city to reach, but God gave him the courage he needed to fulfil His will. Or like Joseph who seemed to have life harder than any of us could bear, perhaps it would have been the injustice, thing with his story it was our story, sold into slavery treated unfairly, punished for others wrong and Job lost everything that he held dear, but despite each of their hardships they triumphed in the end God encourages our heart.
Focus our attention on the goodness of God. "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" as a reminder of His goodness to me.
During times of discouragement, The Spirit of God continually reminds us that "Our light affliction, which is for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." The Psalmist reminds me, "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."
God provides opportunities to minister to others during our seasons of trouble. Picture Jesus on the cross suffering for all mankind "and Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise." He reminded me that Christ likeness means to put the needs of others before my own needs.
What happens when we take our eyes off from our own needs and onto others, well pastor, I can minister to others until I have been sorted out, talking to someone this week just saved out of heavy drug addition he went into this programme and was preaching the gospel the very next day, all he knew to say was God loves me while I was still a sinner” but it took his eyes off his own problems and onto others.
I am totally dependent upon God in the midst of my trials. I am tempted to trust in my prayers, not in the God to whom my prayers are directed. Arthur Pink the evangelist wrote, "Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God. Prayer is a confession of creature weakness, yes, of helplessness. Prayer is the acknowledgment of our need and the spreading of it before God." Pink's statement helped me realise I was and am totally, completely helpless and dependent upon God. Jesus said, "for without me ye can do nothing."
Faith is simply trusting, trusting in God to meet your every need.
As I continue through life, we can confidently say “I am not alone. The Lord promised, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me." The Lord goes with me. His grace is sufficient in my time of need. Each night as we go to bed, we thank God for His presence and power working in us. He holds the future.

PRAISE HIM, YOU HEAVENS
And all that's above.
Praise Him, you angels
And heavenly hosts.
Let the whole earth praise Him.
Praise Him, the sun, moon
And bright shining stars.
Praise Him, you heavens
And waters and skies.
Let the whole earth praise Him.

Great in power, great in glory,
Great in mercy, King of heaven.
Great in battle, great in wonder,
Great in Zion, King over all the earth.

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Wonderful so wonderful is your unfailing love
Your cross is spoken mercy over me
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart can fully know
How glorious, how beautiful you are

Chorus:
Beautiful one I love
Beautiful one I adore
Beautiful one my soul must sing

Powerful so powerful your glory fills the skies
Your mighty works displayed for all to see
The beauty of your majesty awakes my heart to sing
How marvelous, how wonderful you are

Chorus(x2)

You opened my eyes to your wonders anew
You captured my heart with this love
‘Cause nothing on earth is as beautiful as you

Jesus

You opened my eyes to your wonders anew
You captured my heart with this love
‘Cause nothing on earth is as beautiful as you

Chorus(x3)

My soul, My soul must sing (x3)
Beautiful one x2

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Worthy, You are worthy
Much more worthy than I know
I cannot imagine
Just how glorious You are
And I cannot begin to tell
How deep a love You bring
O Lord, my ears had heard of You
But now my eyes have seen

You’re worthy
You’re worthy
You’re worthy
You’re worthy to be praised
Forever and a day

Glory, I give glory
To the One who saved my soul
You found me and You freed me
From teh shame that was my own
And I cannot begin to tell
How merciful You’ve been
O Lord, my ears had heard of You
But now my eyes have seen

We’ll sing an anthem of the highest praise
We’ll sound an anthem of Your glorious nameWorthy, You are worthy
Much more worthy than I know
I cannot imagine
Just how glorious You are
And I cannot begin to tell
How deep a love You bring
O Lord, my ears had heard of You
But now my eyes have seen

You’re worthy
You’re worthy
You’re worthy
You’re worthy to be praised
Forever and a day

Glory, I give glory
To the One who saved my soul
You found me and You freed me
From teh shame that was my own
And I cannot begin to tell
How merciful You’ve been
O Lord, my ears had heard of You
But now my eyes have seen

We’ll sing an anthem of the highest praise
We’ll sound an anthem of Your glorious name

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What can wash away our sins?
What can make us whole again?
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can wash us pure as snow
Welcomed as the friends of God?
Nothing but Your blood
Nothing but Your blood, King Jesus

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"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.

T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.

The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.

When we've been here ten thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.

"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.

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Praise to Christ, the Lord incarnate,
gift of God by human birth:
he it is who came among us,
shared our life and showed our worth;
ours the turmoil he encountered,
ours the fight he made his own;
now within our hearts his Spirit
makes his way of freedom known.

Praise to Christ our Saviour and our King
Praise to Christ our King

Praise to Christ, the Man of sorrows,
tasting death for our release:
his the cup of bitter anguish,
ours the pardon, ours the peace;
his the blood that seals forgiveness,
ours the weight of guilt he bore –
so by death and resurrection
Christ has opened heaven’s door.

Praise to Christ, the Priest eternal:
still for us he intercedes;
still he sees our pains and problems –
how he understands our needs!
Yesterday, today, forever,
always he remains the same:
pledged to bring us to the Father,
strong in grace and free from blame