Morning Reflection: "Overcoming Tough Times" - Chapter 2 - "Talked more about PTSD …

Good morning … Great is His faithfulness

“OVERCOMING TOUGH TIMES” – Chapter 2

Isaiah 43:2-3 (NKJV)

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,

Nor shall the flame scorch you.

3 For I am the Lord your God,

The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;

I gave Egypt for your ransom,

Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

-Christ will PASS THROUGH every affliction with us- taking sin, suffering, and death on Himself; overthrowing our adversaries; and offering us His Salvation!!! Never lose faith or hope, easier said than done my friends, believe me when I say I need my own words right now because things are getting harder…In the end I know the Lord will always provide if I don’t quit!!! – I wrote this a few years ago imagine that The Lord is truly with us, and this gives me more hope and has strengthen my faith more, seeing this I know it’s a test, and I will make it through the test to witness to His greatness …

I talked more about PTSD and my personal struggles, I talked about my chronic pain, having fibromyalgia, and living with COPD and how Jesus and ministry has gotten me to where I’m at now … For the next 30 mornings I will witness on how God can pull us through tough times, and how He will pull me out of my current PTSD episode …

“Seeking help comes from a compete change of heart, you must want the help to receive the help … Receiving help comes from a change of heart, like serving Christ is change of heart so is getting better it’s a change of heart and ways … Serving Christ starts in the heart, plant that seed and watch it grow and stop living in misery because misery loves company … I chose to be in the presence of Christ than in the presence of the demons knowing PTSD is just a spiritual battlefield and that battle can be won but only through Christ” …

Questions to consider

1: When tough times arrive, am I willing to place my future in God’s hands???

See my video for answers …

2: Am I willing to work hard to resolve my own problems, or do I expect others to solve them for me??? See my video for the answers …

3: When I face adversity, am I willing to talk things over with friends, with trusted friends, and with God, or do I keep everything bottled up inside??? See my video for answers …

Other verse:

Romans 5:3-4

And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces [a]perseverance; 4 and perseverance, [b]character; and character, hope.

“Build your character today, there is no faith without struggle, Christianity is not a problem free faith instead it’s through our sufferings we build not only hope and faith but perseverance, a good ministry needs discipline = the three ingredients to this is obedience, self- denial – and struggle …

Psalm 56:13

For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?

“Walk before God and don’t be ashamed of your tough times let the Lord turn them into strengthens” …

Philippians 4:6-7

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

“Never cease in praying” …

Psalm 9:9

The Lord also will be a refuge[a] for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.

“The Father is my hope, the Son is my refuge, and the Holy Spirit is my protection” …

“if things are tough remember that every flower that ever bloomed has to go through a whole lot of dirt to get there …”

Barbara Johnson

Numbers 6:24-26

“The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord [a]lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” ’

In Christ love – Jared W Campbell