Be of Good Cheer...You are His!

 Are there people in this world whom have hurt you? Do they sometimes trouble your spirit to the core? Do not give in to despair. Do not let them define you. God is in charge of all His elect. He has, and always will, have your back. He has made you for HIS purposes. Hold onto that thought, and onto Christ, and keep living for, and serving Him.

 “But now, this is what the Lord says – he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.'” ~ Isaiah 43:1 (oh how I love knowing He summoned ME!)

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.” ~ 2 Timothy 1:7

“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.”  ~ John 15:18-19 

"Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand." - Romans 14:4  

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” ~ Romans 8:1 

"The person who understands the evil in his own heart is the only person who is useful, fruitful, and solid in his beliefs and obedience. Others only delude themselves and thus upset families, churches, and all other relationships. In their self-pride and judgment of others, they show great inconsistency." ~ John Owen 

Go in peace, knowing you are His.