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) 

Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

Faith

• My God will accomplish all that my faith has laid on Him. (Phil. 4:19; Ps. 37:5)

• Christ said, “Let us go to the other side”, not into the middle of the lake to be drowned. (Ps. 139:7; 116:15; 36:7; 1 Sam. 25:29)

• No, dear suffering child of God, you cannot fail if only you dare to believe to stand fast and refuse to be overcome. (2 Sam 17:2; Ps. 138:3; 2 Chr. 15:7-8; Deut. 20: 4, 8)

Prayer

• When God says, “Ask anything”, He does not expect us to be selfish, but to be grateful. (Rom. 7:24; Luke. 2:27; Ps. 116: 16, 17)

• God hears many and varied requests. And yet, He never makes a mistake in answering any of them. His answer may not always be our way, but His perfect way is best. (1 John. 3:20; Heb. 13:9; 1 Thess. 3:13)

• How much does prayer really mean to us if we can so easily set it aside? (Ps. 105:4; Is. 55:6; Acts. 17:27)

Facing Difficulties

• The burden of suffering seems like a tombstone hung about our necks, while in reality, it is only the weight which is necessary to keep down the diver while he is hunting for pearls. (Luke 15:18; 1 Pet. 4:16; Col. 3:12)

• “The blue of Heaven is larger than the clouds”. (Ps. 91:14; 1:29; Heb. 12:5)

• The storms of life prove the strength of our anchor. (Ps. 27:3; Acts. 27:23; Matt. 7:24)

Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

Faith

• Even though we come to the end of the rope, we never come to the end of our hope. (Jer. 29:11; 2 Cor. 4:8-9; Col. 1:27)

• Praise God in all circumstances, whether they seem good or bad. Trust God for His wonderful plan for your life. (Ps. 34:1; 22:23,24; Acts. 16:25; Is. 42:10) 

• “The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God”. (Luke. 18:27; 1:37; Jer. 32:27; Gen. 18:14) 

Prayer 

• You have not always promised me rest from my burden, but You have always offered me rest in my burden. (Prov. 6:4; Ps. 106:43; 2 Kin. 17:39) 

• Don’t pray with sympathy, pray with power. (Rom. 8:35; Acts. 27:25; Eph. 6:10) 

• “The promises of God are certain, but they do not all mature in ninety-days”. (John. 11:6; 2 Pet. 3:9; Ps. 69:3) 

Facing Difficulties 

• Consider it pure joy… whenever you face trials of many kinds. (2 Cor. 4:8; Ps. 34:19; Ps. 119:71) 

• Though winds are wild, and the gale unleashed, my trusting heart still sings. (2 Tim. 1:12; Rom. 8:28; Ps. 140:12) 

• “When each earthly prop gives under, and life seems a restless sea, are you then a God-kept wonder, satisfied, calm and free?” (Prov. 22:12; Ps. 18:23; Jer. 2:25)

Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel) 

LOVE AND SACRIFICE 

• If worldly men can suffer for a worldly cause, how much more we should, for a Heavenly cause? (Acts. 14:22; 1 Pet. 4:1; 2 Tim. 3:12) 

• God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas, but for scars. (Rom. 5:3; Ps. 119:71; John. 5:3) 

• Life is not to be salvaged out of the world, but an investment to be used in the world”. (Luke. 15:32; Acts. 16:10; 2 Tim. 4:11) 

• Amidst my list of blessing infinite stands this foremost, that My heart has bled for you. (1 Pet. 1:18; Rom. 5:9; Eph. 2:13) 

• “The heart that serves, loves, and clings, hears everywhere, the rush of angel’s wings”. (Gen. 39:5; Num. 25:8; 2 Sam. 9:3) 

• “There is no high hill but beside some deep valley. There is no birth without a pang”. (Prov. 22:4; Num. 12:3; Mark. 6:8) 

Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

GOD’S SUFFICIENCY

• More prayer, more exercise of faith, more patient waiting, and the result is BLESSING IN ABUNDANCE. (John. 15:7; Ps. 66:18; Is. 59:2) 

• When we have nothing left but God, we find that God is enough. (Ps. 72:20; Ezra. 14:3) 

• THINK POSITIVE-BE AN OPTIMIST.
  Say to yourself every morning, “Today is going to be a great day. I can handle more than I think I can. Things don’t get better by worrying about them. I can be satisfied, it I try to do my best. There is always something to be happy about. Today I am going to make someone happy”. (Heb. 2:18; Ps. 70:1; Job. 22:30; Num. 25:8)

 CHARACTER IMPROVEMENT

• God develops our spiritual power through pressures. (Rom. 5:3; Heb. 12:10; 1 Pet. 2:20) 

• “He hath acquainted Himself with my beaten path. When He hath searched me out, I shall come out shining.” (Job. 23:10; Deut. 31:6; Ps. 139:23) 

• Some things cannot be done in a day. God does not make a sunset glory in a moment. (Ps. 142:7; Jer. 52:3; acts. 12:11)

RELAX IN GOD       

• Thou hast not always promised me rest FROM my burden, but thou hast always offered me rest IN my burden. (Ps. 55:22; 57:2-3; 1 Pet. 5:7) 

• Wait for the Lord; be strong, and take heart, and wait for the Lord. (Ps. 33:20; 106:13; 123:2) 

• Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance that the Lord will bring you today. (Ex. 14:13; Ps. 34:4)

Some Encouraging thoughts from Johny (Late John George Samuel)

HOPE

• Even though we come to the end of the rope, we never come to the end of our hope. (PS. 119:31; Is. 30:16; Job. 35:14) 

• God’s road is all uphill But do not tire; Rejoice that we may still keep climbing higher. (Rom. 4:21; Phil. 4:6; Is. 61:3) 

• “Not a single shaft can hit till the God of love sees fit”. (Ps. 4:1; 2 Cor. 7:6; Rom. 15:16)

GOD’S INTERVENTION

• God takes you through a way that you do not understand temporarily. It is only by going through spiritual confusion that you will come to the understanding of what God wants for you. (Is. 55:8; 2 Sam. 22:31; Prov. 3:17) 

• When we trust in Him, He will work miracles in our lives. (John. 11:40; Acts. 3:6; Luke. 7:10) 

• If we trust in God, He will make the impossible possible, and will do only what is best for us. (Gen. 26:24; 1 Kin. 17:13; Acts. 27:24)

 RIGHT RESPONSE

• If losing physical weight is a matter of concern, then how much more, the losing of spiritual weight! (Ps. 55:22; 57:2; 1 Pet. 5:7) 

• The world may ask you to hit-back and get it out of your system, but God asks you to sit-back and get Him into your system, allowing Him to handle things. (James. 5:9; Hab. 6:15; Rev. 1:9) 

• Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (Ps. 57:1; Prov. 3:34; Ex. 33:12, 19)