spiritualinspiration: God’s Word can bring...

God’s Word can bring encouragement to you and bring you joy during your difficult seasons.

Jeremiah 15:16 says, “When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight.”

Just like we naturally crave food and water every day, and it’s a natural habit to satisfy the hunger and thirst, that is how we should make God’s Word in our lives. We don’t think twice about waking up and eating in the morning. Our body craves the nutrients. If we don’t eat, we’ll get weak.

Just like food nourishes us and gives us strength and stamina for the day, God’s Word strengthens us; and when we study and confess it over our lives, it brings hope, healing, joy and powerful change.

It’s important to hide God’s Word in your heart even when you feel like you don’t need it because one day, when it feels as if the sun set while it was still day, you’ll find strength and encouragement.

Everything you need is found in God’s Word. Hope, healing, direction, relational issues, parenting advice, work advice, whatever you’re seeking, you’ll find it in God’s Word.

Even if you just start to meditate on His word three minutes a day, God will bless it.

Here are a few of my favorite verses for strength and encouragement to meditate on during difficult times.

Psalm 94:19
“In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.” (NKJ)

Amplified Version says, “In the multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul!”

New Living Translation says, “When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer”.

Psalm 50:15
“Call upon me on the day of trouble and I will deliver you.”

Psalm 142:3
“When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then you knew my path.”

Psalm 61:2
“When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”

Psalm 62:8
“Trust in Him and all times…God is a refuge for us.”

Jeremiah 15:20
“‘I am with you to rescue and save you,’ declares the Lord.”

Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”

Remember, God always causes us to come out better. If it’s raining here, the sun is always shining somewhere else. The sun will always shine again in your life. God always wants us to come to Him in the day of trouble. And when you call upon Him, He will show you great and mighty things, and He will surely rescue you.