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Pro:19:17

If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord

And He will repay you.

Do not be stingy in helping others in need. Because the Word says, when you help them you are lending to God, who is rich beyond all measures and He will repay you.

We give freely if we think of our wealth as something not of our own. But something that is given to us. Entrusted to us. Our attitude to giving has to change. It is said about a cheerful giver, that God loves him. And those He love, will He not bless? Yet if our attitude in giving is to get more from a richer source, our attitude is wrong. Give out of compassion to the needy.

You give money, time, energy, encouragement, prayers, knowledge to those who are in need, with your full heart and God will bless you.

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Anonymous10 October 2024 at 07:45
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High walls

Anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster Pro:17:19 High walls are supposed to protect you in times of disaster. High walls protect you from enemies. High walls give you security. But wisdom says, these are all false securities. The very same thing you trust in becomes your snare. If you have bulit high walls for protecting against enemies, enemies will come and destroy the walls. Do not trust in your assets. For they will all fail. Be it education or bank balance or parents or children. Everything and everyone will fail. Only God will never fail. Jesus is the same yesterday today and forever. He never changes. Let Him be your fortress and your rampart. He is an everpresent help in times of trouble. He will be there with you till the end of age even beyond into eternity. In fact here it says, anyone who trusts in high walls will "invite" disaster. He is a jealous God - a righteous kind of jealousy which knows that trusting in Him alone is our chief end,

Stuck

Pro:19:3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness And then are angry at the Lord. Our own decisions we make depending on our limited wisdom. We think that job would solve all of our problems. We think this healing would sort things out for us. We think saying those words or doing it this way would direct us in the right way. But very often it leads to ruin. Retrospectively if we look at it, we would say - if at all i would not have said that word. If at all i didn't take that decision. Very often, looking at the ruin, we blame God. Though it is a consequence of our foolish decision. God is Sovereign, but where you are stuck, that is a result of your foolish choice. Yet the Sovereignty of God also means that He is good and all things work together for good for those who love Him. Even if it happens - the consequences of our foolish words or deeds, God will make it for our good. Because He is in control. Because His very character is that He is good. And He lov

Win back

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"As well" is the standard

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Reroute

Pro:19:21 You can make many plans But the Lord's purpose will prevail. Prevail means, prove more powerful and superior. It just doesn't mean, God will impose His plans as a cruel ruler - like whatever you plan, only His purpose will come to pass. You plan in vain. It doesn't just picturize God as a cruel ringmaster, who forces His plans into our life and makes us do things which He wishes, no matter what. But He is a compassionate father who wants the best to happen in our life. His sovereignty picturises His goodness too. The best that we can do is to desire for planning like He plans. Fully trusting in the way He leads. He will not take us in a way and ditch us midway. Even if we take foolish choices in between, He will transform that to His wonders, because His ultimate beautiful purpose of remaking us into the image of Christ has to happen. He chose them to be like His Son (Rom:8:29). He knows everything. He controls everything. And because He is love and

Tolerant

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Fortress

The name of the Lord is a strong fortress The godly run to Him and are safe Pro:18:10 Run to Jesus in times of trouble And you are safe Run to Jesus in times of fear And you are safe Run to Jesus when you are tempted And you are safe Run to Jesus in times of joy And you will find more joy. The name of the Lord is a strong fortress It shall not be shaken It shall not be moved You can find refuge in Him for sure No matter what happens, He is always there War or famine or loneliness Or disappointment or tragedy Jesus is there, yesterday, today and forever. Creator, sustainer, lover, father Alpha and omega, beginning and end He is my fortress, my tower, stronghold My rampart, my refuge I run to Him. I holdfast to Him. To be precise, even if I fail Him He will not leave me not forsake me. Even if I leave Him. He will not. Image credit: https://www.freepik.com/premium-ai-image/fortress-that-is-situated-peak-mountain-is-body-water_76017917.htm

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