Some Encouraging Thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

God’s sufficiency

• Good can come from anything when God is in charge. (Esther. 3: 5-6; Acts. 12: 1-3; 1 Sam. 18: 7).
• To receive God unconditionally is the greatest gift we can ever possess. (Luke 19: 6; Ps. 37: 5; Is. 30: 15).
• With the Lord we are never alone. Even in our greatest troubles He is with us. (Matt. 28: 20; Jer. 15: 18-19; Is. 43:1-2).

Character Improvement

• Instead of having our environment shape us, we are to shape our environment according to God’s guidance. (Rom. 8:35; John. 13:1; Gal. 2:20).
• Our creator takes hold of our shattered lives and shapes us in the way He wants. (Prov. 16:3; Ps. 37:5; 1 Pet.5:7).   
• God saves us not for what we are, but for what He can make of us. (Ps. 135:4; Eph.1:4; Ps. 33:12).

Relax in God

• It is such a comfort to drop the tangles of life into God’s hands and leave then there. (Ps. 55:22; Prov. 16:2; 1 Pet.5:7; 1 sam.2:3).
• If Christ holds the anchor of our life, we will always be in very safe hands. (Phil. 4:13; Ps. 55:16; Eph.6:10).
• Waiting upon God brings us to heights that we find impossible to soar. (Is. 8:20; 40: 31; Ps. 25:3).

Some Encouraging Thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

Hope

• God can convert your ‘bundles of burden’ into packages of joy’. (1 pet. 5: 7; Ps.66: 12; Matt. 11:25).
• All is not hopeless when your hope is in God. (1 Thess. 4: 13, 17; Prov. 23: 18; Rom. 5:5).
• “The promises of God are certain, but they do not all mature in ninety-days”. (Ps. 75: 2; John. 2:4; Luke. 1:13).

God’s Intervention

• “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God”. (Gen. 18: 14. Matt. 19: 26; Luke. 1:37; 18:27).
• The Lord will fight for you; you only need to be still. (Ps. 43:5, 6; Matt. 11:29; Jer 15:20).
• God transforms trials into triumphs. (John. 16:33; 1 Pet. 4:12; 2 Cor. 4: 17; Job. 19: 26). 

Right Responses

• Telling others about our heavenly father’s dealings with us is a way of truly praising Him. (Ps. 62:1; 102:16-18).
• The nearest way to gain respect is to earn it by good conduct. (Josh. 3:7; 2 Sam. 5:10; Job. 22:21).
• The way to change others’ mind is with affection, and not anger. (John. 13:1-2; 15:9, 13).