Tag Archives: Encouragement

Eternal Realities

“Live near to God, and so all things will appear to you little in comparison with eternal realities.” from Robert Murray M’Cheyne

This verse reminds me of I Cor 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Also consider the verse showing the confidence of God in completing what He begun in us.   Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

So when we pray, remember God is in this eternal realm, and sees things from this perspective.

Encouragement when we do not see God

Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’    This means we should be encouraged even when we do not see God in our daily environment.  God is there, He will strengthen and hold us up.

We sometimes rely upon our feelings to indicate God’s presence, but our feeling are many times not accurate.  The one sure way is to trust by faith in what God says in His Word.   All that counts is what God says, not what our feeling feel.  We may feel up or feel down, but regardless God is there and we know by faith that He answers prayer.