Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

Right Response

• The Spirit will work within us to the degree that we permit it. ‘The choice is ours’. (Eph. 3:16; 1 Pet. 2:2; 2 Tim. 2:1)

• The way you live, reflects your view of God. (Rom. 8:7; Eph. 5:14; Gal. 1:10)

• Don’t complain about the mud if you prayed for rain. (Acts. 14:22; Ps. 31:10; Is. 41:19)

Wisdom

• LIFE IS SHORT, MAKE THE MOST OF IT. You can’t change the past, but you can ruin a perfectly great present by worrying about the future. (Eccles. 12:1; Matt. 16:26; 6:25)

• When worry walks in, strength runs out, but strength returns when we let God in. (Josh. 10:25; Ps. 64:4; Matt. 1:20)

• God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. (Luke. 1:38; Rom. 8:28; John. 2:3)

Love and Sacrifice

• A true friend always loves and corrects us when needed. (Prov. 17:17; 27:14; 28:23)

• Dying for the sake of the Gospel is not a tragedy, but a triumph. (John. 12:11; 2 Cor. 1:8; Acts. 5:40)

• Have a passion for God and compassion for people. (Eph. 5:20; James. 2:13; 1 John. 2:10)

Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

Love and Sacrifice

• The pain we go through can become a blessing to us and others too. (Gal. 3:13; Phil. 4:19; 2 Cor. 8:9)
• Never fear to risk our lives when it comes to glorifying God. (Job. 1:21; Rom. 4:21; Ps. 34:1)
• The Lord Jesus is so great that no one can separate us from His love. (1 John. 4:18; Eph. 3:17; Rom. 8:35)

Right Response

• Passive faith praises in the light, when sun shines. Active faith will praise in the darkest night. Which faith is yours? (Is. 38:5; Ps. 42:8; Dan. 6:6)
• When I cannot enjoy the faith of assurance, I live by the faith of adherence. (Luke. 17:5; Acts. 16:5; 1 Cor. 16:13)
• He never comes too late; He knows what is best; so, vex not yourself in vain until He comes – REST. (Luke. 1:20; 1 Pet. 5:6; Gal. 6:9)

Facing Difficulties

• When the skies grow dark, the stars begin to shine. (1 John. 2:8; Is. 45:1; 60:1-2; Col. 1:12)
• Knowing that God is in control can keep us from being discouraged as we face difficult situations. (Is. 51:22; 58:11)
• You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. (John. 14:1; Phil. 4:6; Col. 3;12)

Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

Love and Sacrifice

• True love is always ready to make sacrifices. (Rom. 8:31-35; John. 3:16; 1 Cor. 13:6-8)

• We should ‘die’ for God here on earth to ‘reign’ with Him in Heaven. (John. 12:24; Phil. 3:11; Heb. 11:25-26)

• Belonging to God involves willingness to sacrifice. (Luke. 9:23; Heb. 11:8; 1 Cor. 9:25)

Hope

• No man ever sank beneath the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow’s burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than we can bear. It is delightfully easy to live one day at a time. (1 Pet. 5:7; Matt. 11:28; 6:34)

• When it’s time to die, make sure that’s all you have to do. (John. 9:4; 2 Cor. 5:8; 2 Tim. 4:7)

God’s Intervention

• It is not for us who are passengers to meddle with the chart and compass. Leave the all-skilled Pilot alone to do His work. (Heb. 3:6; Job. 19:25; Luke. 21:36)

• Your guide will keep to no beaten path. He will lead you by a way such as you have never dreamed your eyes would look upon. He knows no fear, and He expects you to fear nothing while He is with you. (Is. 40:11; 58:11; Ps. 23: 1-2; 80:1)

• The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God. (Gen. 18:14; Mat. 19:26; Luke. 1-37; 18:27)

Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

Right Response

• Have you ever been waiting upon God, dear troubled one, during long nights and weary days, and have feared that you were forgotten? Nay, lift up your head, and begin to praise Him now for the deliverance which is on its way to you. (Ps. 34:1; 61:1; Is. 57:10)

• Passive faith accepts the word as true- but never moves. Active faith begins the work to do, and thereby proves. (Luke. 17:5; Acts. 14:22; 1 Tim. 4:1)

• Passive faith praises in the light, when the sun shines Active faith will praise in the darkest night. Which faith is yours? (Is. 38:5; Ps. 42:8; Dan. 6:6)

God’s Sufficiency

• “Human need is the key that unlocks the storehouses of God’s provision for the children of men”. (Ps. 62:8; 66:20; 68:19-20)

• When God says, “Ask anything”, He does not expect us to be selfish, but to be grateful. (gen. 18;25; 1 Cor. 3:8; Rom. 14:10)

• If nothing is too hard for the Lord and if we, His children, are controlled by Him, then nothing is too hard to believe. So trust Him. (Prov. 20:24; Ps. 31:14; Is. 49:6)

Character Improvement

• Trials, when very heavy, kill little people. But they make great ones. (2 Tim. 2:3; Gen. 22:1; Deut. 8:2)

• Do not be afraid of His Prisons. Get into His purpose for you, and you will grow stronger and more patient there. (Ps. 142:3; Gen. 31:12; Rev. 2:11)

• Delayed answers to prayer are not only trials of faith, but they give us opportunities to honor God by keeping our steadfast confidence in Him under apparent repulses. (Mark. 4:40; John. 20:14; Luke. 24:17)