Nourishment for the Soul

Today it is pouring rain outside and I sit here reflecting on my life. Like the rain helps provide nourishment and substance for the soil and the plants, so the rain in our lives also provides nourishment for our very souls.
The troubles, the heartache and pain that we face in the courses of our lives are used for good by GOD.

My dear friends we must each look back over our lives and take inventory and see the dramatic changes that have been made by and through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and furthermore we need to realize that in this the Word of GOD has not only come true but continues to be fulfilled in our lives. The Word of GOD says in Jeremiah 29

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me. 14 I will be found by you,” says the LORD. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and bring you home again to your own land.”


As we live day by day we all have many fires and floods but just as they provide a new and different landscape in nature, so too will they in our own lives each Endeavour each struggle each loss is a tool that our Lord uses to shape who we are in him!
The lord’s purpose for our lives is so much larger than what any of us can see or even foresee, even in my own life I would never have imagined that the Lord would use me to convey this message to you.
My brothers and sisters we must continue to grow and become more focused on GOD so he can continue to show us our path in life and our mission to impact the Kingdom.

I can speak volumes on adversity and tragedy, the fact that just because I have faith in Jesus Christ and I accepted his gift of salvation, the things of the world have not ceased to come against me, in some case it would seem to the temporal world that my life has gotten worse, but let me say and reassure you that all of that may be true to the lost but one thing holds even more truth, GOD will use all these things to mold and shape our souls so we can bring peace and joy into the lives of those who are lost and to those brothers and sister who are going through difficult times right now.

The word of GOD says we are to be salt and light to a lost world. We must first ourselves by the will and grace of GOD Almighty be transformed into his salt and light. Our nourishment for our souls began the day we accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior for on that day, the very hand of GOD planted the seeds that will produce much fruit for his glory.

Matthew 5
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it useful again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. 14 You are the light of the world—like a city on a mountain, glowing in the night for all to see. 15 Don’t hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it on a stand and let it shine for all. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.[2]


My dear friends I wish to leave you with this final thought:

Rejoice in the Lord, know the trouble of this world shall pass and will be used to build the very character of GOD in us. For if we never suffered any challenge any pain or any loss We could never know Jesus, we would never know the joy of a Father who loves us so much and we would never have the peace of the Holy Spirit! My friends and loved ones we would never know true salvation! It is real easy and requires no faith when everything we touch is gold and there is no strife, for true salvation and incredible faith are built during the deepest floods.


Our GOD and Father in heaven I pray to you today that you would use every situation in our lives, from money problems, addictions, depression, anger, whatever the situation, Lord use it all to shape us, to mold our character into that of your son Jesus.
Lord lift each of us as to your will. GOD use us each and everyone to bring Glory to your name, continue to provide nourishment to our souls so that we may truly be the salt and light you desire us to be, by this prayer Lord we confess you are the only one who can provide such nourishment and we have total dependence on you. Lord we thank you for each gift for it is a treasure, let us rejoice in good times and in bad for we know we are in the Potters hands. GOD we ask today that you move us all into your will, for our lives are yours. In the name of Christ we lift this prayer up to you
Amen