U Really Got A Hold On ME

Let the joy of the Lord wash over your spirit on this day because if you do that you will experience a peace that is unlike anything that you have ever felt before.  God has got you right were you supposed to be, but you are not at your destination.  Your future is bigger and better than you could ever imagine so continue to trust that God is constantly painting the big picture so rejoice in the fact that you are His masterpiece!

Good day to you all!  The best decision that you can make, is the decision to trust in God.  When you put your trust in God you will find that the you will be surrounded by resources that you never imagined because God promised to supply all of your needs!  Smile right now because the victory is already yours!  Claim it!

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Romans 8:38-39

When you are in step with God you will find that you are out of step with the world. When people find out that you are a Christian sometimes you get a strange response.  People don’t know what they can or cannot say around you because they believe that the way that they speak will offend you.  You will find that sometimes when you walk into a room it will either get quiet or people will start to whisper.  As your faith grows you will notice that people will become cynical due to your lack of cynicism, and they will have negative things to say about your lack of negativity.  I can tell you that I have had my belief’s questioned by co-workers because they did not believe that something that I had said or done was Christ like. It’s funny to me that people who never read the Bible can judge the way that a Christian is supposed to act.  At times it will feel like you are giving more love than you are getting.  Sometimes you may feel that people are taking advantage of your kindness.  I tell you today that you will feel mistreated, misused, misunderstood and mistaken, all because  you decided to get on the right path after being miseducated by the world. I want to encourage you to keep your faith strong.  Don’t let anybody come between you and God. 

Dear Reader, here comes the good news: God will never leave you!  There is nothing or no one that can come between you and God. So when you are going through those times when you feel that no one in the world understands what you are going through God has got a hold of you.  When you are going through moments of weakness, just hold on because God has got a hold of you.  You may be out of step with the world, but Dear Reader you are in step with the Saints, and when the Saints go marching in, you are going to want to be in THAT number. Don’t be dismayed when people judge the way that you act. Nine times out of nine they are not aware of the miracles that God performed through man in the books of Judges and Acts.  Don’t worry about a thing because Jesus is a friend that will stick closer to you than a brother.  Don’t forget to acknowledge that God is the one who is holding you up.  When you make it out of a storm, or when God has made a way out of no way, it is ok if you quote the brother Smokey Robinson a say, “My God, You really got a hold on me!” Let the world know that no matter how it might try to tear you out of His mighty grip, that God has really got a hold on you.  Dear Reader, I want to encourage you to let God lead your life and you will be more than a conqueror.  I can tell you from experience because God has really got a hold on me!

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed